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List of Orchidaceae genera

List of genera in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according to The Families of Flowering Plants - L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted on a regular basis with the changes published in the Orchid Research Newsletter which is published twice a year by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Ancistrochilus rothschildianus

This taxonomy undergoes constant change and evolves rapidly, mainly through evidence from DNA study. At the moment, orchids are mostly defined by morphological similarity (structure of their flowers and other parts). Furthermore, each year about another 150 new species are being discovered. The list of genera alone currently stands just short of 1000 entries.

From a cladistic point of view, the orchid family is considered a monophyly, i.e. the group incorporates all the taxa derived from an ancestral group.

The taxonomy of the orchids is explained on the page Taxonomy of the Orchid family.

Ansellia africana

Subfamilies

There are five recognized subfamilies :

Genera

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A

 
Ascocentrum miniatum

B

 
Barkeria spectabilis
 
Barkeria shoemakeri
 
Bletilla striata
 
Brassia girouldiana
 
Brassia maculata

C

 
Calanthe triplicata
 
Chysis bractescens
 
Cochleanthes amazonica
 
Cochlioda rosea
 
Coelogyne cristata
 
Coelogyne tomentosa
 
Coelogyne speciosa
 
Comparettia macroplectrum
 
Comparettia speciosa
 
Cycnoches peruviana
 
Cymbidiella pardalina

D

 
Dendrochilum javieriense

E

 
Encyclia alata
 
Encyclia cordigera
 
Epidendrum ciliare
 
Epidendrum radicans
 
Eria stricta

F

G

 
Gastrochilus japonicus
 
Gomesa crispa
 
Gomesa recurva

H

 
Haraella retrocalla

I

J

K

L

 
Leptotes bicolor
 
Ludisia discolor
 
Lycaste Cassiopeia (a cultivar)

M

 
Macodes lowii
 
Macodes petola
 
Maxillaria cucullata
 
Maxillaria picta
 
Mexicoa ghiesbrechtiana
 
Miltonia schroederae - a cultivar

N

O

 
Oerstedella centropetalla
 
Ornithophora radicans

P

 
Phaius tankervilleae
 
Northern Green Orchid (Platanthera hyperborea)
 
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera praeclara)
 
Polystachya pubescens
 
Prosthechea cochleata
 
Prosthechea garciana
 
Prosthechea radiata

Q

R

 
Rhyncholaelia glauca
 
Rhynchostele bictoniensis
 
Rhynchostele cordatum

S

 
Spiranthes romanzoffiana

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z


  • Epidendrum ibaguense

  • Epidendrum parkinsonianum

  • Epidendrum stamfordianum

  • Maxillaria rufescens

  • Maxillaria tenuifolia

  • Rhynchostlis gigantea

  • Sarcochilus hartmannii

  • Schomburgkia undulata

  • Late-flowering Ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

  • Nodding ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes cernua)

  • Stenoglottis longifolia

  • Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis)

  • Dendrobium hybrid

  • Phantom orchid (Cephalanthera rubra var. alba)

  • Thrixspermum saruwatarii

  • Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)

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    Sogo Cherry (Doritaenopsis)

References

  • The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) (2000).
  • Dressler, R.L. (1993). Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family. Cambridge Univ. Press
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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