Pterichis

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Pterichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and Jamaica. Species recognized as of June 2014: #Pterichis acuminata Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru #Pterichis bangii Rolfe - Bolivia #Pterichis boliviana Schltr. - Bolivia, Argentina #Pterichis colombiana G.Morales - Colombia #Pterichis fernandezii G.Morales - Colombia #Pterichis galeata Lindl. - Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica #Pterichis habenarioides (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela #Pterichis latifolia Garay & Dunst. - Venezuela #Pterichis leucoptera Schltr. - Peru #Pterichis macroptera Schltr. - Peru #Pterichis mandonii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe - Bolivia #Pterichis multiflora (Lindl.) Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina #Pterichis parvifolia (Lindl.) Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru #Pterichis pauciflora Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador #Pterichis proctorii Garay - Jamaica #Pterichis saxicola Schltr. - Bolivia #Pterichis silvestris Schltr. - Bolivia, Peru #Pterichis triloba (Lindl.) Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru #Pterichis weberbaueriana Kraenzl. - Peru #Pterichis yungasensis Schltr. - Bolivia

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