PLANTS Profile for Prosthechea cochleata var. cochleata (clamshell orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata
clamshell orchid

Symbol:

PRCOC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata

Epidendrum cochleatum

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, DC, Washington, Botanical Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonyms:
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata

ANCO10	Anacheilium cochleatum (L.) Hoffmanns.
ENCO3	Encyclia cochleata (L.) Dressler	clamshell orchid
EPCO3	Epidendrum cochleatum L.

Distribution:
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata


View Native Status

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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 3 species in Prosthechea, 2 varieties in Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins

Classification:
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Prosthechea Kn. & Westc.
Species	Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins – clamshell orchid
Variety	Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata – clamshell orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E. Higgins var. cochleata

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Encyclia cochleata
Florida clamshell orchid		Endangered

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 03:43 PM CDT