Gongora, abbreviated Gga in horticultural trade, is a member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It consists of 65 species known from Central America, Trinidad, and tropical South America, with most species found in Colombia. They grow across a wide geographical range, from wet forests at sea level, to mountainous regions in the Andes, as high as 1,800 m.
Trichocentrum, often abbreviated Trctm in horticulture, is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Dancinglady orchid is a common name for plants in this genus. It was described by Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher and Eduard Friedrich Poeppig in 1836. This genus alone makes up the monogeneric Trichocentrum alliance, a quite distinct lineage of the subtribe Oncidiinae.
Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species extending into Florida.
Peristeria is a genus of plants of the family Orchidaceae commonly called dove orchid or Holy Ghost orchid. In line with the common name, the genus' name is from the Greek word peristerion meaning "from dove". According to the Royal Horticultural Society, Per is the official orchid abbreviation for this genus. In nature, it is found across much of South America as well as in Panama, Costa Rica and Trinidad.
Cycnoches, abbreviated as Cyc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of 34 currently accepted species of orchids native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico. Also called "swan orchids", they are epiphytes found in lowland and pre-montane forests.
Polycycnis, abbreviated in horticultural trade as Pcn, is a genus of orchid, comprising 17 species found in Central America, and northern South America.
Beloglottis is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. This genus belongs to the tribe Cranichideae and subtribe Spiranthinae. Orchids of the genus Beloglottis are terrestrial sympodial plants that can be used as herbal supplements. They have short, solitary stems that stand erect and the fleshy roots contain small hair-like projections and are arranged in a fascicle. Several leaves containing a petiole form at the base of the plant. The flowers appear as if they are upside down.
Baskervilla is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists or 10 species native to Central America and South America
Cischweinfia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It was named after Harvard orchidologist Charles Schweinfurth. It has eleven currently recognized species, all native to Central America and northwestern South America.
Coccineorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 7 accepted species, native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
- Coccineorchis bracteosa(Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador
- Coccineorchis cernua(Lindl.) Garay - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Coccineorchis cristataSzlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Panama
- Coccineorchis dressleriSzlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Panama
- Coccineorchis navarrensis(Ames) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia
- Coccineorchis standleyi(Ames) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Honduras
- Coccineorchis warszewiczianaSzlach. - Costa Rica
Crossoglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 26 currently recognized species native to Central America and South America, from Nicaragua to Bolivia.
- Crossoglossa acuminatissimaNog.-Sav. & Carnevali - Colombia
- Crossoglossa aurantilineataPupulin - Costa Rica
- Crossoglossa barfodiiDodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa bifidaDressler - Panama
- Crossoglossa blephariglottis(Schltr.) Dressler ex Dodson - Panama, Costa Rica
- Crossoglossa boyleiDodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa caulescens(Lindl.) Dodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa dalessandroi(Dodson) Dodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa dalstroemii(Dodson) Dodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa dodsoniiR.Vásquez - Bolivia
- Crossoglossa ellipticaDressler - Panama
- Crossoglossa eustachys(Schltr.) Dressler ex Dodson - Panama, Costa Rica
- Crossoglossa exigua(Garay) Nog.-Sav. & G.A.Romero - Colombia
- Crossoglossa fratrum(Schltr.) Dressler ex Dodson - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- Crossoglossa hirtziiDodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa kalbreyeriana(Kraenzl.) P.Ortiz - Colombia
- Crossoglossa liparidoides(Finet) Dodson - Ecuador, Peru
- Crossoglossa longissima(Kraenzl.) P.Ortiz - Colombia
- Crossoglossa nanegalensisDodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa neirynckianaSzlach. & Marg. - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa pichinchae(Schltr.) Dodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa polyblephara(Schltr.) Dodson - Colombia
- Crossoglossa sotoanaPupulin & Karremans - Costa Rica
- Crossoglossa steinii(Dodson) Dodson - Ecuador
- Crossoglossa tipuloides(Lindl.) Dodson - Colombia
- Crossoglossa topoensis(Mansf.) Dodson - Ecuador
Triphora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and eastern North America as far north as Ontario. Noddingcaps is a common name for plants in this genus.
- Triphora amazonicaSchltr. - Florida, Caribbean, south to Brazil
- Triphora carnosula(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Brazil
- Triphora craigheadiiLuer - Florida
- Triphora debilis(Schltr.) Schltr. - southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
- Triphora duckeiSchltr. - Brazil
- Triphora foldatsiiCarnevali - Venezuela
- Triphora gentianoides(Sw.) Nutt. ex Ames & Schltr. - Florida, Southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Veenzuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bahamas, Greater Antilles
- Triphora hassleriana(Cogn. ex Chodat & Hassl.) Schltr. - from Mexico to Argentina
- Triphora heringeriPabst - Brazil
- Triphora miserrima(Cogn.) Acuña - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Triphora nitida(Schltr.) Schltr. - Costa Rica
- Triphora pusilla(Rchb.f. & Warm.) Schltr. - Brazil
- Triphora ravenii(L.O.Williams) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama
- Triphora santamariensisPortalet - Brazil
- Triphora surinamensis(Lindl. ex Benth.) Britton - West Indies south to Brazil
- Triphora trianthophoros(Sw.) Rydb. Ontario, Eastern United States, much of Mexico
- Triphora unifloraA.W.C.Ferreira, Baptista & Pansarin - Brazil
- Triphora wagneriSchltr. - from Mexico to Ecuador
- Triphora yucatanensisAmes - Florida and the Yucatán Peninsula
Leochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida.
- Leochilus carinatus(Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Leochilus crocodiliceps(Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima
- Leochilus hagsateriM.W.Chase - Oaxaca
- Leochilus inconspicuus(Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica
- Leochilus johnstoniiAmes & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
- Leochilus labiatus(Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
- Leochilus leiboldiiRchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Leochilus leochilinus(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Leochilus oncidioidesKnowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
- Leochilus puertoricensisM.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
- Leochilus scriptus(Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
- Leochilus tricuspidatus(Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama
Palmorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and Trinidad.
- Palmorchis caxiuanensisRocha, S.S.Almeida & Freitas - Pará
- Palmorchis colombianaGaray - Colombia
- Palmorchis deceptoriusVeyret & Szlach. - Colombia
- Palmorchis duckeiHoehne - Brazil
- Palmorchis eidaeDressler - Costa Rica
- Palmorchis guianensis(Schltr.) C.Schweinf. & Correll - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas
- Palmorchis imuyaensisDodson & G.A.Romero - Ecuador
- Palmorchis lobulata(Mansf.) C.Schweinf. & Correll - French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru
- Palmorchis nitidaDressler - Costa Rica, Panama
- Palmorchis pabstiiVeyret - French Guiana
- Palmorchis paludicolaDressler - Costa Rica
- Palmorchis pandurataC.Schweinf. & Correll - Ecuador
- Palmorchis powellii(Ames) C.Schweinf. & Correll - Costa Rica, Panama
- Palmorchis prospectorumVeyret - French Guiana, Suriname
- Palmorchis puber(Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Venezuela
- Palmorchis pubescentisBarb.Rodr. - French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela, Trinidad
- Palmorchis silvicolaL.O.Williams - Costa Rica, Ecuador
- Palmorchis sobralioidesBarb.Rodr. - Ecuador, Brazil
- Palmorchis sordidaDressler - Costa Rica
- Palmorchis trilobulataL.O.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Suriname, Ecuador
- Palmorchis trinotataDressler - Panama
Rhynchostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as Rst. in the horticultural trade.
Rossioglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 9 currently recognized species, all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.
- Rossioglossum ampliatum(Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru
- Rossioglossum grande(Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica
- Rossioglossum hagsaterianumSoto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco
- Rossioglossum insleayi(Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca
- Rossioglossum krameri(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Rossioglossum oerstedii(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama
- Rossioglossum schlieperianum(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
- Rossioglossum splendens(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca
- Rossioglossum williamsianum(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
Solenocentrum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America, from Costa Rica to Bolivia.
Systeloglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.
- Systeloglossum acuminatumAmes & C.Schweinf. - Costa Rica, Panama
- Systeloglossum bennettii(Garay) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Peru
- Systeloglossum costaricenseSchltr. - Peru
- Systeloglossum ecuadorense(Garay) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Ecuador
- Systeloglossum panamenseDressler & N.H.Williams - Panama
Chondroscaphe is a genus of orchids native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.
- Chondroscaphe amabilis(Schltr.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Ecuador, Colombia
- Chondroscaphe atrilinguisDressler - Costa Rica, Panama
- Chondroscaphe bicolor(Rolfe) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama
- Chondroscaphe chestertonii(Rchb.f.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Ecuador, Colombia
- Chondroscaphe dabeibaensisP.A.Harding - Colombia
- Chondroscaphe eburnea(Dressler) Dressler - Panama
- Chondroscaphe embreei(Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Ecuador, Colombia
- Chondroscaphe escobariana(Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Colombia
- Chondroscaphe flaveola(Linden & Rchb.f.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
- Chondroscaphe gentryi(Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Ecuador
- Chondroscaphe merana(Dodson & Neudecker) Dressler - Ecuador
- Chondroscaphe plicata(D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler - Peru
- Chondroscaphe venezuelanaPupulin & Dressler - Venezuela
- Chondroscaphe yamilethaePupulin - Costa Rica
Daiotyla is a genus of orchids native to Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.
- Daiotyla albicans(Rolfe) Dressler - Panama, Costa Rica
- Daiotyla crassa(Dressler) Dressler - Panama
- Daiotyla maculata(Garay) Dressler - Colombia
- Daiotyla xanthinaPupulin & Dressler - Colombia