Prosthechea cochleata,
formerly known as Encyclia
cochleata, Anacheilium
cochleatum, and Epidendrum
cochleatum and commonly
referred to as the Cockleshell
Orchid or Clamshell Orchid, is an epiphytic, sympodial New World orchid native to Central America, the West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela, and southern Florida. Each oblong discoid pseudobulb bears one or two linear nonsucculent
leaves. Source
