''Pseudocentrum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to
Central America
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, the
West Indies
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and northern
South America
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.
Species recognized as of June 2014:
#''
Pseudocentrum bursarium''
Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
#''
Pseudocentrum guadalupense''
Cogn. in I.Urban - Guadeloupe
Parc national de la Guadeloupe, 2013, Redécouverte de ''Pseudocentrum guadalupense'' Cogn. (rediscovery of a species formerly thought to be extinct)
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#'' Pseudocentrum hoffmannii'' (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. - Costa Rica, Panama
#'' Pseudocentrum macrostachyum'' Lindl. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
#'' Pseudocentrum minus'' Benth. - Jamaica, Dominican Republic
#'' Pseudocentrum purdii'' Garay - Colombia
#'' Pseudocentrum sylvicola'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador
References
External links
Swiss Orchid Foundation at Herberium Jany renz, ''Pseudocentrum purdii'' GarayPlant illustrations, ''Pseudocentrum''
Cranichideae genera
Cranichidinae
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