Prescottia

Prescottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America and the West Indies, with one species (P. oligantha) extending into Florida. The name is sometimes misspelled as Prescotia, including in the original generic description. The genus was named for John Prescott, so is to be spelled with a double t per ICN. Species accepted as of June 2014: Prescottia auyantepuiensis Carnevali & G.A.Romero in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali - Venezuela Prescottia carnosa C.Schweinf. - Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana Prescottia cordifolia Rchb.f. - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador Prescottia densiflora (Brongn.) Lindl. - Brazil, Uruguay Prescottia ecuadorensis C.O.Azevedo & Van den Berg - Ecuador Prescottia epiphyta Barb.Rodr. - Brazil Prescottia glazioviana Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro Prescottia lancifolia Lindl. - Brazil Prescottia leptostachya Lindl. - Brazil Prescottia lojana Dodson - Ecuador Presc......read more on Wikipedia.