Orchidaceae

Prosthechea baculus (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Prosthechea

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Prosthechea baculus (Prosthechea baculus) — FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Guillen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Anacheilium baculus (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding
Anacheilium confusum (Rolfe) Withner & P.A.Harding
Encyclia baculus (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard
Encyclia pentotis (Rchb.f.) Dressler
Epidendrum acuminatum Sessé & Moc.
Epidendrum baculus Rchb.f.
Epidendrum beyrodtianum Schltr.
Epidendrum confusum Rolfe
Epidendrum fragrans var. megalanthum Lindl.
Epidendrum pentotis Rchb.f.
Prosthechea confusa (Rolfe) W.E.Higgins

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Guillen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Averater, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jorge Armín Escalante-Pasos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: orchidgalore from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Averater, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jmmaes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kenner Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sobeida Morales, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.