ORCHIDS OF COIBA NATIONAL PARK, PANAMA

Coiba Archipelago, located in the Gulf of Chiriqui, south-west of the Republic of Panama, on the Pacific coast, was declared a National Park in December 1991 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2005. Coiba National Park with its 2701 km2, is one of the jewels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It connects the island ecosystems of Central America (Coco Island National Park in Costa Rica) and South America (Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador; Malpelo Flora and Fauna Santuary in Colombia and Gongora National Park in Colombia). Its forests are home to over 1000 plant species. These include the orchid family, with more than 60 species, one of the vascular plant families most diversified in the Neotropics and the widest in Panama.

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Coiba Archipelago, located in the Gulf of Chiriqui, south-west of the Republic of Panama, on the Pacific coast, was declared a National Park in December 1991 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2005. Coiba National Park with its 2701 km2, is one of the jewels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It connects the island ecosystems of Central America (Coco Island National Park in Costa Rica) and South America (Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador; Malpelo Flora and Fauna Santuary in Colombia and Gongora National Park in Colombia). Its forests are home to over 1000 plant species. These include the orchid family, with more than 60 species, one of the vascular plant families most diversified in the Neotropics and the widest in Panama.
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE
Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE
Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE
Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE
Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE
Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE
Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE
Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE
Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE
Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014

Coiba Archipelago, located in the Gulf of Chiriqui, south-west of the Republic of Panama, on the Pacific coast, was declared a National Park in December 1991 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2005. Coiba National Park with its 2701 km2, is one of the jewels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It connects the island ecosystems of Central America (Coco Island National Park in Costa Rica) and South America (Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador; Malpelo Flora and Fauna Santuary in Colombia and Gongora National Park in Colombia). Its forests are home to over 1000 plant species. These include the orchid family, with more than 60 species, one of the vascular plant families most diversified in the Neotropics and the widest in Panama.
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE
Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE
Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE
Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE
Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE
Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE
Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE
Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE
Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE
Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014

Coiba Archipelago, located in the Gulf of Chiriqui, south-west of the Republic of Panama, on the Pacific coast, was declared a National Park in December 1991 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2005. Coiba National Park with its 2701 km2, is one of the jewels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It connects the island ecosystems of Central America (Coco Island National Park in Costa Rica) and South America (Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador; Malpelo Flora and Fauna Santuary in Colombia and Gongora National Park in Colombia). Its forests are home to over 1000 plant species. These include the orchid family, with more than 60 species, one of the vascular plant families most diversified in the Neotropics and the widest in Panama.
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE
Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE
Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE
Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE
Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE
Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE
Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE
Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE
Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE
Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014

Coiba Archipelago, located in the Gulf of Chiriqui, south-west of the Republic of Panama, on the Pacific coast, was declared a National Park in December 1991 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2005. Coiba National Park with its 2701 km2, is one of the jewels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It connects the island ecosystems of Central America (Coco Island National Park in Costa Rica) and South America (Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador; Malpelo Flora and Fauna Santuary in Colombia and Gongora National Park in Colombia). Its forests are home to over 1000 plant species. These include the orchid family, with more than 60 species, one of the vascular plant families most diversified in the Neotropics and the widest in Panama.
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE
Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE
Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE
Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE
Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE
Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE
Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE
Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE
Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE
Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014

Coiba Archipelago, located in the Gulf of Chiriqui, south-west of the Republic of Panama, on the Pacific coast, was declared a National Park in December 1991 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2005. Coiba National Park with its 2701 km2, is one of the jewels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It connects the island ecosystems of Central America (Coco Island National Park in Costa Rica) and South America (Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador; Malpelo Flora and Fauna Santuary in Colombia and Gongora National Park in Colombia). Its forests are home to over 1000 plant species. These include the orchid family, with more than 60 species, one of the vascular plant families most diversified in the Neotropics and the widest in Panama.
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE
Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE
Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE
Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE
Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE
Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE
Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE
Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE
Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE
Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE
Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA
Aspasia epidendroides, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Brassavola nodosa, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Campylocentrum micranthum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Catasetum maculatum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Chelyorchis ampliata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Coryanthes hunteriana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Encyclia cordigera, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Oeoceclades maculata, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia decora, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Sobralia fragans, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Trigonidium egertonianum, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014 Vanilla planifolia, ORCHIDACEA Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2014