Orchidaceae - Orchids
From The Plant Encyclopedia
Orchids are known for their large and colourful flowers.
Gardeners have bred more than 100,000 cultivars.
Plants called "Orchids" from various genus
The True Orchid family Orchidaceae, and hybrids
- Abdominea
- Aberrantia
- Acacallis
- Acampe
- Acanthephippium
- Aceras
- Aceratorchis
- Acianthera
- Acianthera
- Acianthus
- Acineta
- Ackermania
- Acoridium
- Acostaea
- Acriopsis
- Acrochaene
- Acrolophia
- Acrorchis
- Ada
- Adamantinia
- Adenochilus
- Adenoncos
- Adrorhizon
- Aerangis
- Aeranthes
- Fox Brush Orchid Aerides
- Aganisia
- Aglossorrhyncha
- Agrostophyllum
- Alamania
- Alatiliparis
- Altensteinia
- Amblyanthe
- Amblostoma
- Ambrella
- Round-leaf Orchid Amerorchis
- Amesiella
- Amitostigma
- Amparoa
- Amphigena
- Anacamptis
- Anacheilium
- ×Anaphorkis (Ansellia × Graphorkis)
- Anathallis
- Ancipitia
- Ancistrochilus
- Ancistrorhynchus
- ×Andreettara (Cochlioda × Miltonia × Odontoglossum).
- Androcorys
- Angraecopsis
- Angraecum
- Anguloa
- Ania
- Jeweled Orchid Anoectochilus
- Ansellia
- Anteriorchis
- Anthogonium
- Anthosiphon
- Antilla
- Antillanorchis
- Aorchis
- Aphyllorchis
- Adam and Eve Aplectrum
- Apoda-prorepentia
- Aporostylis
- Aporum
- Apostasia
- Appendicula
- Aracamunia
- Arachnis"
- Arachnites
- Archineottia
- Areldia
- Dragon's Mouth Arethusa
- Armodorum
- Arnottia
- Arpophyllum
- Arthrochilus
- Artorima
- Bamboo Orchid Arundina
- Ascidieria
- Ascocentrum
- Ascochilopsis
- Ascochilus
- Ascoglossum
- Ascolabium
- Aspasia
- Aspidogyne
- Atopoglossum
- Aulosepalum
- Auxopus
- Azadehdelia
- ×Baptikoa (Baptistonia × Zelenkoa).
- Baptistonia
- Barbosella
- Barbrodria
- Barkeria
- Barlia
- Bartholina
- Basigyne
- Crab Orchid Basiphyllaea
- Baskervilla
- Batemannia
- Beclardia
- Beloglottis
- Benthamia
- Benzingia
- Biermannia
- Bifrenaria
- Binotia
- Bipinnula
- Pine-pink Bletia
- Urn orchid Bletilla
- Bogoria
- Bolbidium
- Bollea
- Bolusiella
- Bonatea
- Bonniera
- Cup Orchid Brachionidium
- Brachtia
- Brachycorythis
- Brachypeza
- Brachystele
- Bracisepalum
- Braemia
- Daddy-long-legs Brassavola
- Cricket orchid Brassia
- Brenesia
- Briegeria
- Bromheadia
- Broughtonia
- Brownleea
- Buchtienia
- Rat-tail orchid Bulbophyllum
- Bulleyia
- Burnettia
- Burnsbaloghia
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- Cadetia
- Caladenia
- Calanthe
- Caleana
- Callostylis
- Bearded Orchids Calochilus
- Grasspink Calopogon
- Caluera
- Calymmanthera
- Calypso Orchid Calypso
- Calyptrochilum
- Campanulorchis
- Bent-spur Orchid Campylocentrum
- Capanemia
- Cardiochilus
- Catasetum
- ×Catcylaelia (Cattleya × Encyclia × Laelia)
- Cattleya
- Cattleyella
- Cattleyopsis
- ×Catyclia (Cattleya × Encyclia)
- Caucaea
- Caularthron
- ×Caultonia (Broughtonia × Caularthron)
- Centroglossa
- Centrostigma
- Helleborines and Phantom orchid Cephalanthera
- Cephalantheropsis
- Ceraia
- Ceratandra
- Ceratocentron
- Ceratochilus
- Ceratostylis
- ×Chadwickara Pabstia × Zygopetalum × Zygosepalum)
- Chamaeangis
- Chamaeanthus
- Chamaegastrodia
- Chamelophyton
- Chamorchis
- Changnienia
- Chaseella
- Chaubardia
- Chaubardiella
- Chauliodon
- Cheiradenia
- Cheirostylis
- Chelonistele
- Chelyorchis
- ×Chelyopsis (Psychopsis × Chelyorchis ).
- Chiloglottis
- Chilopogon
- Chiloschista
- Chiloterus
- Chitonanthera
- Chitonochilus
- Chloraea
- Chondradenia
- Chondrorhyncha
- Chroniochilus
- Chrysocycnis
- Chrysoglossum
- Chusua
- Chysis
- Chytroglossa
- Cirrhaea
- Cirrhopetalum
- Cischweinfia
- Claderia
- Cleisocentron
- Cleisomeria
- Cleisostoma
- Rosebud Orchid Cleistes
- Clematepistephium
- Clowesia
- Coccineorchis
- Fan-shape Orchid Cochleanthes
- Cochlioda
- Cocleorchis
- Codonorchis
- Codonosiphon
- Coelia
- Coeliopsis
- Frog Orchid Coeloglossum
- Coelogyne
- Coilochilus
- Coilostylis
- Collabium
- Colombiana
- Snail Orchid Comparettia
- ×Compelenzia (Comparettia × Rodriguezia × Zelenkoa)
- Comperia
- ×Comptoglossum (Himantoglossum × Comperia )
- Conchidium
- Condylago
- Constantia
- Coral Root Corallorrhiza
- Cordiglottis
- Corunastylis
- Bucket OrchidsCoryanthes
- Corybas
- Corycium
- Crow orchid Corymborkis
- Corysanthes
- Cottonia
- Cotylolabium
- Helmet orchid Cranichis
- Cremastra
- Cribbia
- Crocodeilanthe
- Crossoglossa
- Cryptarrhena
- Cryptocentrum
- Cryptochilus
- Cryptopus
- Cryptopylos
- Cryptostylis
- Cucumeria
- Cuitlauzina
- Cyanaeorchis
- Cyanicula
- ×Cyanthera
- Cybebus
- Ladies'-tresses Cyclopogon
- Swan Orchids Cycnoches
- Cylindrolobus
- Cymbidiella
- Cymbidium
- Cymboglossum
- Cynorkis Thouars
- Cyphochilus
- Cypholoron
- Lady's Slipper Cypripedium
- Cyrtidiorchis
- Cyrtochilum
- Cow-horn Orchid Cyrtopodium
- Cyrtorchis
- Cyrtosia
- Cyrtostylis
- Cystorchis
- Dactylorchis
- Key Flower Dactylorhiza
- Dactylorhynchus
- Dactylostalix
- Degranvillea
- Deiregyne
- Demorchis
- Dendrobium
- Dendrochilum
- Dendrophylax
- Devogelia
- Diadenium
- Diaphananthe
- Diceratostele
- Dicerostylis
- Leaf-stem Orchid Dichaea
- Dichromanthus
- Dickasonia
- Dictyophyllaria
- Didactylus
- Didiciea
- Didymoplexiella
- Didymoplexis
- Diglyphosa
- Dignathe
- Dilochia
- Dilochiopsis
- Parrot-beak Orchid Dilomilis
- Dimerandra
- Dimorphorchis
- Dinema
- Dinklageella
- Diothonea
- Diphylax
- Diplandrorchis
- Diplocaulobium
- Diplocentrum
- Diplolabellum
- Diplomeris
- Diploprora
- Dipodium
- Dipteranthus
- Dipterostele
- Disa
- Discyphus
- Disperis
- Disticholiparis
- Distylodon
- Diteilis
- Dithyridanthus
- Diuris
- Dockrillia
- Dodsonia
- Dolichocentrum
- Domingoa
- Doritis
- Doritaenopsis'
- Dossinia
- Dracontia
- Dracula Orchid Dracula
- Drakaea
- Dresslerella
- Dressleria
- Dryadella
- Dryadorchis
- Drymoanthus
- Drymoda
- Duckeella
- Dunstervillea
- Dyakia
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- Earina
- Eggelingia
- Eleorchis
- Tiger Orchid Elleanthus
- Elongatia
- Eloyella
- Long-claw Orchid Eltroplectris
- Elythranthera
- Embreea
- Empusa
- Empusella
- Encheiridion
- Butterfly Orchid Encyclia
- Entomophobia
- Eparmatostigma
- Ephippianthus
- Epibator
- Epiblastus
- Epiblema
- Epicranthes
- Epidanthus
- Star Orchid Epidendrum
- Epigeneium
- Epilyna
- Helleborine Epipactis
- Epipogium
- Epistephium
- Eria
- Eriaxis
- Ericksonella
- Eriochilus
- Eriodes
- Eriopexis
- Eriopsis
- Erycina
- False Helmet Orchis Erythrodes
- Erythrorchis
- Esmeralda
- Euanthe
- Eucosia
- Wild Coco Eulophia
- Eulophiella
- Euphlebium
- Euryblema
- Eurycaulis
- Eurycentrum
- Eurychone
- Custard Orchid Eurystyles
- Evotella
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- Hooded Orchid Galeandra
- Showy Orchid Galearis
- Galeola
- Galeottia
- Galeottiella
- Garaya
- Gastrochilus
- Gastrodia
- Gastrorchis
- Gavilea
- Geesinkorchis
- Gennaria
- Genoplesium
- Genyorchis
- Geoblasta
- Geodorum
- Glomera
- Glossodia
- Glossorhyncha
- Gomesa
- Gomphichis
- Gonatostylis
- Gongora
- Goniochilus
- Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera
- Govenia
- Gracielanthus
- Grammangis
- Grammatophyllum
- Graphorkis
- Grastidium
- Greenwoodia
- Grobya
- Grosourdya
- Guarianthe
- Gularia
- Gunnarella
- Gunnarorchis
- Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia
- Gymnadeniopsis
- Gymnochilus
- Gynoglottis
- Bog Orchid Habenaria
- Hagsatera
- Hammarbya
- Hancockia
- Hapalochilus
- Hapalorchis
- Haraella
- Airplant Orchid Harrisella
- Hederorkis
- Helcia
- Dotted Orchid Helleriella
- Helonoma
- Hemipilia
- Herminium
- Herpetophytum
- Herpysma
- Herschelianthe
- Hetaeria
- Heterozeuxine
- Crested Coralroot Hexalectris
- Hexisea
- Himantoglossum
- Hintonella
- Hippeophyllum
- Hirtzia
- Hispaniella
- Hoehneella
- Hoffmannseggella
- Hofmeisterella
- Holcoglossum
- Holmesia
- Holopogon
- Holothrix
- Homalopetalum
- Horichia
- Hormidium
- Horvatia
- Houlletia
- Huntleya
- Huttonaea
- Hybochilus
- Hydrorchis
- Hygrochilus
- Hylophila
- Hymenorchis
- Imerinaea
- Imerinorchis
- Inobulbon
- Ione
- Violet Orchid Ionopsis
- Ipsea
- Isabelia
- Ischnocentrum
- Ischnogyne
- Equal-lip Orchid Isochilus
- Fiveleaf Orchid Isotria
- Ixyophora
- Tufted Orchid Jacquiniella
- Jejosephia
- Jonesiopsis
- Jostia
- Jumellea
- Kalimpongia
- Kaurorchis
- Kefersteinia
- Kegeliella
- Kerigomnia
- Kinetochilus
- Kingidium
- Kionophyton
- Grass-leaf Orchid Koellensteinia
- Konantzia
- Kraenzlinella
- Kreodanthus
- Kryptostoma
- Kuhlhasseltia
- Lacaena
- Laelia Lindl.
- Laeliocattleya
- Laeliopsis
- Lanium
- Lankesterella
- Leaoa
- Lecanorchis
- Lemboglossum
- Lemurella
- Lemurorchis
- Smooth-lip Orchid Leochilus
- Babyboot Orchid Lepanthes
- Lepanthopsis
- Lepidogyne
- Leporella
- Leptotes
- Lesliea
- Leucohyle
- Ligeophila
- Limodorum
- Lindleyalis
- Wide-lip Orchid Liparis
- Twayblade Listera
- Listrostachys
- Lockhartia
- Loefgrenianthus
- Jewel Orchid Ludisia
- Lueddemannia
- Luisia
- Bee Orchid Lycaste
- Lycomormium
- Lyperanthus
- Lyroglossa
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- Macodes
- Long-gland Orchid Macradenia
- Macroclinium
- Macropodanthus
- Madisonania
- Adder's-mouth Orchis Malaxis
- Malleola
- Manniella
- Margelliantha
- Masdevallia
- Mastigion
- Tiger Orchid, Flame Orchid Maxillaria
- Mecopodum
- Mediocalcar
- Megalorchis
- Megalotus
- Megastylis
- Meiracyllium
- Mendoncella
- Mesadenella
- Mesoglossum
- Mesospinidium
- Mexicoa
- Microchilus
- Microcoelia
- Micropera
- Microphytanthe
- Microsaccus
- Microtatorchis
- Microterangis
- Microthelys
- Microtis
- Miltonia
- Miltoniopsis
- Mischobulbum
- Mixis
- Mobilabium
- Moerenhoutia
- Monadenia
- Monanthos
- Monomeria
- Monophyllorchis
- Monosepalum
- Mormodes
- Mormolyca
- Mycaranthes
- Myoxanthus
- Myrmechila
- Myrmechis
- Myrmecophila
- Myrosmodes
- Mystacidium
- Nabaluia
- Nageliella
- Nematoceras
- Neobathiea
- Neobenthamia
- Neobolusia
- Neoclemensia
- Neocogniauxia
- Neodryas
- Neoescobaria
- Neofinetia
- Neogardneria
- Neogyna
- Neomoorea
- Neotinea
- Neottia
- Neottianthe
- Neowilliamsia
- Nephelaphyllum
- Nephrangis
- Nervilia
- Neuwiedia
- Nidema: Fairy Orchid
- Nigritella
- Nohawilliamsia
- Nothodoritis
- Nothostele
- Notylia
- Oberonia
- Octarrhena
- Octomeria
- Odontochilus
- Odontoglossum Kunth
- Odontorrhynchus
- Oeceoclades: Monk Orchid
- Oeonia
- Oeoniella
- Oerstedella
- Oestlundorchis
- Olgasis
- Oligochaetochilus
- Oligophyton
- Oliveriana
- Omoea
- Dancing-lady Orchid Oncidium
- Ophidion
- Ophrys
- Orchipedum
- Orchis
- Oreorchis
- Orestias
- Orleanesia
- Ornithocephalus
- Ornithochilus
- Ornithophora
- Orthoceras
- Osmoglossum
- Ossiculum
- Osyricera
- Otochilus
- Otoglossum
- Otostylis
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- Pabstia
- Pachites
- Pachyphyllum
- Pachyplectron
- Pachystele
- Pachystoma
- Palmorchis
- Palumbina
- Panisea
- Pantlingia
- Paphinia
- Papilionanthe
- Papillilabium
- Venus' Slipper Paphiopedilum
- Papperitzia
- Papuaea
- Paradisanthus
- Paralophia
- Paraphalaenopsis
- Parapteroceras
- Pecteilis
- Pedilochilus
- Pedilonum
- Pelatantheria
- Pelexia
- Pennilabium
- Peristeranthus
- Peristeria
- Peristylus
- Pescatoria
- Nun's-hood Orchid Phaius
- Moth OrchidPhalaenopsis
- Pheladenia
- Pholidota
- Phoringopsis
- Phragmipedium
- Phragmorchis
- Phreatia
- Phymatidium
- Physoceras
- Physogyne
- Pilophyllum
- Pinelia
- Piperia
- Pityphyllum
- Fringed Orchid Platanthera
- Platantheroides
- Platycoryne
- Platyglottis
- Platylepis
- Platyrhiza
- Platystele
- Jug Orchid Platythelys
- Plectorrhiza
- Plectrelminthus
- Plectrophora
- Pleione
- Bonnet Orchid Pleurothallis
- Pleurothallopsis
- Plexaure
- Plocoglottis
- Poaephyllum
- Podangis
- Podochilus
- Snake-mouth Orchid Pogonia
- Pogoniopsis
- Polycycnis
- Polyotidium
- Polyradicion
- Polystachya
- Pomatocalpa
- Ponera
- Ponerorchis
- Shadow Witch Ponthieva
- Porolabium
- Porpax
- Porphyrodesme
- Porphyroglottis
- Porphyrostachys
- Porroglossum
- Porrorhachis
- Potosia
- Prasophyllum
- Prescottia
- Pristiglottis
- Proctoria
- Promenaea
- Prosthechea
- Protoceras
- Pseudacoridium
- Pseuderia
- Pseudocentrum
- Pseudocranichis
- Pseudoeurystyles
- Pseudogoodyera
- Pseudolaelia
- Pseudorchis
- Pseudovanilla
- Ragged-lip Orchid Psilochilus
- Peacock Orchid Psychilis
- Psychopsiella
- Butterfly Orchid Psychopsis
- Psygmorchis
- Pterichis
- Pteroceras
- Pteroglossa
- Giant Orchid Pteroglossaspis
- Pterostemma
- Pterostylis
- Pterygodium
- Pygmaeorchis
- Pyrorchis
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- Rangaeris
- Rauhiella
- Raycadenco
- Reichenbachanthus
- Renanthera
- Renantherella
- Restrepia
- Restrepiella
- Restrepiopsis
- Rhaesteria
- Rhamphorhynchus
- Rhinerrhiza
- Rhipidorchis
- Rhipidoglossum
- Rhizanthella
- Rhynchogyna
- Rhyncholaelia
- Rhynchophreatia
- Rhynchostele
- Rhynchostylis
- Rhytionanthos
- Ridleyella
- Rimacola
- Risleya
- Robiquetia
- Rodriguezia
- Rodrigueziella
- Rodrigueziopsis
- Roezliella
- Roeperocharis
- Rossioglossum
- Rubellia
- Rudolfiella
- Rusbyella
- Saccoglossum
- Saccolabiopsis
- Saccolabium
- Sacoila
- Salacistis
- Salpistele
- Sanderella
- Sarcanthopsis
- Sarcochilus
- Sarcoglottis
- Sarcoglyphis
- Sarcophyton
- Sarcorhynchus
- Sarcostoma
- Satyridium
- Satyrium
- Saundersia
- Sauroglossum
- Scaphosepalum
- Malaysian Orchid Scaphyglottis
- Scelochiloides
- Scelochilus
- Schiedeella
- Schistotylus
- Schizochilus
- Schizodium
- Schlimmia
- Schoenorchis
- Schomburgkia
- Schwartzkopffia
- Scuticaria
- Sedirea
- Seidenfadenia
- Seidenfia
- Sepalosiphon
- Serapias
- Sertifera
- Sievekingia
- Sigmatostalix
- Silvorchis
- Sinorchis
- Sirhookera
- Skeptrostachys
- Smithorchis
- Smithsonia
- Smitinandia
- Sobennikoffia
- Sobralia
- Solenangis
- Solenidiopsis
- Solenidium
- Solenocentrum
- Sophronitella
- Sophronitis
- Soterosanthus
- Ground Orchid Spathoglottis
- Specklinia
- Sphyrarhynchus
- Sphyrastylis
- Spiculaea
- Spilotantha
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- Spiranthes
- Stalkya
- Stanhopea
- Staurochilus
- Stelis
- Stellilabium
- Stenia
- Stenocoryne
- Stenoglottis
- Stenoptera
- Stenorrhynchos
- Stephanothelys
- Stereochilus
- Stereosandra
- Steveniella
- Stictophyllum
- Stigmatosema
- Stolzia
- Suarezia
- Summerhayesia
- Sunipia
- Sutrina
- Svenkoeltzia
- Symphyglossum
- Synanthes
- Synarmosepalum
- Systeloglossum
- Taeniophyllum
- Taeniorrhiza
- Tainia
- Talpinaria
- Tangtsinia
- Tapeinoglossum
- Taprobanea
- Teagueia
- Telipogon
- Tetragamestus
- Wallflower Orchid Tetramicra
- Teuscheria
- Thaia
- Thecopus
- Thecostele
- Thelasis
- Thelychiton
- Thelymitra
- Thelyschista
- Thrixspermum
- Thulinia
- Thunia
- Thysanoglossa
- Ticoglossum
- Crippled-cranefly Tipularia
- Dancing-lady Orchid Tolumnia
- Tomzanonia
- Townsonia
- Trachyrhizum
- Traunsteinera
- Trevoria
- Trias (genus)
- Tribulago
- Triceratorhynchus
- Trichocentrum
- Trichoceros
- Trichoglottis
- Trichopilia
- Bonnet Orchid Trichosalpinx
- Trichosma
- Trichotosia
- Tridactyle
- Trigonidium
- Noddingcaps Triphora
- Trisetella
- Trizeuxis
- Palm Orchid Tropidia
- Trudelia
- Tsaiorchis
- Tuberolabium
- Tubilabium
- Tulotis
- Tylostigma
- Vanda
- Vandopsis
- Vanilla: Vanilla
- Vargasiella
- Vasqueziella
- Ventricularia
- Vesicisepalum
- Vexillabium
- Vrydagzynea
- ×Vuylstekeara (hybrid of Cochlioda × Miltonia × Odontoglossum)
- Wallnoeferia
- Warmingia
- Warrea
- Warreella
- Warreopsis
- Warscaea
- Winika
- Leafless Orchid Wullschlaegelia
- Zelenkoa
- Soldier's Orchid Zeuxine
- Zhukowskia
- Zootrophion
- Zygopetalum
- Zygosepalum
- Zygostates
