Orchidaceae
Prosthechea aemula
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Prosthechea
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Synonyms
- Anacheilium aemulum (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding
- Encyclia aemula (Lindl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez
- Encyclia fragrans subsp. aemula (Lindl.) Dressler
- Epidendrum aemulum Lindl.
- Epidendrum aemulum var. brevistriatum Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum cordatum Vell.
- Epidendrum cordifolium Steud.
- Epidendrum fragrans var. aemulum (Lindl.) Barb.Rodr.
- Epidendrum fragrans var. alticallum Barb.Rodr.
- Epidendrum fragrans var. brevistriatum (Rchb.f.) Cogn.
- Epidendrum fragrans var. janeirense Barb.Rodr.
- Epidendrum fragrans var. micranthum Barb.Rodr.
- Epidendrum fragrans var. rivularium Barb.Rodr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, December to February (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marcelo k, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: maureen_c-m, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Cohn-Haft, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: William G. Borges, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.