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'''''Prosthechea''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]). The name is derived from the Greek word ''prostheke'' (appendix), referring to the [[appendage]] on the back of the [[column (botany)|column]]. '''Appendage orchid''' is a common name for this genus.<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PROST|taxon=Prosthechea|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref> ''Prosthechea'' is abbreviated '''''Psh.''''' in the horticultural trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf|title=Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society}}</ref>


==Morphology==
'''''Prosthechea''''' is a genus in the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]). The name is derived from the Greek word ''prostheke'' (appendix), referring to the appendage on the back of the [[column (botany)|column]]. '''Appendage orchid''' is a common name for this genus.<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PROST|taxon=Prosthechea|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref>

The genus ''Prosthechea'' has only recently (1997; published in 1998) been reestablished by W. E. Higgins as a distinct genus (see references). Two species were later transferred to ''[[Euchile]]'' (''[[Euchile citrina|E.&nbsp;citrina]]'' and ''[[Euchile mariae|E.&nbsp;mariae]]'') by Withner in 1998.<ref>C. L. Withner, ''Brassavola, Encyclia, and other genera of Mexico and Central America. The Cattleyas and their Relatives'' Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 1998</ref> The status of ''Euchile'' species as sister to ''Prosthechea'' excluding ''Euchile'' was confirmed by Higgins in his doctoral dissertation in 2000.<ref>reported in W. E. Higgins: "''PROSTHECHEA'' A CHEMICAL DISCONTINUITY IN LAELIINAE", Lankesteriana '''7'''(2003)39-41</ref> Previously, the species had been included in different genera : ''[[Anacheilium]]'', ''[[Encyclia]]'', ''[[Epidendrum]]'', ''[[Euchile]]'', ''[[Hormidium]]'' and ''[[Pollardia]]''. The status as genus was confirmed by recent data, based on molecular evidence (nuclear (nrITS) and plastid ([[Maturase K|matK]] and trnL-F) DNA sequence data) (W. E. Higgins et al. 2003)

This a neotropical [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] genus, widespread across much of [[Latin America]] from [[Mexico]] to [[Paraguay]], as well as in [[Florida]] and the [[West Indies]].<ref name="tpol">[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=165789 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=126813 Flora of North America v 26 p 613, ''Prosthechea'' Knowles & Westcott, Fl. Cab. 2: 111. 1838. ]</ref>

The [[root]]s of all ''Prosthechea'' species possess a [[velamen]] (a thick sponge-like covering) differentiated into epivelamen and endovelamen. [[Flavonoid]] crystals were observed in both the roots and leaves. The erect [[Plant stem|stem]]s form flattened or thickened [[pseudobulb]]s. There are 1 to 3 terminal, sessile [[Leaf|leaves]]. The leathery blade is ovate to lanceolate. (''Euchile'' leaves are softer and thinner than other ''Prosthechea'' leaves.)
The [[root]]s of all ''Prosthechea'' species possess a [[velamen]] (a thick sponge-like covering) differentiated into epivelamen and endovelamen. [[Flavonoid]] crystals were observed in both the roots and leaves. The erect [[Plant stem|stem]]s form flattened or thickened [[pseudobulb]]s. There are 1 to 3 terminal, sessile [[Leaf|leaves]]. The leathery blade is ovate to lanceolate. (''Euchile'' leaves are softer and thinner than other ''Prosthechea'' leaves.)


The [[flower]]s form an apical, paniculate [[raceme]] with a [[spathe]] at the base of the inflorescence . There is a great variety in the flowers of this genus. They may be attached to the stem by a peduncle or may be sessile. They can flower on the raceme at the same time or successively. They can be [[resupination#Orchidaceae|resupinate]] or [[resupination#Orchidaceae|non-resupinate]] (as in ''Prosthechea cochleata''). ''Prosthechea'' flowers are unique among the [[Laeliinae]] in producing [[fluorescent]] flavenoid crystals when preserved in [[ethanol]] with 5% [[sodium hydroxide]].<ref>W. E. Higgins, "''PROSTHECHEA'' A CHEMICAL DISCONTINUITY IN LAELIINAE", Lankesteriana '''7'''(2003)39-41, available online at http://www.jardinbotanicolankester.org/lankesteriana/Lankesteriana%20vol.%203.%202003/Lankesteriana%20N%207/Numeroporsecciones/17%20Higgins.pdf</ref>
The flowers form an apical, [[panicle|paniculate]] [[raceme]] with a [[spathe]] at the base of the inflorescence. There is a great variety in the flowers of this genus. They may be attached to the stem by a [[peduncle (botany)|peduncle]] or they may be [[sessility (botany)|sessile]]. They can flower on the raceme at the same time or successively. They can be [[resupination#Orchidaceae|resupinate]] or [[resupination#Orchidaceae|non-resupinate]] (as in ''Prosthechea cochleata''). ''Prosthechea'' flowers are unique among the [[Laeliinae]] in producing [[fluorescent]] flavenoid crystals when preserved in [[ethanol]] with 5% [[sodium hydroxide]].<ref>W. E. Higgins, "''PROSTHECHEA'' A CHEMICAL DISCONTINUITY IN LAELIINAE", Lankesteriana '''7'''(2003)39-41, available online at http://www.jardinbotanicolankester.org/lankesteriana/Lankesteriana%20vol.%203.%202003/Lankesteriana%20N%207/Numeroporsecciones/17%20Higgins.pdf</ref>


The [[sepal]]s are almost equal in length, while the [[petal]]s can be much slender. The [[Labellum (botany)|lip]] is pressed closely (adnate to proximal) to half of the [[column (botany)|column]] and shows a [[callus]] (a stiff protuberance). The column is 3- to 5-toothed at its top.
The [[sepal]]s are almost equal in length, while the [[petal]]s can be much slender. The [[Labellum (botany)|lip]] is pressed closely (adnate to proximal) to half of the [[column (botany)|column]] and shows a [[callus]] (a stiff protuberance). The column is 3- to 5-toothed at its top.


There are four, almost equal [[pollinium|pollinia]] with an inverted egg shape. There are four stalks (or [[caudicle]]s) in two pairs. The [[rostellum|beak]] is entire, curved into a half circle and covered with viscous [[glycoside]] crystals.
There are four, almost equal [[pollinium|pollinia]] with an inverted egg shape. There are four stalks (or [[caudicle]]s) in two pairs. The [[rostellum|beak]] is entire, curved into a half circle and covered with viscous [[glycoside]] crystals.

The fruits consist of ellipse-shaped to egg-shaped, 1-locular, 3-winged capsules.


==Taxonomy==
The [[fruit]]s consists of ellipse-shaped to egg-shaped, 1-locular, 3-winged capsules.
The genus ''Prosthechea'' has only recently (1997; published in 1998) been reestablished by W. E. Higgins as a distinct genus (see references). Two species were later transferred to ''[[Euchile]]'' (''[[Euchile citrina|E.&nbsp;citrina]]'' and ''[[Euchile mariae|E.&nbsp;mariae]]'') by Withner in 1998.<ref>C. L. Withner, ''Brassavola, Encyclia, and other genera of Mexico and Central America. The Cattleyas and their Relatives'' Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 1998</ref> The status of ''Euchile'' species as sister to ''Prosthechea'' excluding ''Euchile'' was confirmed by Higgins in his doctoral dissertation in 2000.<ref>reported in W. E. Higgins: "''PROSTHECHEA'' A CHEMICAL DISCONTINUITY IN LAELIINAE", Lankesteriana '''7'''(2003)39-41</ref> Previously, the species had been included in different genera : ''[[Anacheilium]]'', ''[[Encyclia]]'', ''[[Epidendrum]]'', ''[[Euchile]]'', ''[[Hormidium]]'' and ''[[Pollardia]]''. The status as genus was confirmed by recent data, based on molecular evidence (nuclear (nrITS) and plastid ([[Maturase K|matK]] and trnL-F) DNA sequence data) (W. E. Higgins et al. 2003).


== Species ==
==Distribution==
This is a neotropical [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] genus, widespread across much of [[Latin America]] from [[Mexico]] to [[Paraguay]], as well as in [[Florida]] and the [[West Indies]].<ref name="tpol">[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=165789 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=126813 Flora of North America v 26 p 613, ''Prosthechea'' Knowles & Westcott, Fl. Cab. 2: 111. 1838. ]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* ''[[Prosthechea abbreviata]]'' <small>(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea aemula]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea alagoensis]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea allemanii]]'' <small>(Barb.Rodr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea allemanoides]]'' <small>(Hoehne) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea aloisii]]'' <small>(Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater</small> (1999).
* ''[[Prosthechea apuahuensis]]'' <small>(Mansf.) Van den Berg</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea arminii]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding</small> (2004).
* ''[[Prosthechea baculus]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea barbozae]]'' <small>Pupulin</small> (2004).
* ''[[Prosthechea bennettii]]'' <small>(Christenson) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea bicamerata]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea boothiana]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea brachiata]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea brachychila]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea brassavolae]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea bulbosa]]'' <small>(Vell.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea caetensis]]'' <small>(Bicalho) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea calamaria]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea campos-portoi]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea campylostalix]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea carrii]]'' <small>V.P.Castro & Campacci</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea chacaoensis]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea chondylobulbon]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea christyana]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Garay & Withner</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea cochleata]]'' <small>(L.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
** ''Prosthechea cochleata'' var. cochleata.
** ''Prosthechea cochleata'' var. ''triandra'' <small>(Ames) Hágsater</small> (2002).
* ''[[Prosthechea concolor]]'' <small>(Lex.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea cretacea]]'' <small>(Dressler & G.E.Pollard) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea elisae]]'' <small>Chiron & V.P.Castro</small> (2003).
* ''[[Prosthechea faresiana]]'' <small>(Bicalho) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea farfanii]]'' <small>Christenson</small> (2002).
* ''[[Prosthechea fausta]]'' <small>(Rchb.f. ex [[Cogn.]]) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea favoris]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Salazar & Soto Arenas</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea fortunae]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea fragrans]]'' <small>(Sw.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea garciana]]'' <small>(Garay & Dunst.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea ghiesbreghtiana]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea gilbertoi]]'' <small>(Garay) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea glauca]]'' <small>Knowles & Westc.</small> (1838).
* ''[[Prosthechea glumacea]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea grammatoglossa]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea greenwoodiana]]'' <small>(Aguirre-Olav.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea hajekii]]'' <small>D.E.Benn. & Christenson</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea hartwegii]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea hastata]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea ionocentra]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea ionophlebia]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea jauana]]'' <small>(Carnevali & I.Ramírez) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea joaquingarciana]]'' <small>Pupulin</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea kautzkii]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea lambda]]'' <small>(Linden ex Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea latro]]'' <small>(Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) V.P.Castro & Chiron</small> (2003).
* ''[[Prosthechea leopardina]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Dodson & Hágsater</small> (1999).
* ''[[Prosthechea lindenii]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea linkiana]]'' <small>(Klotzsch) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea livida]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998)
* ''[[Prosthechea longipes]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Chiron</small> (2005)
* ''[[Prosthechea maculosa]]'' <small>(Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea magnispatha]]'' <small>(Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea megahybos]]'' <small>(Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater</small> (1999).
* ''[[Prosthechea michuacana]]'' <small>(Lex.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998)
* ''[[Prosthechea micropus]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (2005)
* ''[[Prosthechea moojenii]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea mulasii]]'' <small>Soto Arenas & L.Cerv.</small> (2002 publ. 2003).
* ''[[Prosthechea neglecta]]'' <small>Pupulin</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea neurosa]]'' (<small>Ames) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea obpiribulbon]]'' <small>(Hágsater) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea ochracea]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea ochrantha]]'' <small>(A.Rich.) (ined.)</small>
* ''[[Prosthechea ortizii]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea pamplonensis]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea panthera]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea papilio]]'' <small>(Vell.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea pastoris]]'' <small>(Lex.) Espejo & López-Ferr.</small> (2000).
* ''[[Prosthechea pringlei]]'' <small>(Rolfe) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea prismatocarpa]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea pterocarpa]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea pulcherrima]]'' <small>(Klotzsch) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea pulchra]]'' <small>Dodson & W.E.Higgins</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea punctifera]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea pygmaea]]'' <small>(Hook.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea racemifera]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea radiata]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea regnelliana]]'' <small>(Hoehne & Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea rhombilabia]]'' <small>(S.Rosillo) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea rhynchophora]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea sceptra]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea semiaptera]]'' <small>(Hágsater) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea serrulata]]'' <small>(Sw.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea sessiliflora]]'' <small>(Edwall) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea silvana]]'' <small>Cath. & V.P.Castro</small> (2003).
* ''[[Prosthechea sima]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea spondiada]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea suzanensis]]'' <small>(Hoehne) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea tardiflora]]'' <small>Mora-Ret. ex Pupulin</small> (2001).
* ''[[Prosthechea tigrina]]'' <small>(Linden ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea tripunctata]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea trulla]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea vagans]]'' <small>(Ames) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea varicosa]]'' <small>(Bateman ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea vasquezii]]'' <small>Christenson</small> (2003).
* ''[[Prosthechea venezuelana]]'' <small>(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea vespa]]'' <small>(Vell.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea vinacea]]'' <small>Christenson</small> (2003).
* ''[[Prosthechea vitellina]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
* ''[[Prosthechea widgrenii]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998).
{{div col end}}


== Gallery ==
==Species==
{{As of|2023|May}}, [[Plants of the World Online]] accepts the following species:<ref name="Plants of the World Online">{{cite web | title=Prosthechea Knowles & Westc. - Plants of the World Online | website=Plants of the World Online | url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328402-2 | access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref>
<gallery>
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
Image:Anacheilium abbreviatum - Flickr 003.jpg| ''[[Prostechea abbreviata]]''
|-
Image:Edwards' botanical register, or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery .. (1829-1847) (20552347423).jpg| ''[[Prosthechea aemula]]''
! Image !! Name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m)
Image:Epidendrum pentotis2.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea baculus]]''
|-
File:Dollar Orchid at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea boothiana]]''
|[[File:Anacheilium abbreviatum - Flickr 003 - cropped.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea abbreviata]]'' <small>(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru ||{{convert|100 - 1400 |m|ft}}
Image:Encyclia calamaria - 2.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea calamaria]]''
|-
Image:Prosthechea campylostalix Orchi 044.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea campylostalix]]''
| || ''[[Prosthechea aemula]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil ||{{convert|650 - 1800 |m|ft}}
Image:Anacheilium chacaoensis.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea chacaoensis]]''
|-
Image:Encyclia cochleata1.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea cochleata]]''
| || ''[[Prosthechea alagoensis]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Alagoas and Bahia ) ||{{convert|800 -1000 |m|ft}}
Image:Prosthechea-garciana.jpg| ''[[Prostechea garciana]]''
|-
Image:Prosthechea grammatoglossa.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea grammatoglossa]]''
| || ''[[Prosthechea allemanii]]'' <small>(Barb.Rodr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Minas Gerais and Parana) ||{{convert|1100 - 1400 |m|ft}}
Image:Panarica ionocentra.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea ionocentra]]''
|-
Image:Prosthechea neurosa - Flickr 003.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea neurosa]]''
| || ''[[Prosthechea allemanoides]]'' <small>(Hoehne) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil ( Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais and São Paulo ) ||{{convert| 500-1100 |m|ft}}
Image:Prosthechea vespa 8.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea vespa]]''
|-
Image:Prosthechea vitellina Orchi 003-1.jpg| ''[[Prosthechea vitellina]]''
| || ''[[Prosthechea aloisii]]'' <small>(Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater</small> (1999). || Ecuador (Imbabura) ||
</gallery>
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea arminii]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding</small> (2004). || Colombia and Venezuela||{{convert|1200|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Epidendrum pentotis2.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea baculus]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas), Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and south to Colombia and Brazil ||{{convert|400-1700 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea barbozae]]'' <small>Pupulin</small> (2004). ||Costa Rica ||{{convert|900|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea bennettii]]'' <small>(Christenson) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Peru ||{{convert|2000 - 4150 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea bicamerata (cropped).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea bicamerata]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico ||{{convert| 1900 - 2600 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Anacheilium bohnkianum.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea bohnkiana]]'' <small>V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr</small>(2004). || Brazil (Bahia) ||{{convert|1000 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Dollar Orchid at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (cropped).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea boothiana]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Florida, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Caymans, Mexico, Guatemala and Belize ||{{convert| 0-1500|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea borsiana]]'' <small>(Campacci) Van den Berg</small> (2015) || Peru (Amazonas) and Brazil (Goias) ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea brachiata]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca) ||{{convert| 1700 - 2200 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea brachychila]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Colombia, and Venezuela ||{{convert| 2000 - 2700 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea brassavolae GotBot 2015 003.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea brassavolae]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama ||{{convert|900 - 2500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Anacheilium bueraremense.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea bueraremensis]]'' <small>(Campacci) Van den Berg</small>(2015) || Brazil (Bahia) ||{{convert|800 - 900 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea bulbosa]]'' <small>(Vell.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || southeastern Brazil ||{{convert|1000 - 1300 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea caetensis]]'' <small>(Bicalho) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia) ||
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea calamaria Orchi 049.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea calamaria]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia ||{{convert|220 - 1400|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea campos-portoi]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Espirito Santo) ||
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea campylostalix Orchi 044.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea campylostalix]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica ||{{convert|1200 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea carrii]]'' <small>V.P.Castro & Campacci</small> (2001). || Brazil (Bahia) ||{{convert| 1200 - 1600 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Anacheilium chacaoensis - cropped.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea chacaoensis]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela ||{{convert|0-1200|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea chimborazoensis]]'' <small>(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> ||Panama to Ecuador and Venezuela||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea chondylobulbon]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero, Mexico, Oaxaca, Vera Cruz, Puebla and Chiapas), Guatemala and El Salvador ||{{convert|1000 - 2600 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea christensonii]]'' <small>(Harding) W.E.Higgins</small> (2009) || Ecuador ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea christyana]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Garay & Withner</small> (2001). || Bolivia ||
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea citrina (Lex.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82 377 (1997 publ. 1998) (49993975831).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea citrina]]'' <small>(Lex.) W.E.Higgins</small>(1997 publ. 1998) || Mexico ||{{convert|1300 - 2600|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea cochleata Orchi 17.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea cochleata]]'' <small>(L.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Florida, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Leewards, Puerto Rica, Windwards, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia||{{convert|1900|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea concolor]]'' <small>(Lex.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla)||{{convert| 1500 - 2100|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Flickr - ggallice - Orchid (7).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea crassilabia]]'' <small>(Poepp. & Endl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez</small> || Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana, and Guyana||{{convert|1200 - 1900 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea cretacea]]'' <small>(Dressler & G.E.Pollard) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero and Oaxaca) ||{{convert|2200 - 2600 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea ebanii]]'' <small>Chiron & V.P.Castro</small>(2008) || Brazil ( Espirito Santo) ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea elisae]]'' <small>Chiron & V.P.Castro</small> (2003). || Brazil (Espirito Santo) ||{{convert| 500|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea faresiana]]'' <small>(Bicalho) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Minas Gerais) ||{{convert| 1000 - 1500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea farfanii (1).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea farfanii]]'' <small>Christenson</small> (2002). || Peru ||{{convert|2100 - 2600|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea fausta]]'' <small>(Rchb.f. ex [[Cogn.]]) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil ||{{convert| 700|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea favoris]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Salazar & Soto Arenas</small> (2001). || Mexico ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea fortunae]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Panama (Chiriqui) ||
|-
|[[File:Encyclia fragrans-Prosthechea fragrans inflorescence (36233927662).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea fragrans]]'' <small>(Sw.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leewards, Trinidad & Tobago, Windwards, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil ||{{convert|2000|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea fuertesii]]'' <small>(Cogn.) Christenson</small> (2008) || Cuba to Hispaniola. ||
|-
|[[File:Encyclia garciana 001 GotBot 2015.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea garciana]]'' <small>(Garay & Dunst.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Venezuela ||{{convert|1200|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea ghiesbreghtiana]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca) ||{{convert| 2000 - 2700 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea gilbertoi]]'' <small>(Garay) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Colombia||{{convert| 2000 - 2200|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea glauca.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea glauca]]'' <small>Knowles & Westc.</small> (1838). || Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador ||{{convert|900 - 2100|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Orchidaceae Prosthechea glumacea 1.2 (cropped).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea glumacea]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Nicaragua, Guatemala, Ecuador and Brazil||{{convert|50|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea grammatoglossa.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea grammatoglossa]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia ||{{convert|750 - 2100 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea greenwoodiana]]'' <small>(Aguirre-Olav.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Oaxaca) ||{{convert|2020|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea guttata GotBot 2015 002 - cropped.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea guttata]]'' <small>(Schltr.) Christenson</small> (2003). ||Mexico ||{{convert| 1400 - 2400 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea hajekii]]'' <small>D.E.Benn. & Christenson</small> (2001). || Peru ( Junin) ||{{convert|1800 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea hartwegii]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia ||{{convert|1300 - 3100|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea hastata]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca ) ||{{convert|2400 to 2700|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Panarica ionocentra.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea ionocentra]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia ||{{convert|900 - 1600 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea ionophlebia]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Costa Rica and Panama ||{{convert|700 - 1100 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea itabirinhensis]]'' <small>(Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw</small> || Brazil (Minas Gerais) ||{{convert|1245|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea jauana]]'' <small>(Carnevali & I.Ramírez) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Venezuela ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea joaquingarciana]]'' <small>Pupulin</small> (2001). || Costa Rica||{{convert|1800 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea karwinskii (Mart.) J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. 119(Suppl.) 38 (2011) (49894387708).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea karwinskii]]'' <small>(Mart.) J.M.H.Shaw</small> ||Mexico (Oaxaca) ||{{convert|1300 - 2600 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea kautskyi]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> || Brazil (Espirito Santo ) ||{{convert|500 - 1200|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea lambda]]'' <small>(Linden ex Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Colombia ||{{convert| 200 - 250|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea lindenii]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Colombia and Venezuela ||{{convert|1600 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea livida Orchi 041.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea livida]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998) || Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador ||{{convert|0-1600 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea macrothyrsodes]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Christenson</small> || Colombia ||
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea madrensis]]'' <small>(Schltr.) Karremans</small> || Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua ||{{convert|600 - 1050|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea magnispatha.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea magnispatha]]'' <small>(Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico ||{{convert|800 - 1800|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Anacheilium marcilianum.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea marciliana]]'' <small>(Campacci) W.E.Higgins</small> || Brazil (Mato Grosso) ||{{convert|300- 400 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea mariae Orchi 022.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea mariae]]'' <small>(Ames) W.E.Higgins</small> ||Mexico ||{{convert| 1000 - 1200|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea megahybos]]'' <small>(Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater</small> (1999). || Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia ||{{convert| 900-1200|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea mejia]]'' <small>(Withner & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins</small> || Colombia ||
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea michuacana (Lex.) W.E.Higgins in Phytologia 82- 379 (1997 publ. 1998) 20230521 203942.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Prosthechea michuacana]]'' <small>(Lex.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998) || Mexico (Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Vera Cruz, and Chiapas ), Guatemala and Honduras||{{convert|1500 - 2800 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea tripunctata Orchi 059.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea micropus]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (2005) || Mexico (Nayarit, Jaslisco, Guerrero, Mexico, Morelos, and Oaxaca ) ||{{convert|1200 - 2000 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea moojenii (23661055282) (cropped).jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Prosthechea moojenii]]'' <small>(Pabst) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil ( Bahia and Minas Gerais) ||{{convert|300|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea mulasii]]'' <small>Soto Arenas & L.Cerv.</small> (2002 publ. 2003). || Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco and Mexico) and Guatemala ||{{convert|1800-2200 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea neglecta]]'' <small>Pupulin</small> (2001). ||Costa Rica ||{{convert|1900 - 2800 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea neurosa - Flickr 003.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea neurosa]]'' <small>(Ames) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico (Chiapas), Belize, Guatemala and Costa Rica||{{convert| 700 - 1100|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea obpiribulbon]]'' <small>(Hágsater) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Oaxaca to Jalisco) ||{{convert|1300 - 2700|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea ochracea Orchi 004.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea ochracea]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama ||{{convert| 500 - 3500|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea ortizii]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Costa Rica ||
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea pachysepala]]'' <small>(Klotzsch) Chiron & V.P.Castro</small> || Brazil ( Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo) ||{{convert|1000 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea pamplonensis]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Venezuela and Ecuador||{{convert| 1800 - 2700|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea panthera]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico(Oaxaca and Chiapas) and Guatemala ||{{convert|1300 - 2100|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea papilio]]'' <small>(Vell.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais near Serra da Canastra, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catalina)||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea pastoris]]'' <small>(Lex.) Espejo & López-Ferr.</small> (2000). ||Mexico ||{{convert|100 - 2500 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea pitengoensis]]'' <small>(T.V.S.Campacci & Laitano) J.M.H.Shaw</small> || Brasil (Minas Geraias) ||{{convert|600 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea pringlei]]'' <small>(Rolfe) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico (Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero and Oaxaca ) ||{{convert|1800 - 2500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea prismatocarpa - Flickr 003.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea prismatocarpa]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Costa Rica and Panama ||{{convert|1200 - 3300 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Hormidium pseudopygmaeum.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea pseudopygmaea]]'' <small>(Finet) W.E.Higgins</small> ||Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama ||{{convert|1400 - 2700|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Pollardia pterocarpa.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea pterocarpa]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico ||{{convert| 550 - 2200|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea pulcherrima]]'' <small>(Klotzsch) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Peru ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea pulchra]]'' <small>Dodson & W.E.Higgins</small> (2001). ||Ecuador and Bolivia ||{{convert| 2600|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea punctulata]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar</small> ||Mexico (Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero) ||{{convert|1500 - 2300 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea pygmaea]]'' <small>(Hook.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Florida, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leewards?, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Windwards, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil ||{{convert|0-1700 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea racemifera]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Costa Rica and Panama ||{{convert|600-1500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Encyclia radiata (27778641095).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea radiata]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Querétaro Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras and Belize to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia ||{{convert|150 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea regentii]]'' <small>V.P.Castro & Chiron</small> ||Brazil (Minas Gerais)||{{convert|500 - 700|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea regnelliana]]'' <small>(Hoehne & Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Minas Gerais) ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea rhynchophora]]'' <small>(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua ||{{convert| 950 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea roraimensis]]'' <small>V.P.Castro & Campacci</small> || Brazil (Roraima) ||{{convert|600 - 1000|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea sceptra Orchi 2012-09-21 083.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea sceptra]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador||{{convert| 150 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea schunkiana]]'' <small>(Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins</small> ||Brazil (Minas Gerais)||{{convert|600|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea semiaperta]]'' <small>(Hágsater) W.E.Higgins</small> || Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca ) ||{{convert|500 - 2500|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea serpentilingua]]'' <small>Withner & D.G.Hunt</small> ||Brazil ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea sessiliflora]]'' <small>(Edwall) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Brazil (São Paulo and Minas Gerais) ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea silvana]]'' <small>Cath. & V.P.Castro</small> (2003). || Brazil (Bahia) ||{{convert|400 - 800|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea sima]]'' <small>(Dressler) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Panama and Colombia ||{{convert|600 - 1400 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea spondiada]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Panama||{{convert| 900 - 2100 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea squalida]]'' <small>(Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar</small> || Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Coloma, Michoacan, Guerrerro, Mexico, Moreles, Oaxaca and Vera Cruz) ||{{convert| 500 - 2300 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea suzanensis]]'' <small>(Hoehne) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo) ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea tardiflora]]'' <small>Mora-Ret. ex Pupulin</small> (2001). || Costa Rica ||{{convert|500 - 600 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Anacheilium terassanianum.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea terassaniana]]'' <small>(Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins</small> || Brazil (São Paulo) ||{{convert|200 - 300|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea tigrina]]'' <small>(Linden ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and the Guianas ||{{convert| 2100-2700|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea tinukiana]]'' <small>Bogarín & Karremans</small> || Costa Rica ||{{convert| 2450 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea trulla -香港青松觀蘭花展 Tuen Mun, Hong Kong- (9255179384).jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Prosthechea trulla]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico ||{{convert|300 - 1500 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea vagans]]'' <small>(Ames) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica||{{convert| 1400 - 1950|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea varicosa]]'' <small>(Bateman ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). ||Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Vera Cruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo) ||{{convert|1500 - 2800 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea vasquezii]]'' <small>Christenson</small> (2003). || Bolivia. ||
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea venezuelana]]'' <small>(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador ||{{convert|450 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea vespa]]'' <small>(Vell.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil ||{{convert| 15 - 1000|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Prosthechea villae-rosae]]'' <small>P.Ortiz</small> || Colombia (Cundinamarca) ||{{convert|2800|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea vespa 8.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Prosthechea vita]]'' <small>(D.G.Hunt, Withner & P.A.Harding) J.M.H.Shaw</small> || Ecuador ||
|-
|[[File:Prosthechea vitellina Orchi 003-1.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Prosthechea vitellina]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Mexico, Nicaragua and Honduras ||{{convert|1400-2600 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Prosthechea widgrenii]]'' <small>(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins</small> (1997 publ. 1998). || Brazil (Minas Gerais) ||{{convert|500 - 1000 |m|ft}}
|-
|}
===Natural Hybrids===
*''[[Prosthechea × chixoyensis]]'' <small>E.Mó & Cetzal</small>
*''[[Prosthechea × intermedia]]'' <small>(Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw</small>


== References ==
== References ==
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*{{cite journal|author = Chiron, G.R.| title = An Introduction to the Genus Prosthechea|journal = The Orchid Review| volume=111|issue=1250|year = 2003}}
*{{cite journal|author = Chiron, G.R.| title = An Introduction to the Genus Prosthechea|journal = The Orchid Review| volume=111|issue=1250|year = 2003}}
* {{cite journal | author=Chiron, G. R. |title= Contribution a l'etude de Prosthechea section Parviloba (Orchidaceae)|journal= Richardiana| volume= 5|issue=3|pages= 129–153|year=2005}} (in French)
* {{cite journal | author=Chiron, G. R. |title= Contribution a l'etude de Prosthechea section Parviloba (Orchidaceae)|journal= Richardiana| volume= 5|issue=3|pages= 129–153|year=2005}} (in French)
*{{cite journal|author = Pabst, G. F.|author2 = J. L. Moutinho|author3 = A. V. Pinto|last-author-amp = yes|title= An attempt to establish the correct statement for genus Anacheilium Hoffmanns. and revision of the genus Hormidium Lindl. ex Heynh.|journal= Bradea|volume= 3|pages= 173–186|year=1981}}
*{{cite journal|author = Pabst, G. F.|author2 = J. L. Moutinho|author3 = A. V. Pinto|name-list-style = amp|title= An attempt to establish the correct statement for genus Anacheilium Hoffmanns. and revision of the genus Hormidium Lindl. ex Heynh.|journal= Bradea|volume= 3|pages= 173–186|year=1981}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Latest revision as of 21:10, 15 March 2024

Prosthechea
Prosthechea cochleata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Prosthechea
Knowles & Westc., 1838
Type species
Prosthechea glauca
Knowles & Westc. - Floral Cabinet 2: 111-112. 1838.
Species

About 100 species - See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Epithecia Knowles & Westc., illegitimate superfluous name
  • Hormidium Lindl. ex Heynh.
  • Anacheilium Hoffmanns.
  • Epicladium Small
  • Euchile (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner
  • Pseudencyclia Chiron & V.P.Castro
  • Panarica Withner & P.A.Harding
  • Pollardia Withner & P.A.Harding

Prosthechea is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the Greek word prostheke (appendix), referring to the appendage on the back of the column. Appendage orchid is a common name for this genus.[2] Prosthechea is abbreviated Psh. in the horticultural trade.[3]

Morphology

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The roots of all Prosthechea species possess a velamen (a thick sponge-like covering) differentiated into epivelamen and endovelamen. Flavonoid crystals were observed in both the roots and leaves. The erect stems form flattened or thickened pseudobulbs. There are 1 to 3 terminal, sessile leaves. The leathery blade is ovate to lanceolate. (Euchile leaves are softer and thinner than other Prosthechea leaves.)

The flowers form an apical, paniculate raceme with a spathe at the base of the inflorescence. There is a great variety in the flowers of this genus. They may be attached to the stem by a peduncle or they may be sessile. They can flower on the raceme at the same time or successively. They can be resupinate or non-resupinate (as in Prosthechea cochleata). Prosthechea flowers are unique among the Laeliinae in producing fluorescent flavenoid crystals when preserved in ethanol with 5% sodium hydroxide.[4]

The sepals are almost equal in length, while the petals can be much slender. The lip is pressed closely (adnate to proximal) to half of the column and shows a callus (a stiff protuberance). The column is 3- to 5-toothed at its top.

There are four, almost equal pollinia with an inverted egg shape. There are four stalks (or caudicles) in two pairs. The beak is entire, curved into a half circle and covered with viscous glycoside crystals.

The fruits consist of ellipse-shaped to egg-shaped, 1-locular, 3-winged capsules.

Taxonomy

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The genus Prosthechea has only recently (1997; published in 1998) been reestablished by W. E. Higgins as a distinct genus (see references). Two species were later transferred to Euchile (E. citrina and E. mariae) by Withner in 1998.[5] The status of Euchile species as sister to Prosthechea excluding Euchile was confirmed by Higgins in his doctoral dissertation in 2000.[6] Previously, the species had been included in different genera : Anacheilium, Encyclia, Epidendrum, Euchile, Hormidium and Pollardia. The status as genus was confirmed by recent data, based on molecular evidence (nuclear (nrITS) and plastid (matK and trnL-F) DNA sequence data) (W. E. Higgins et al. 2003).

Distribution

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This is a neotropical epiphytic genus, widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Paraguay, as well as in Florida and the West Indies.[1][7]

Species

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As of May 2023, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[8]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Prosthechea abbreviata (Schltr.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru 100–1,400 metres (330–4,590 ft)
Prosthechea aemula (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil 650–1,800 metres (2,130–5,910 ft)
Prosthechea alagoensis (Pabst) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Alagoas and Bahia ) 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft)
Prosthechea allemanii (Barb.Rodr.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Minas Gerais and Parana) 1,100–1,400 metres (3,600–4,600 ft)
Prosthechea allemanoides (Hoehne) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil ( Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais and São Paulo ) 500–1,100 metres (1,600–3,600 ft)
Prosthechea aloisii (Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater (1999). Ecuador (Imbabura)
Prosthechea arminii (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding (2004). Colombia and Venezuela 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Prosthechea baculus (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas), Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and south to Colombia and Brazil 400–1,700 metres (1,300–5,600 ft)
Prosthechea barbozae Pupulin (2004). Costa Rica 900 metres (3,000 ft)
Prosthechea bennettii (Christenson) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Peru 2,000–4,150 metres (6,560–13,620 ft)
Prosthechea bicamerata (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico 1,900–2,600 metres (6,200–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea bohnkiana V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr(2004). Brazil (Bahia) 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Prosthechea boothiana (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Florida, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Caymans, Mexico, Guatemala and Belize 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft)
Prosthechea borsiana (Campacci) Van den Berg (2015) Peru (Amazonas) and Brazil (Goias)
Prosthechea brachiata (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca) 1,700–2,200 metres (5,600–7,200 ft)
Prosthechea brachychila (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Colombia, and Venezuela 2,000–2,700 metres (6,600–8,900 ft)
Prosthechea brassavolae (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama 900–2,500 metres (3,000–8,200 ft)
Prosthechea bueraremensis (Campacci) Van den Berg(2015) Brazil (Bahia) 800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft)
Prosthechea bulbosa (Vell.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). southeastern Brazil 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft)
Prosthechea caetensis (Bicalho) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia)
Prosthechea calamaria (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia 220–1,400 metres (720–4,590 ft)
Prosthechea campos-portoi (Pabst) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Espirito Santo)
Prosthechea campylostalix (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica 1,200–2,000 metres (3,900–6,600 ft)
Prosthechea carrii V.P.Castro & Campacci (2001). Brazil (Bahia) 1,200–1,600 metres (3,900–5,200 ft)
Prosthechea chacaoensis (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft)
Prosthechea chimborazoensis (Schltr.) W.E.Higgins Panama to Ecuador and Venezuela
Prosthechea chondylobulbon (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero, Mexico, Oaxaca, Vera Cruz, Puebla and Chiapas), Guatemala and El Salvador 1,000–2,600 metres (3,300–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea christensonii (Harding) W.E.Higgins (2009) Ecuador
Prosthechea christyana (Rchb.f.) Garay & Withner (2001). Bolivia
Prosthechea citrina (Lex.) W.E.Higgins(1997 publ. 1998) Mexico 1,300–2,600 metres (4,300–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Florida, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Leewards, Puerto Rica, Windwards, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia 1,900 metres (6,200 ft)
Prosthechea concolor (Lex.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla) 1,500–2,100 metres (4,900–6,900 ft)
Prosthechea crassilabia (Poepp. & Endl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana, and Guyana 1,200–1,900 metres (3,900–6,200 ft)
Prosthechea cretacea (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero and Oaxaca) 2,200–2,600 metres (7,200–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea ebanii Chiron & V.P.Castro(2008) Brazil ( Espirito Santo)
Prosthechea elisae Chiron & V.P.Castro (2003). Brazil (Espirito Santo) 500 metres (1,600 ft)
Prosthechea faresiana (Bicalho) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Minas Gerais) 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)
Prosthechea farfanii Christenson (2002). Peru 2,100–2,600 metres (6,900–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea fausta (Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil 700 metres (2,300 ft)
Prosthechea favoris (Rchb.f.) Salazar & Soto Arenas (2001). Mexico
Prosthechea fortunae (Dressler) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Panama (Chiriqui)
Prosthechea fragrans (Sw.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leewards, Trinidad & Tobago, Windwards, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil 2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
Prosthechea fuertesii (Cogn.) Christenson (2008) Cuba to Hispaniola.
Prosthechea garciana (Garay & Dunst.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Prosthechea ghiesbreghtiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca) 2,000–2,700 metres (6,600–8,900 ft)
Prosthechea gilbertoi (Garay) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Colombia 2,000–2,200 metres (6,600–7,200 ft)
Prosthechea glauca Knowles & Westc. (1838). Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft)
Prosthechea glumacea (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Nicaragua, Guatemala, Ecuador and Brazil 50 metres (160 ft)
Prosthechea grammatoglossa (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia 750–2,100 metres (2,460–6,890 ft)
Prosthechea greenwoodiana (Aguirre-Olav.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Oaxaca) 2,020 metres (6,630 ft)
Prosthechea guttata (Schltr.) Christenson (2003). Mexico 1,400–2,400 metres (4,600–7,900 ft)
Prosthechea hajekii D.E.Benn. & Christenson (2001). Peru ( Junin) 1,800 metres (5,900 ft)
Prosthechea hartwegii (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia 1,300–3,100 metres (4,300–10,200 ft)
Prosthechea hastata (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca ) 2,400 to 2,700 metres (7,900 to 8,900 ft)
Prosthechea ionocentra (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia 900–1,600 metres (3,000–5,200 ft)
Prosthechea ionophlebia (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Costa Rica and Panama 700–1,100 metres (2,300–3,600 ft)
Prosthechea itabirinhensis (Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw Brazil (Minas Gerais) 1,245 metres (4,085 ft)
Prosthechea jauana (Carnevali & I.Ramírez) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela
Prosthechea joaquingarciana Pupulin (2001). Costa Rica 1,800–2,000 metres (5,900–6,600 ft)
Prosthechea karwinskii (Mart.) J.M.H.Shaw Mexico (Oaxaca) 1,300–2,600 metres (4,300–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea kautskyi (Pabst) W.E.Higgins Brazil (Espirito Santo ) 500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)
Prosthechea lambda (Linden ex Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Colombia 200–250 metres (660–820 ft)
Prosthechea lindenii (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Colombia and Venezuela 1,600–2,000 metres (5,200–6,600 ft)
Prosthechea livida (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998) Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador 0–1,600 metres (0–5,249 ft)
Prosthechea macrothyrsodes (Rchb.f.) Christenson Colombia
Prosthechea madrensis (Schltr.) Karremans Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua 600–1,050 metres (1,970–3,440 ft)
Prosthechea magnispatha (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico 800–1,800 metres (2,600–5,900 ft)
Prosthechea marciliana (Campacci) W.E.Higgins Brazil (Mato Grosso) 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft)
Prosthechea mariae (Ames) W.E.Higgins Mexico 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft)
Prosthechea megahybos (Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater (1999). Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft)
Prosthechea mejia (Withner & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins Colombia
Prosthechea michuacana (Lex.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998) Mexico (Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Vera Cruz, and Chiapas ), Guatemala and Honduras 1,500–2,800 metres (4,900–9,200 ft)
Prosthechea micropus (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (2005) Mexico (Nayarit, Jaslisco, Guerrero, Mexico, Morelos, and Oaxaca ) 1,200–2,000 metres (3,900–6,600 ft)
Prosthechea moojenii (Pabst) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil ( Bahia and Minas Gerais) 300 metres (980 ft)
Prosthechea mulasii Soto Arenas & L.Cerv. (2002 publ. 2003). Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco and Mexico) and Guatemala 1,800–2,200 metres (5,900–7,200 ft)
Prosthechea neglecta Pupulin (2001). Costa Rica 1,900–2,800 metres (6,200–9,200 ft)
Prosthechea neurosa (Ames) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Chiapas), Belize, Guatemala and Costa Rica 700–1,100 metres (2,300–3,600 ft)
Prosthechea obpiribulbon (Hágsater) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Oaxaca to Jalisco) 1,300–2,700 metres (4,300–8,900 ft)
Prosthechea ochracea (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama 500–3,500 metres (1,600–11,500 ft)
Prosthechea ortizii (Dressler) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Costa Rica
Prosthechea pachysepala (Klotzsch) Chiron & V.P.Castro Brazil ( Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo) 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Prosthechea pamplonensis (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela and Ecuador 1,800–2,700 metres (5,900–8,900 ft)
Prosthechea panthera (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico(Oaxaca and Chiapas) and Guatemala 1,300–2,100 metres (4,300–6,900 ft)
Prosthechea papilio (Vell.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais near Serra da Canastra, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catalina)
Prosthechea pastoris (Lex.) Espejo & López-Ferr. (2000). Mexico 100–2,500 metres (330–8,200 ft)
Prosthechea pitengoensis (T.V.S.Campacci & Laitano) J.M.H.Shaw Brasil (Minas Geraias) 600 metres (2,000 ft)
Prosthechea pringlei (Rolfe) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero and Oaxaca ) 1,800–2,500 metres (5,900–8,200 ft)
Prosthechea prismatocarpa (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Costa Rica and Panama 1,200–3,300 metres (3,900–10,800 ft)
Prosthechea pseudopygmaea (Finet) W.E.Higgins Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama 1,400–2,700 metres (4,600–8,900 ft)
Prosthechea pterocarpa (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico 550–2,200 metres (1,800–7,220 ft)
Prosthechea pulcherrima (Klotzsch) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Peru
Prosthechea pulchra Dodson & W.E.Higgins (2001). Ecuador and Bolivia 2,600 metres (8,500 ft)
Prosthechea punctulata (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar Mexico (Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero) 1,500–2,300 metres (4,900–7,500 ft)
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Florida, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leewards?, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Windwards, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil 0–1,700 metres (0–5,577 ft)
Prosthechea racemifera (Dressler) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Costa Rica and Panama 600–1,500 metres (2,000–4,900 ft)
Prosthechea radiata (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Querétaro Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras and Belize to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia 150–2,000 metres (490–6,560 ft)
Prosthechea regentii V.P.Castro & Chiron Brazil (Minas Gerais) 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft)
Prosthechea regnelliana (Hoehne & Schltr.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Prosthechea rhynchophora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua 950–2,000 metres (3,120–6,560 ft)
Prosthechea roraimensis V.P.Castro & Campacci Brazil (Roraima) 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft)
Prosthechea sceptra (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador 150–2,000 metres (490–6,560 ft)
Prosthechea schunkiana (Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins Brazil (Minas Gerais) 600 metres (2,000 ft)
Prosthechea semiaperta (Hágsater) W.E.Higgins Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca ) 500–2,500 metres (1,600–8,200 ft)
Prosthechea serpentilingua Withner & D.G.Hunt Brazil
Prosthechea sessiliflora (Edwall) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (São Paulo and Minas Gerais)
Prosthechea silvana Cath. & V.P.Castro (2003). Brazil (Bahia) 400–800 metres (1,300–2,600 ft)
Prosthechea sima (Dressler) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Panama and Colombia 600–1,400 metres (2,000–4,600 ft)
Prosthechea spondiada (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Panama 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft)
Prosthechea squalida (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Coloma, Michoacan, Guerrerro, Mexico, Moreles, Oaxaca and Vera Cruz) 500–2,300 metres (1,600–7,500 ft)
Prosthechea suzanensis (Hoehne) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
Prosthechea tardiflora Mora-Ret. ex Pupulin (2001). Costa Rica 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft)
Prosthechea terassaniana (Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins Brazil (São Paulo) 200–300 metres (660–980 ft)
Prosthechea tigrina (Linden ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and the Guianas 2,100–2,700 metres (6,900–8,900 ft)
Prosthechea tinukiana Bogarín & Karremans Costa Rica 2,450 metres (8,040 ft)
Prosthechea trulla (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico 300–1,500 metres (980–4,920 ft)
Prosthechea vagans (Ames) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica 1,400–1,950 metres (4,590–6,400 ft)
Prosthechea varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Vera Cruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo) 1,500–2,800 metres (4,900–9,200 ft)
Prosthechea vasquezii Christenson (2003). Bolivia.
Prosthechea venezuelana (Schltr.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador 450 metres (1,480 ft)
Prosthechea vespa (Vell.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil 15–1,000 metres (49–3,281 ft)
Prosthechea villae-rosae P.Ortiz Colombia (Cundinamarca) 2,800 metres (9,200 ft)
Prosthechea vita (D.G.Hunt, Withner & P.A.Harding) J.M.H.Shaw Ecuador
Prosthechea vitellina (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Mexico, Nicaragua and Honduras 1,400–2,600 metres (4,600–8,500 ft)
Prosthechea widgrenii (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998). Brazil (Minas Gerais) 500–1,000 metres (1,600–3,300 ft)

Natural Hybrids

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References

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  • Higgins, W. E. (1997) [1998]. "A reconsideration of the genus Prosthechea (Orchidaceae)". Phytologia. 82: 370–383. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.29044.
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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Prosthechea​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society.
  4. ^ W. E. Higgins, "PROSTHECHEA A CHEMICAL DISCONTINUITY IN LAELIINAE", Lankesteriana 7(2003)39-41, available online at http://www.jardinbotanicolankester.org/lankesteriana/Lankesteriana%20vol.%203.%202003/Lankesteriana%20N%207/Numeroporsecciones/17%20Higgins.pdf
  5. ^ C. L. Withner, Brassavola, Encyclia, and other genera of Mexico and Central America. The Cattleyas and their Relatives Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 1998
  6. ^ reported in W. E. Higgins: "PROSTHECHEA A CHEMICAL DISCONTINUITY IN LAELIINAE", Lankesteriana 7(2003)39-41
  7. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 613, Prosthechea Knowles & Westcott, Fl. Cab. 2: 111. 1838.
  8. ^ "Prosthechea Knowles & Westc. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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