List of Orchidaceae genera

Categories: Lists of plants | Orchids | Orchid 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.

Image:Ancistrochilus.jpg
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.

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Ansellia africana
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Subfamilies

There are five recognized subfamilies :

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Genera

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A

Image:Ascocentrum-miniatum.jpg
Ascocentrum miniatum
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B

Image:Barkeria-shoemakeri.jpg
Barkeria shoemakeri
Image:Bletilla-striata.jpg
Bletilla striata
Image:Brassia-girouldiana.jpg
Brassia girouldiana
Image:Brassia-maculata.jpg
Brassia maculata
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C

Image:Calanthe-triplicata.jpg
Calanthe triplicata
Image:Chysis-bractescens.jpg
Chysis bractescens
Image:Cochleanthes-amazonica.jpg
Cochleanthes amazonica
Image:Cochlioda-rosea.jpg
Cochlioda rosea
Image:Coelogyne-cristata.jpg
Coelogyne cristata
Image:Coelogyne-tomentosa.jpg
Coelogyne tomentosa
Image:Coelogyne-speciosa.jpg
Coelogyne speciosa
Image:Comparettia-macroplectrum.jpg
Comparettia macroplectrum
Image:Comparettia-speciosa.jpg
Comparettia speciosa
Image:Cycnoches-peruviana.jpg
Cycnoches peruviana
Image:Cymbidiella-pardalina.jpg
Cymbidiella pardalina
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D

Image:Dendrochilum-javieriense.jpg
Dendrochilum javieriense
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E

Image:Encyclia-alata.jpg
Encyclia alata
Image:Encyclia-cordigera.jpg
Encyclia cordigera
Image:Epidendrum-ciliare.jpg
Epidendrum ciliare
Image:Epidendrum-radicans.jpg
Epidendrum radicans
Image:Eria-stricta.jpg
Eria stricta
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F

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G

Image:Gastrochilus-japonicus.jpg
Gastrochilus japonicus
Image:Gomesa-crispa.jpg
Gomesa crispa
Image:Gomesa-recurva.jpg
Gomesa recurva
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H

Image:Haraella-retrocalla.jpg
Haraella retrocalla
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I

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J

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K

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L

Image:Leptotes-bicolor.jpg
Leptotes bicolor
Image:Ludisia-discolor.jpg
Ludisia discolor
Image:Lycaste-Cassiopeia.jpg
Lycaste Cassiopeia (a cultivar)
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M

Image:MacodesLowii.web.jpg
Macodes lowii
Image:Macodes-petola.jpg
Macodes petola
Image:Maxillaria-cucullata.jpg
Maxillaria cucullata
Image:Maxillaria-picta.jpg
Maxillaria picta
Image:Mexicoa-ghiesbrechtiana.jpg
Mexicoa ghiesbrechtiana
Image:Miltonia-schroederae.jpg
Miltonia schroederae - a cultivar
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N

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O

Image:Oerstedella-centropetala.jpg
Oerstedella centropetalla
Image:Ornithophora-radicans.jpg
Ornithophora radicans
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P

Image:Phaius-tankervilleae.jpg
Phaius tankervilleae
Image:Platanthera-hyperborea1web.jpg
Northern Green Orchid (Platanthera hyperborea)
Image:Platanthera-praeclara.web.jpg
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera praeclara)
Image:Polystachya-pubescens.jpg
Polystachya pubescens
Image:Prosthechea-cochleata.jpg
Prosthechea cochleata
Image:Prosthechea-garciana.jpg
Prosthechea garciana
Image:Prosthechea-radiata.jpg
Prosthechea radiata
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Q

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R

Image:Rhyncholaelia-glauca.jpg
Rhyncholaelia glauca
Image:Rhynchostele-bictoniensis.jpg
Rhynchostele bictoniensis
Image:Rhynchostele-cordatum.jpg
Rhynchostele cordatum
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S

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T

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U

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V

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W

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X

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Y

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Z


Epidendrum ibaguense

Epidendrum parkinsonianum

Epidendrum stamfordianum