Polycycnis
Genus of orchids
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Polycycnis, abbreviated in horticultural trade as Pcn, is a genus of orchid, comprising 17 species found in Central America, and northern South America.[2][3][4][5]
| Polycycnis | |
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| Polycycnis lepida 1869 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Stanhopeinae |
| Genus: | Polycycnis Rchb. f. |
| Type species | |
| Polycycnis muscifera (Lindl.) Rchb. f. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Polycycnopsis Szlach. | |
Species
- Polycycnis acutiloba Schltr. - Colombia
- Polycycnis annectans Dressler - Ecuador
- Polycycnis aurita Dressler - Ecuador, Colombia
- Polycycnis barbata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras
- Polycycnis blancoi G.Gerlach - Costa Rica
- Polycycnis escobariana G.Gerlach - Colombia
- Polycycnis gratiosa Endrés & Rchb.f. - Panama, Costa Rica
- Polycycnis grayi Dodson - Ecuador
- Polycycnis lehmannii Rolfe - Colombia
- Polycycnis lepida Linden & Rchb.f. - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
- Polycycnis muscifera (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
- Polycycnis pfisteri Senghas, Tagges & G.Gerlach - Colombia
- Polycycnis silvana F.Barros - Bahia
- Polycycnis surinamensis C.Schweinf - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana
- Polycycnis tortuosa Dressler - Panama
- Polycycnis trullifera D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru
- Polycycnis villegasiana G.Gerlach - Colombia
