PERISTERIA 
(From peristeria, a dove; “The Dove Orchid,” referring to the 
dove-like appearance of the column.) 
data Species Panama 
data 
Unflowered Seedlings 
PHAIUS 
(From phaios, Greek word for swarthy; referring to the 
yellowish-brown color of the flowers.) 
grandifolius Species Tropical Asia 
and Australia 
PLATYCLINIS 
(From platys, broad, and clinis, a couch; alluding to the broad, 
fleshy clinandrium.) 
cobbiana Species Phillippines 
filiformis do do 
glumacea do do 
POTINARA 
(Named in honour of Julien Potin, a French Orchid amateur. 
Multigeneric hybrids containing Sophronitis, Cattleya, Laelia, 
and Brassavola.) 
Rosita (Be. Rosita x Sic. langleyensis) 
Unflowered Seedlings 
Sic. Thelma x Be. G. E. Baldwin 
RENANTHERA 
(From ren, a kidney, and anther a, an anther; referring to the 
shape of the anther.) 
coccinea Species Burma and 
Cochin China 
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