Polycycnis

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Polycycnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Polycycnis
Rchb. f.
Type species
Polycycnis muscifera
(Lindl.) Rchb. f.
Species
  • Polycycnis barbata
  • Polycycnis breviloba
  • Polycycnis charlesworthii
  • Polycycnis gratiosa
  • Polycycnis lehmannii
  • Polycycnis muscifera
  • Polycycnis surinamensis

Polycycnis, abbreviated in horticultural trade as Pcn, is a genus of orchid, comprising 7 species found in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guyana, and Peru.