Rara Avis
Rainforest Lodge & Reserve
 Costa Rica

Orchids of Rara Avis

The 157 species of orchids listed below are the result of several research projects carried out in Rara Avis - most of which didn't specifically target orchids.
The following list is far from complete and needs a lot of additional efforts to become up to date and taxonomically correct. This is only a matter of time since research on this fascinating group of plants is ongoing in Rara Avis.
If you are interested in helping support our orchid project please visit our Adopt-an-Orchid page    

Subfamily Cypripedioidea
Phragmipedium caudatum
Phragmipedium longifolium

Subfamily Spiranthoidea
Tribe Cranichideae
Subtribe Cranichidinae
Cranichis sp.

Subtribe Goodyerinae
Erythrodes killipii
Platythelys querceticola

Subtribe Spiranthinae
Stenorrhynchos bracteosum

Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
Subtribe Catasetinae
Dressleria dilecta
Mormodes sp.

Tribe Epidendrideae
Subtribe Sobraliinae
Elleanthus caricoides
Elleanthus graminifolius
Elleanthus hymenophorus
Elleanthus jimenezii
Elleanthus linifolius
Elleanthus robustus
Elleanthus stolonifer
Sobralia atropubescens
Sobralia fimbriata
Sobralia fragans
Sobralia helleri
Sobralia macrophylla
Sobralia mucronata
Sobralia powellii
Sobralia wercklei

Subtribe Pleurothallidinae
Acostaea costarricensis
Brachionidium polypodium
Dryadella sp.
Lepanthes horichii
Lepanthes ingramii
Lepanthes microglottis
Lepanthes turialvae
Masdevallia chontalensis
Masdevallia nidifica
Masdevallia pygmaea
Masdevallia thienii
Myoxanthus aspacicensis
Myoxanthus scandens
Myoxanthus sempergemmatus
Myoxanthus stonei
Myoxanthus unicatus
Octomeria valerioi
Platystele caudatisepala
Pleurothallis abjecta
Pleurothallis amparoana
Pleurothallis bitumida
Pleurothallis calyptrostele
Pleurothallis cardiothalis
Pleurothallis carpinterae
Pleurothallis cogniauxiana
Pleurothallis convallaria
Pleurothallis crocodiliceps
Pleurothallis cucumeris
Pleurothallis discoidea
Pleurothallis dolichopus
Pleurothallis ellipsophylla
Pleurothallis endotrachys
Pleurothallis glandulosa
Pleurothallis imraei
Pleurothallis ingramii
Pleurothallis isthmica
Pleurothallis janetiae
Pleurothallis loranthophylla
Pleurothallis luctuosa
Pleurothallis nemorum
Pleurothallis phyllocardioides
Pleurothallis rowleei
Pleurothallis ruscifolia
Restrepiopsis ujarrensis
Salpistele parvula
Stelis sp. (many different species)
Trichosalpinx arbuscula
Trichosalpinx blaisdellii
Trichosalpinx dura
Trichosalpinx intricata
Trichosalpinx orbicularis
Trisetella triaristella
Trisetella triglochin

Tribe Maxillarieae
Subtribe Zygopetalinae
Chaubardiella sp.
Chondrorhyncha reichenbachiana
Chondrorhyncha albincans
Chondrorhyncha sp.
Dichaea graminoides
Dichaea standleyi
Dichaea tuberculilabris
Dichaea tuerckheimii
Dichaea sp.
Huntleya burtii
Pescatorea sp.

Subtribe Maxillariinae
Cryptocentrum latifolium
Maxillaria alba
Maxillaria amparoana valerioi
Maxillaria appendiculoides
Maxillaria brachybulbon
Maxillaria brevipes
Maxillaria campanulata
Maxillaria concavilabia
Maxillaria cryptobulbon
Maxillaria discolor
Maxillaria endresii
Maxillaria fulgens
Maxillaria isólita
Maxillaria linearifolia
Maxillaria longipetiolata
Maxillaria lueri
Maxillaria neglecta
Maxillaria nicaraguensis
Maxillaria pachyacron
Maxillaria ponerantha
Maxillaria ringens
Maxillaria scorpioidea
Maxillaria valerioi
Maxillaria wercklei
Trigonidium egertonianum
Trigonidium insigne

Subtribe Oncidiinae
Kegeliella atropilosa
Lockhartia hercodonta
Macroclinium glicensteinii
Macroclinium ramonense
Oncidium crista-galli
Oncidium pittieri
Oncidium sp.
Pachyphyllum alfaroi
Pachyphyllum anoglossum
Pachyphyllum corrifolium
Pachyphyllum costarricense
Pachyphyllum vincentiaum (=Epidendropsis vicentina)
Plectrophora alata
Sigmatostalix guatemalensis
Sigmatostalix hymenantha
Trichopilia suavis

Unknown Position
Arundina graminifolia
Eriopsis bilobata