Prosthechea abbreviata

As recorded: Encyclia abbreviata (Schltr.) Dressler

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Liesner, R.L.
Collector number: 94
Date: February 19, 1973
Locality: Province of Chiriqui: Burica Peninsula. 8 mi west of Puerto Armuelles
Region: Panama
Elevation: 200 m
Identified by: Dressler, R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

Prosthechea abbreviata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-10.

2026-04-10

Puntarenas, CR

(c) Andres Vila, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-18

6PW3+VQQ, Provincia de Puntarenas, Ujarras, Costa Rica

(c) William Cordero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-16

La Cebollal, Nicaragua

(c) Mario Michele De Fina., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-18

Provincia de Puntarenas, Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica

(c) ssawtelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-20

855V+76J, Puntarenas Province, Monteverde, Costa Rica

(c) Melvin Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-11

Costa Rica

(c) Andrey Loria, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Prosthechea abbreviata. BISH 122470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956180712. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/122470.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956180712 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026