Pseudocentrum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Central America, the West Indies and northern South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Species recognized as of June 2014:
Pseudocentrum bursarium Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Pseudocentrum guadalupense Cogn. in I.Urban - GuadeloupeParc national de la Guadeloupe, 2013, Redécouverte de Pseudocentrum guadalupense Cogn. (rediscovery of a species formerly thought to be extinct) 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 Garay Plant illustrations, Pseudocentrum