Octomeria is a plant genus belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The genus comprises about 150 species native to the Neotropics, mostly in Brazil.
Barbosella is a genus of mostly creeping orchids. The genus has about 20 species, widespread across the West Indies and Latin America from Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina. Named after João Barbosa Rodrigues, an investigator of Brazilian orchids. They have solitary flowers with a unique lip base that works like a ball and socket.
Brachionidium is a genus of about 72 species of orchids, found throughout much of tropical America. The generic name comes from Greek and refers to the protrusions on the stigma.
Dryadella is a genus of miniature orchids, formerly included in the genus Masdevallia. Plants are typically composed of a tuft of leaves from 3 to 6 cm long. The small (1–2 cm) flowers are often conspicuously spotted, and are borne at the base of the leaves. There are about 60 species, distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. In cultivation many of the species seem to respond well to being grown on cork or treefern rather than in pots. The attractive species Dryadella edwallii, commonly known as 'Partridge in the Grass' can be easily grown into a spectacular specimen plant, full of flowers. The genus name of Dryadella refers to Dryad, a tree nymph or tree spirit in Greek mythology.
Pleurothallopsis is a genus of orchids comprising about 18 species native to western South America and southern Central America.
Kraenzlinella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It is native to S Mexico, Central America, and South America.
- Kraenzlinella anfracta(Luer) Luer - Tolima region in Colombia
- Kraenzlinella echinocarpa(C.Schweinf.) Luer - Peru, Ecuador
- Kraenzlinella erinacea(Rchb.f.) Solano - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
- Kraenzlinella gigantea(Lindl.) Luer - Peru
- Kraenzlinella hintonii(L.O.Williams) Solano - Guerrero
- Kraenzlinella lappago(Luer) Luer - El Oro + Napo Provinces in Ecuador
- Kraenzlinella phrynoglossa(Luer & Hirtz) Luer - Azuay Province in Ecuador
- Kraenzlinella rinkeiLuer - Costa Rica
- Kraenzlinella sigmoidea(Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer - Costa Rica
- Kraenzlinella tunguraguae(F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Kuntze ex Engl. & Prantl - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Kraenzlinella platyrachis(Rolfe) Rolfe = Specklinia pfavii(Rchb.f.) Pupulin & Karremans
- Kraenzlinella shuarii(Luer) Luer = Echinosepala shuarii(Luer) Luer
- Kraenzlinella smaragdina(Luer) Luer = Anathallis smaragdina(Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Phloeophila is a genus of orchids belonging to the tribe Pleurothallidinae. While an initial molecular phylogeny in 2013 suggested that the type species of the genus was nested within Pabstiella, further sampling showed that it in fact belongs to a unique clade distant from Pabstiella, forming the current basis of the genus.
Specklinia is a genus of orchids native to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It contains approximately 100 species.
Porroglossum is a genus of orchids native to the Andes of South America. The center of diversity lies in Ecuador, with many of the species endemic to that country, though others are found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Bolivia. This genus is abbreviated Prgm in horticultural trade.
Ponthieva is a genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). They are named after Henry de Ponthieu, an English merchant of Huguenot ancestry who sent West Indian plant collections to Sir Joseph Banks in 1778.
Acianthera is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially Brazil. It was first described in 1842 but was not widely recognized until recently. Most of the species were formerly placed under Pleurothallis subgenus Acianthera. This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing.
Trichosalpinx, commonly known as the bonnet orchid, is a genus of about 100 species of neotropical orchid. The genus is widespread across most of Latin America from northern Mexico to Bolivia, as well as the West Indies.
Campylocentrum is a genus of rare orchids native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species (C. pachyrrhizum) extends its range into Florida.
Elleanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Fernandezia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 30-40 species, native to northern South America, Central America, and southern Mexico.
Telipogon is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is a large genus with dozens of species, native to South America, Central America, Hispaniola and southern Mexico.
