Prosthechea varicosa
A species in the Orchidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Prosthechea
- Species
- Prosthechea varicosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1998
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Prosthechea varicosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Encyclia chiriquensisName author: (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Encyclia phymatoglossaName author: (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Encyclia varicosaName author: (Bateman ex Lindl.) Schltr.
- Encyclia varicosa subsp. leiobolbonName author: (Hook.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard
- Encyclia varicosa var. leiobolbonName author: (Hook.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
- Epidendrum chiriquenseName author: Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum leiobolbonName author: Hook.
- Epidendrum lunaeanumName author: A.Rich. ex Lindl.
- Epidendrum phymatoglossumName author: Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum quadratumName author: Klotzsch
- Epidendrum ramirezziName author: Gojon Sánchez
- Epidendrum varicosumName author: Bateman ex Lindl.
- Pollardia varicosaName author: (Bateman ex Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding
- Pseudencyclia varicosaName author: (Bateman ex Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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