Prosthechea cochleata var. cochleata
Clamshell Orchid
Also known as: Encyclia cochleata var. cochleata +6 more
- Encyclia cochleata var. cochleata
- Encyclia lancifolia (Pav. ex Lindl.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard
- Epidendrum cochleatum var. costaricense Schltr.
- Epidendrum cochleatum var. grandiflorum Mutel
- Epidendrum cochleatum var. pallidum Lindl.
- Epidendrum lancifolium Pav. ex Lindl.
- Prosthechea cochleata var. grandiflora (Mutel) Christenson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a pseudobulbous epiphyte or geophyte.
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Prosthechea cochleata var. cochleata (commonly known as Clamshell Orchid) is an epiphytic orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this variety is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Prosthechea cochleata, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Base Species & Variations