Pescatoria
| Pescatoria | |
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| Pescatoria cerina (typus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
| Genus: | Pescatoria Rchb.f.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pescatoria cerina (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pescatoria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, and northern South America.[1]
Species
As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 21 species and three hybrids:[1]
- Pescatoria backhouseana Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria cerina (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria cochlearis Rolfe
- Pescatoria coelestis (Rchb.f.) Dressler
- Pescatoria coronaria (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria dayana Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria ecuadorana (Dodson) Dressler
- Pescatoria hemixantha (Rchb.f.) Dressler
- Pescatoria hirtzii (Waldv.) Dressler
- Pescatoria klabochorum Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria lalindei (Rchb.f.) Dressler ex P.A.Harding
- Pescatoria lamellosa Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria lawrenceana (Rchb.f.) Dressler
- Pescatoria lehmannii Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria pulvinaris (Rchb.f.) Dressler
- Pescatoria russeliana Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria schroederiana (Sander) Rolfe
- Pescatoria triumphans Rchb.f. & Warsz.
- Pescatoria violacea (Lindl.) Dressler
- Pescatoria wallisii Linden & Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria whitei (Rolfe) Dressler
Hybrids
- Pescatoria × bella Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria × gairiana Rchb.f.
- Pescatoria × pallens (Rchb.f.) P.A.Harding
Gallery
species and nothospecies
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Pescatoria lehmannii (illustration)
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Pescatoria cerina (illustration)
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Pescatoria dayana (illustration)
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Pescatoria pulvinaris
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Pescatoria wallisii
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Pescatoria Rchb.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 521 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
- Media related to Pescatoria at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Pescatoria at Wikispecies