Ornithocephalus
Ornithocephalus cujetifolia from Iconographie des Orchidees du Brésil
Type Species
Orinthocephalus gladiatus
Ornithocephalus is a genus containing around 50 species.
Distribution [ ] Plants are found in Central and South America.
Description [ ] Plants have no pseudobulbs.
Culture [ ] Plants should be grown in shady conditions with intermediate to warm temperatures. Plants do best mounted on cork or tree fern fibers and prefer to be dried out between waterings.
Naming [ ] This genus is named after its columns similarity to a bird's head
Species [ ]
Ornithocephalus aristatus Ornithocephalus aurorae Ornithocephalus bicornis Ornithocephalus biloborostratus Ornithocephalus brachystachys Ornithocephalus bryostachys Ornithocephalus castelfrancoi Ornithocephalus caveroi Ornithocephalus ciliatus Ornithocephalus cochleariformis Ornithocephalus cryptanthus Ornithocephalus cujetifolia Ornithocephalus dalstroemii Ornithocephalus dodsonii Ornithocephalus dolabratus Ornithocephalus dressleri Ornithocephalus ecuadorensis Ornithocephalus escobarianus Ornithocephalus estradae Ornithocephalus garayi Ornithocephalus gladiatus Ornithocephalus grex-anserinus Ornithocephalus hoppii Ornithocephalus inflexus Ornithocephalus iridifolius Ornithocephalus kalbreyerianus Ornithocephalus lankesteri Ornithocephalus lehmannii Ornithocephalus longilabris Ornithocephalus manabina Ornithocephalus micranthus Ornithocephalus minimiflorus Ornithocephalus montealegreae Ornithocephalus myrticola Ornithocephalus numenius Ornithocephalus obergiae Ornithocephalus oberonioides Ornithocephalus patentilobus Ornithocephalus polyodon Ornithocephalus powellii Ornithocephalus suarezii Ornithocephalus torresii Ornithocephalus tripterus Ornithocephalus tsubotae Ornithocephalus urceilabris Ornithocephalus valerioi Ornithocephalus vasquezii Ornithocephalus zamoranus
