The species list below was composed with information from the following sources.The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon. Published by the Timber Press
The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species By Bechtel, Cribb and Launert, Published by The MIT Press
Native Colombian Orchids Volumes 1-6 Published by Editorial Colina By the Colombian Orchid Society
An Introduction to the Orchids Of Mexico By Andrew Wiard Published by Comstock Cornell
Orchids Of Brazil By Jim & Barbara McQueen Published by Timber Press
Field Guide to the Orchids of Costa Rica And Panama By Robert L Dressler Published by Comstock Cornell
Orchids of Guatemala and Belize By Oakes Ames And Donovan Correl Published by Dover
Species names that are synonyms of correct species names are denoted with a ~
- aurea Lindl.
- Mexico to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru - Alt 500-1700m - Flowers in Summer -
~ var. bractescens [Lindl.]P.H.Allen - see C. bractescens
~ var. limminghei Linden &Rchb.f - See C. aurea
var. maculata Hkr. -
- bractescens Lindl.
- Mexico to Nicaragua - Alt 0-850m - Flowers in Mar-Apr.
- bruennowiana Rchb.f. & Warsz
-Colombia and Ecuador - Alt 600-1000m
- costaricensis
Costa Rica
- laevis Lindl.
- Mexico to Nicaragua -
- limmingei Linden & Reichb.f.
-
~maculata [Hkr.]Fowlie -
- makoyi Heynh.
- Mexico
- nietana G.Sanchez
- Mexico
- x sedeni Rchb.f
- Natural hybrid
- thourvaldseii Liebm. Schou.
- tricostata Schtlr
- Closely related to C. aurea differs in 3 longitudinal keels on the lip - Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama -Alt 500-1700m
- undulata Hort. ex B.S.Wms.