Prosthechea cochleata

Prosthechea cochleata is an orchid that lives in Central America, the West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela, and southern Florida.^[1] It is commonly called the Cockleshell Orchid or Clamshell Orchid

Prosthechea cochleata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Alliance:	Epidendrum
Genus:	Prosthechea
Species:	P. cochleata
Binomial name
Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E.Higgins

Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the Black Orchid.^[2]