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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6763 Genus Pescatoria Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 667 (1852) (Pescatorea)
Distribution: Costa Rica to Ecuador
Species listed in database: 21; hybrids: 3
= Bollea Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 667 (1852)
species :
Pescatoria cerina (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 667 (1852)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Chocó)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Huntleya cerina Lindl. & Paxton; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 3: 62 (1852)
= Pescatoria costaricensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 139 (1923)
= Zygopetalum cerinum (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 651 (1861)
species :
Pescatoria cochlearis Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 33 (1906)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pescatoria backhousiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 8: 456 (1877)
= Pescatoria klabochorum var. backhousiana (Rchb.f.) Stein; Orchid.-Buch 496 (1892)
= Zygopetalum backhousianum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
= Zygopetalum backhousianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 8: 456 (1877) [in syn.]
species :
Pescatoria coelestis (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Nariño, Valle del Cauca); ?SW-Ecuador
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea coelestis Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 5: 756 (1876)
= Zygopetalum coeleste (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 5 (1876)
species :
Pescatoria coronaria Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 108 (1876)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum coronarium (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 108 (1876)
species :
Pescatoria dayana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 1618 (1872)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca); Ecuador
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pescatoria dayana var. candidula Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 226 (1874)
= Pescatoria dayana var. rhodacra Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 226 (1874)
= Zygopetalum dayanum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
= Zygopetalum dayanum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 1618 (1872)
= Zygopetalum dayanum unranked candidulum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
= Zygopetalum dayanum unranked rhodacrum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
= Zygopetalum dayanum unranked splendens G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
species :
Pescatoria ecuadorana (Dodson) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: S-Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea ecuadorana Dodson; Selbyana 7 (2­4): 354 (1984)
species :
Pescatoria hemixantha (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); S-Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; ?French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea cardonae Schnee; Revista Fac. Agric. Univ. Centr. Venezuela 1: 203 (1953)
= Bollea hemixantha Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 206 (1888)
= Zygopetalum hemixanthum (Rchb.f.) Mottet; Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 583 (1898-1899)
species :
Pescatoria hirtzii (Waldv.) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); Peru; Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea hirtzii Waldv.; Orchidee (Hamburg) 33: 143 (1982)
species :
Pescatoria klabochorum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 11: 684 (1879)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pescatoria fimbriata Regel; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6: 293 (1879), et Gartenflora 129, t. 1008 (1880)
= Pescatoria vervaetii T.Moore; Florist & Pomol. 1883: 10 (1883)
= Zygopetalum fimbriatum (Regel) N.E.Br.; Suppl. Johnson´s Gard. Dict. 1026 (1882)
= Zygopetalum kalbreyerianum Kraenzl.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 429 (1920)
= Zygopetalum klabochorum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
= Zygopetalum klabochorum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 11: 684 (1879)
= Zygopetalum klabochorum unranked burfordiensis G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
= Zygopetalum klabochorum unranked ornatissimum G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
= Zygopetalum vervaetii (T.Moore) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard., Cent. Suppl. 747 (1901)
species :
Pescatoria lalindei (Linden) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Batemannia lalindei Linden; Cat. Gén. 90: 11 (1873), nomen
= Bollea lalindei (Linden) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 33 (1874)
= Bollea patinii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 34 (1874)
= Pescatoria lalindei (Linden) P.A.Harding; Huntleyas 206 (2008), isonym
= Zygopetalum lalindei (Linden) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 33 (1874)
= Zygopetalum patinii (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
= Zygopetalum patinii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 84 (1874)
species :
Pescatoria lamellosa Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 4: 225 (1875)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum lamellosum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
= Zygopetalum lamellosum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 4: 225 (1875)
species :
Pescatoria lawrenceana (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca); N-Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea lawrenceana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 10: 266 (1878)
= Zygopetalum lawrenceanum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 10: 266 (1878)
species :
Pescatoria lehmannii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 12: 424 (1879)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Nariño); NW-Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pescatoria dormaniana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 15: 330 (1881)
= Zygopetalum dormanianum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
= Zygopetalum lehmannii (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
= Zygopetalum lehmannii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 12: 424 (1879) [in syn.]
species :
Pescatoria pulvinaris (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea pulvinaris Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 107 (1876)
= Zygopetalum pulvinare (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 107 (1876)
species :
Pescatoria rueckeriana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 424 (1885)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status unconfirmed
species :
Pescatoria russeliana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 10: 524 (1878)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum russelianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 10: 524 (1878) [in syn.]
= Zygopetalum russelianum (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Suppl. Johnson´s Gard. Dict. 1026 (1882)
species :
Pescatoria schroederiana (Sander) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 8: 68 (1900)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status unconfirmed
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea schroederiana Sander; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 17: 497 (1895)
= Zygopetalum schroederianum (Sander) H.J.Veitch; J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 19(Proc.): lxxviii (1896)
species :
Pescatoria triumphans Rchb.f. & Warsz.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 97 (1854)
Distribution: N-Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum triumphans (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 652 (1861)
species :
Pescatoria violacea (Lindl.) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 95 (2005)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
82 FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea guianensis Klotzsch; Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1206 (1849), nomen
= Bollea violacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 668 (1852)
= Bollea violacea f. alba Christenson; Phytologia 71(6): 440 (1991 publ. 1992)
= Huntleya violacea Lindl.; Sert. Orchid., t. 26 (1839)
= Pescatoria violacea f. alba (Christenson) Meneguzzo; Heringeriana 14(2): 162 (2020)
= Warczewiczella violacea (Lindl.) Rollisson; Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875-1876: 46 (1875)
= Zygopetalum violaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 650 (1861)
species :
Pescatoria wallisii Linden & Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1869: 710 (1869)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); W-Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pescatoria euglossa Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 5: 808 (1876)
= Pescatoria fimbriata Rollisson; Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875-1876: 38 (1875), nom. superfl.
= Pescatoria roezlii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 1: 755 (1874)
= Phaius ×sedenianus Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1: 174 (1887)
= xPhaiocalanthe ×irrorata (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 168 (1887)
= Zygopetalum euglossum (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Suppl. Johnson´s Gard. Dict. 1026 (1882), isonym
= Zygopetalum euglossum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 5: 808 (1876) [in syn.]
= Zygopetalum roezlii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 7: 620 (1877)
= Zygopetalum wallisii (Linden & Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1869: 710 (1869)
= Zygopetalum wallisii (Linden & Rchb.f.) Van Houtte; Ann. Gén. Hort. 18: 17 (1869)
species :
Pescatoria whitei (Rolfe) Dressler; Lankesteriana 5(2): 96 (2005)
Distribution: S-Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea whitei (Rolfe) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 269 (1920)
= Zygopetalum whitei Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1890(I): 354 (1890), et God.-Leb., L´Orchidophile 194 (1896)
species :
Pescatoria ×bella Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 9: 492 (1878)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Remarks: Pescatorea coelestis x klabochorum
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum ×bellum (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 245 (1887)
species :
Pescatoria ×gairiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 11: 684 (1879)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Remarks: Pescatorea klabochorum x lawrenceana
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum ×gairianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 11: 684 (1879) [in syn.]
= xPescatobollea ×gairiana (Rchb.f.) Fowlie; Orchid Digest 32: 89 (1968)
species :
Pescatoria ×pallens (Rchb.f.) P.A.Harding; Huntleyas 214 (2008)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bollea ×pallens Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 15: 462 (1881)
= xPescatobollea ×pallens (Rchb.f.) Fowlie; Orchid Digest 33: 103 (1969)
= Zygopetalum ×pallens (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 246 (1887)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

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Covering 356,112 accepted species,
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