Prescottia (plant)
Genus of flowering plants
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Prescottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America and the West Indies, with one species (P. oligantha) extending into Florida.[2][3][4][5]
| Prescottia | |
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| Prescottia oligantha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Cranichidinae |
| Genus: | Prescottia Lindl.[1] |
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The name is sometimes misspelled as Prescotia, including in the original generic description.[6] The genus was named for John Prescott, so is to be spelled with a double t per ICN.[7]
As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 25 species:[1]
- Prescottia auyantepuiensis Carnevali & G.A.Romero
- Prescottia carnosa C.Schweinf.
- Prescottia congesta Pupulin
- Prescottia cordifolia Rchb.f.
- Prescottia densiflora (Brongn.) Lindl.
- Prescottia ecuadorensis C.O.Azevedo & Van den Berg
- Prescottia filiformis Schltr.
- Prescottia glazioviana Cogn.
- Prescottia gracilis Schltr.
- Prescottia lancifolia Lindl.
- Prescottia leptostachya Lindl.
- Prescottia lojana Dodson
- Prescottia montana Barb.Rodr.
- Prescottia mucugensis C.O.Azevedo & Van den Berg
- Prescottia nervosa Archila, Szlach. & Chiron
- Prescottia oligantha (Sw.) Lindl.
- Prescottia ostenii Pabst
- Prescottia petiolaris Lindl.
- Prescottia phleoides Lindl.
- Prescottia plantaginifolia Lindl. ex Hook.
- Prescottia polyphylla Porsch
- Prescottia sibundoyensis S.Nowak, Kolan., Medina Tr. & Szlach.
- Prescottia smithii Schltr.
- Prescottia spiranthophylla Barb.Rodr.
- Prescottia stachyodes (Sw.) Lindl.
