Cycnoches


Cycnoches is a genus of orchids native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico. Also called swan necks, swan orchids, or swanworts, they are epiphytes found in lowland and pre-montane forests.

List of species

Species accepted as of May 2025:
  1. Cycnoches aureum Lindl. & Paxton – Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama
  2. Cycnoches barthiorum G.F.Carr & Christenson – Colombia
  3. Cycnoches bennettii Dodson – Peru
  4. Cycnoches brachydactylon Schltr. – Colombia
  5. Cycnoches carrii Christenson – Peru
  6. Cycnoches chlorochilon Klotzsch – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana
  7. Cycnoches christensonii D.E.Benn. – Peru
  8. Cycnoches cooperi Rolfe – Peru, Brazil
  9. Cycnoches dianae Rchb.f. – Panama
  10. Cycnoches egertonianum Bateman – southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia
  11. Cycnoches farnsworthianum D.E.Benn. & Christenson – Peru
  12. Cycnoches glanduliferum Rolfe – southern Mexico, Central America
  13. Cycnoches guttulatum Schltr. – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
  14. Cycnoches haagii Barb.Rodr. – from Colombia to French Guiana, south to Bolivia and Brazil
  15. Cycnoches herrenhusanum Jenny & G.A.Romero – Colombia, Ecuador
  16. Cycnoches jarae Dodson & D.E.Benn. – Peru
  17. Cycnoches lehmannii Rchb.f. – Ecuador, Peru
  18. Cycnoches loddigesii Lindl. – from Colombia to French Guiana, south to Brazil
  19. Cycnoches lusiae G.A.Romero & Garay – Venezuela
  20. Cycnoches maculatum Lindl. – Colombia, Venezuela
  21. Cycnoches manoelae P.Castro & Campacci – Brazil
  22. Cycnoches pachydactylon Schltr. – Nicaragua, Panama
  23. Cycnoches pentadactylon Lindl. – Peru, Brazil
  24. Cycnoches peruvianum Rolfe – Ecuador, Peru
  25. Cycnoches powellii Schltr. – Panama
  26. Cycnoches quatuorcristis D.E.Benn. – Peru
  27. Cycnoches rossianum Rolfe – Costa Rica
  28. Cycnoches schmidtianum Christenson & G.F.Carr – Peru
  29. Cycnoches stenodactylon Schltr. – Panama
  30. Cycnoches suarezii Dodson – Ecuador
  31. Cycnoches thurstoniorum Dodson – Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
  32. Cycnoches ventricosum Bateman – Mexico, Central America
  33. Cycnoches warszewiczii Rchb.f. – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama