Epithecia Knowles & Westc., illegitimate superfluous name
Hormidium Lindl. ex Heynh.
Anacheilium Hoffmanns.
Epicladium Small
Euchile (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner
Pseudencyclia Chiron & V.P.Castro
Panarica Withner & P.A.Harding
Pollardia Withner & P.A.Harding
Prosthechea is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the Greek word prostheke (appendix), referring to the appendage on the back of the column. Appendage orchid is a common name for this genus.[2]Prosthechea is abbreviated Psh. in the horticultural trade.[3]
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^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prosthechea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^"Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society.
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