Polycycnis
Reichb.f.
pol-ee-SIK-nis
Gr. polys, many; kyknos, swan; for flower
structure
Genus of 14 species distributed from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Epiphytic or terrestrial
on embankments in wet forests at 500-1,000 meters. Pendent inflorescence, intermediate
conditions, moist. Susceptible to rot.
Species
acutiloba
annectans
aurita
barbata
breviloba
charlesworthii
gratiosa
lehmannii
lepida
morganii
muscifera
ornata
surinamensis
tortuosa
vittata