Prosthechea pastoris
Prosthechea aemula
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins Species
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- Botanical name
- Prosthechea aemula
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Prosthechea
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Prosthechea aemula
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Prosthechea aemula but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Anacheilium aemulum
Encyclia aemula
Encyclia fragrans subsp. aemula
Epidendrum aemulum
Epidendrum aemulum var. brevistriatum
Epidendrum cordatum
Epidendrum cordifolium
Epidendrum fragrans var. aemulum
Epidendrum fragrans var. alticallum
Epidendrum fragrans var. brevistriatum
Epidendrum fragrans var. janeirense
Epidendrum fragrans var. micranthum
Epidendrum fragrans var. rivularium
Others in Prosthechea
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