Prosthechea pygmaea
Dwarf Butterfly Orchid
Also known as: Anacheilium pygmaeum (Hook.) Baptista +13 more
- Anacheilium pygmaeum (Hook.) Baptista
- Coelogyne triptera Brongn.
- Encyclia pygmaea (Hook.) Dressler
- Encyclia triptera (Brongn.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard
- Epidendrum hioramii (Acuña & Roíg) Acuña & Alain
- Epidendrum pygmaeum Hook.
- Hormidium hioramii Acuña & Roíg
- Hormidium humile (Cogn.) Schltr.
- Hormidium pygmaeum (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Hormidium pygmaeum (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
- Hormidium tripterum (Brongn.) Cogn.
- Hormidium uniflorum Heynh.
- Lanium hioramii (Acuña & Roíg) H.Dietr.
- Microstylis humilis Cogn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a pseudobulbous epiphyte.
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Prosthechea pygmaea (commonly known as Dwarf Butterfly Orchid) is an epiphytic orchid within the Orchidaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.