Orchidaceae FAMILY

Prosthechea cochleata

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prosthechea cochleata is an epiphytic, perennial orchid. It has a pseudobulb 9 - 20cm long from which leaves 20 - 30cm long are produced and a flowering scape 20 - 50cm long[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The pseudobulbs are sometimes harvested from the wild as a source of mucilage[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia to Guyana, north to Mexico, the Caribbean and Florida.

HabitatAn epiphytic plant, also frequently found on rocks in the open or in thickets and woodlands at elevations from 200 - 1,200 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].