The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.
Cypripedioideae is a subfamily of orchids commonly known as lady's slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids. Cypripedioideae includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. There are approximately 165 species in the subfamily.
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.
Lepanthes is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia. The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests. Babyboot orchid is a common name.
Ceratocentron is a critically endangered monotypic genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It sole known species, Ceratocentron fesselii, is found at high altitudes from Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija to the Cordillera Mountain ranges on Luzon island in the Philippines. The holotype was discovered in northern Nueva Ecija. The species is rare in the wild, and remained unknown to science until 1989.
Armodorum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Southeast Asia. At present, four species are recognized:
Ascidieria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Aulosepalum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 8 species native to Mexico and Central America.
- Aulosepalum hemichrea(Lindl.) Garay - Oaxaca, Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Aulosepalum nelsonii(Greenm.) Garay - Michoacán, Oaxaca
- Aulosepalum oestlundii(Burns-Bal.) Catling - Guerrero
- Aulosepalum pulchrum(Schltr.) Catling - Guatemala and southern Mexico
- Aulosepalum pyramidale(Lindl.) M.A.Dix & M.W.Dix - from central Mexico to Costa Rica
- Aulosepalum ramentaceum(Lindl.) Garay - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
- Aulosepalum riodelayense(Burns-Bal.) Salazar - Oaxaca
- Aulosepalum tenuiflorum(Greenm.) Garay - Morelos, Guerrero
Chamaegastrodia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Three species are currently recognized, all native to eastern Asia and the Himalayas.
Coilochilus is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Coilochilus neocaledonicum, endemic to New Caledonia. Its closest relative is Cryptostylis, sole other genus of subtribe Cryptostylidinae.
Cottonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae: the only known species is Cottonia peduncularis. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. The genus was erected by Robert Wight and named after Major F. Cotton, an amateur botanist who served in the Madras Engineer Group and collected the species from Tellichery.
Cuitlauzina is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America and Colombia.
- Cuitlauzina candida(Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala
- Cuitlauzina convallarioides(Schltr.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica
- Cuitlauzina dubia(S.Rosillo) Yañez & Soto Arenas ex Solano - Oaxaca
- Cuitlauzina egertonii(Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - from Chiapas to Colombia
- Cuitlauzina pandurata(Garay) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Ecuador
- Cuitlauzina pendulaLex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza - Mexico
- Cuitlauzina pulchella(Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
- Cuitlauzina pygmaea(Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Hidalgo
Erycina is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, South America and Trinidad.
- Erycina crista-galli(Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
- Erycina echinata(Kunth) Lindl.
- Erycina glossomystax(Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
- Erycina hyalinobulbon(Lex.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
- Erycina pumilio(Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
- Erycina pusilla(L.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
- Erycina zamorensis(Dodson) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
Genoplesium commonly known as midge orchids, is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Midge orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus Prasophyllum in that plants without flowers have a hollow, onion-like leaf. The flowers are small but often scented and attractive to their insect pollinators. There is disagreement about which species belong to this genus and some taxonomists suggest that most belong in the genus Corunastylis.
Huttonaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southern Africa. This genus was named in honour of Caroline Hutton née Atherstone.
- Huttonaea fimbriata(Harv.) Rchb.f.
- Huttonaea grandiflora(Schltr.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey
- Huttonaea oreophilaSchltr.
- Huttonaea pulchraHarv.
- Huttonaea woodiiSchltr.
Neotinea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to much of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the islands of the eastern Atlantic, from the Canaries, Madeira and Ireland east to Iran and Western Siberia.
Gomesa radicans is a species of plant from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Gomesa radicans was previously classified as the only species in the genus Ornithophora.
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
Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
