Pescatoria

The genus Pescatoria is made up of fifteen species of orchids. It is abbreviated as Pes. in horticultural trade.

Distribution

Plants are found from Costa Rica to Ecuador and Colombia

Description

Plants in this genus have no pseudobulbs and fan shaped leaves.

Culture

Keep plant at cool to intermediate temperatures with high humidity. Keep plant in shade to moderate light. Potting media should not be allowed to dry out. Keep moist but not soggy. Water about every five to seven days. Plants should be potted in a well drain mix with medium fir bark with some perlite. Potting media should never be allowed to dry out.

Naming

The genus was named after french orchid collector J. P. Pescatore.

Species

Pescatoria backhousiana Rchb.f., 1877. Pescatoria bella Rchb.f., 1878. Pescatoria cerina (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f., 1852. Pescatoria cochlearis Rolfe, 1906. Pescatoria coelestis (Rchb.f.) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria coronaria Rchb.f., 1876. Pescatoria dayana Rchb.f., 1872. Pescatoria dormaniana Rchb.f., 1881. Pescatoria ecuadorana (Dodson) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria fimbriata Regel, 1879. Pescatoria gairiana Rchb.f., 1879. Pescatoria hemixantha (Rchb.f.) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria hirtzii (Waldv.) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria klabochorum Rchb.f., 1879. Pescatoria lalindei (Linden) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria lamellosa Rchb.f., 1875. Pescatoria lawrenceana (Rchb.f.) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria lehmannii Rchb.f., 1879. Pescatoria pulvinaris (Rchb.f.) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria russeliana Rchb.f., 1878. Pescatoria schroederiana (Sander) Rolfe, 1900. Pescatoria triumphans Rchb.f. & Warsz., 1854. Pescatoria violacea (Lindl.) Dressler, 2005. Pescatoria wallisii Linden & Rchb.f., 1869. Pescatoria whitei (Rolfe) Dressler, 2005.