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List of Orchidaceae genera
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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.
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.
Subfamilies
There are five recognized subfamilies :
Genera
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A
- Aa
- Abdominea
- Aberrantia (Luer) Luer
- Acacallis Lindl. (synonym of Aganisia)
- Acampe
- Acanthephippium
- Aceras
- Aceratorchis
- Acianthera F.Barros
- Acianthera
- Acianthus
- Acineta Lindl.
- Ackermania
- Acoridium
- Acostaea Schltr.
- Acriopsis
- Acrochaene
- Acrolophia
- Acrorchis
- Ada
- Adamantinia Van den Berg & C.N.Gonç
- Adenochilus
- Adenoncos
- Adrorhizon
- Aerangis
- Aeranthes
- Aerides Lour. : Fox Brush Orchid
- Aganisia
- Aglossorrhyncha
- Agrostophyllum
- Alamania
- Alatiliparis : new genus with 2 species, discovered in Sumatra, Indonesia
- Altensteinia
- Amblyanthe
- Amblostoma Scheidw.
- Ambrella
- Amerorchis : Round-leaf Orchid
- Amesiella
- Amitostigma
- Amparoa
- Amphigena
- Anacamptis Rich.
- Anacheilium Withner & P.A.Harding
- ×Anaphorkis Bourdon, M.F.Bourdon & J.M.H.Shaw (Ansellia × Graphorkis)
- Anathallis
- Ancipitia
- Ancistrochilus Rolfe
- Ancistrorhynchus
- ×Andreettara J.M.H.Shaw (Cochlioda × Miltonia × Odontoglossum).
- Androcorys
- Angraecopsis
- Angraecum Bory
- Anguloa
- Ania
- Anoectochilus : Jeweled Orchid
- Ansellia Lindl.
- Anteriorchis (synonym of Anacamptis)
- Anthogonium
- Anthosiphon
- Antilla
- Antillanorchis
- Aorchis
- Aphyllorchis
- Aplectrum Nuttall : Adam and Eve
- Apoda-prorepentia
- Aporostylis
- Aporum
- Apostasia Blume
- Appendicula
- Aracamunia
- Arachnis Blume
- Arachnites
- Archineottia
- Areldia
- Arethusa : Dragon's Mouth
- Armodorum
- Arnottia
- Arpophyllum
- Arthrochilus
- Artorima
- Arundina Blume : Bamboo Orchid
- Ascidieria
- Ascocentrum
- Ascochilopsis
- Ascochilus
- Ascoglossum
- Ascolabium
- Aspasia
- Aspidogyne
- Atopoglossum
- Aulosepalum
- Auxopus
B
- ×Baptikoa J.M.H.Shaw (Baptistonia × Zelenkoa).
- Baptistonia Barb.Rodr.
- Barbosella
- Barbrodria
- Barkeria
- Barlia
- Bartholina
- Basigyne
- Basiphyllaea : Crab Orchid
- Baskervilla
- Batemannia
- Beclardia
- Beloglottis
- Benthamia
- Benzingia
- Biermannia
- Bifrenaria Lindl.
- Binotia
- Bipinnula
- Bletia Ruiz and Pavon : Pine-pink
- Bletilla Rchb.F. : Urn orchid
- Bogoria
- Bolbidium
- Bollea Rchb.F.
- Bolusiella
- Bonatea Willd.
- Bonniera
- Brachionidium : Cup Orchid
- Brachtia
- Brachycorythis Lindl.
- Brachypeza
- Brachystele
- Bracisepalum
- Braemia
- Brassavola R.Br. : Daddy-long-legs
- Brassia : Cricket orchid
- Brenesia
- Briegeria
- Bromheadia
- Broughtonia R.Br.
- Brownleea
- Buchtienia
- Bulbophyllum Thouars : Rat-tail orchid
- Bulleyia
- Burnettia
- Burnsbaloghia
C
- Calanthe R.Br.
- Caleana R.Br.
- Callostylis
- Calochilus R.Br. : Bearded Orchids
- Calopogon R.Br. : Grasspink
- Caluera
- Calymmanthera
- Calypso Salisb. : Fairy-slipper Orchid
- Calyptrochilum
- Campanulorchis
- Campylocentrum : Bent-spur Orchid
- Capanemia
- Cardiochilus
- Catasetum
- ×Catcylaelia J.M.H.Shaw (Cattleya × Encyclia × Laelia)
- Cattleya Lindl.
- Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase
- Cattleyopsis Lemaire
- ×Catyclia J.M.H.Shaw (Cattleya × Encyclia)
- Caucaea
- Caularthron Raf.
- ×Caultonia Griffits & J.M.H.Shaw (Broughtonia × Caularthron)
- Centroglossa
- Centrostigma Schltr.
- Cephalanthera Rich.: Some helleborines, Phantom orchid
- Cephalantheropsis
- Ceraia
- Ceratandra
- Ceratocentron
- Ceratochilus
- Ceratostylis Blume
- ×Chadwickara G.Monnier & J.M.H.Shaw (Pabstia × Zygopetalum × Zygosepalum)
- Chamaeangis
- Chamaeanthus
- Chamaegastrodia
- Chamelophyton
- Chamorchis
- Changnienia
- Chaseella
- Chaubardia
- Chaubardiella
- Chauliodon
- Cheiradenia
- Cheirostylis
- Chelonistele
- Chelyorchis
- ×Chelyopsis J.M.H.Shaw (Psychopsis Raf. × Chelyorchis Dressler & N.H.Williams).
- Chiloglottis R.Br.
- Chilopogon
- Chiloschista Lindl.
- Chiloterus
- Chitonanthera
- Chitonochilus
- Chloraea
- Chondradenia
- Chondrorhyncha Lindl.
- Chroniochilus
- Chrysocycnis
- Chrysoglossum
- Chusua
- Chysis Lindl.
- Chytroglossa
- Cirrhaea Lindl.
- Cirrhopetalum
- Cischweinfia
- Claderia
- Cleisocentron
- Cleisomeria
- Cleisostoma Blume
- Cleistes : Rosebud Orchid
- Clematepistephium
- Clowesia Lindl.
- Coccineorchis
- Cochleanthes Raf. : Fan-shape Orchid
- Cochlioda Lindl.
- Cocleorchis
- Codonorchis
- Codonosiphon
- Coelia Lindl.
- Coeliopsis
- Coeloglossum : Frog Orchid
- Coelogyne Lindl.
- Coilochilus
- Coilostylis Withner & P.A.Harding
- Collabium
- Colombiana
- Comparettia Poepp. & Endl. : Snail Orchid
- ×Compelenzia (Comparettia × Rodriguezia × Zelenkoa)
- Comperia
- ×Comptoglossum (Himantoglossum Spreng. × Comperia K.Koch)
- Conchidium
- Condylago Leur
- Constantia
- Corallorrhiza (Haller) Chatelaine : Coral Root
- Cordiglottis
- Corunastylis
- Coryanthes Hook. : Bucket Orchids
- Corybas Salisb.
- Corycium
- Corymborkis : Crow orchid
- Corysanthes
- Cottonia
- Cotylolabium
- Cranichis : Helmet orchid
- Cremastra
- Cribbia
- Crocodeilanthe
- Crossoglossa
- Cryptarrhena
- Cryptocentrum
- Cryptochilus
- Cryptopus
- Cryptopylos
- Cryptostylis R.Br.
- Cucumeria
- Cuitlauzina
- Cyanaeorchis
- Cyanicula
- ×Cyanthera
- Cybebus
- Cyclopogon : Ladies'-tresses
- Cycnoches Lindl. : Swan Orchids
- Cylindrolobus
- Cymbidiella Rolfe
- Cymbidium Sw.
- Cymboglossum
- Cynorkis Thouars
- Cyphochilus
- Cypholoron
- Cypripedium L. : Lady's Slipper
- Cyrtidiorchis
- Cyrtochilum
- Cyrtopodium R.Br. : Cow-horn Orchid
- Cyrtorchis Schltr.
- Cyrtosia
- Cyrtostylis
- Cystorchis
D
- Dactylorchis
- Dactylorhiza : Key Flower
- Dactylorhynchus
- Dactylostalix
- Degranvillea
- Deiregyne
- Demorchis
- Dendrobium
- Dendrochilum
- Dendrophylax
- Devogelia
- Diadenium
- Diaphananthe
- Diceratostele
- Dicerostylis
- Dichaea : Leafystem Orchid, Leaf-stem Orchid
- Dichromanthus
- Dickasonia
- Dictyophyllaria
- Didactylus
- Didiciea
- Didymoplexiella
- Didymoplexis
- Diglyphosa
- Dignathe
- Dilochia
- Dilochiopsis
- Dilomilis : Parrot-beak Orchid
- Dimerandra
- Dimorphorchis
- Dinema
- Dinklageella
- Diothonea
- Diphylax
- Diplandrorchis
- Diplocaulobium
- Diplocentrum
- Diplolabellum
- Diplomeris
- Diploprora
- Dipodium
- Dipteranthus
- Dipterostele
- Disa
- Discyphus
- Disperis
- Disticholiparis Marg. & Szlach
- Distylodon
- Diteilis
- Dithyridanthus
- Diuris
- Dockrillia Briegar, 1981
- Dodsonia
- Dolichocentrum
- Domingoa : Mona
- Doritis
- Doritaenopsis'
- Dossinia
- Dracontia
- Dracula
- Drakaea
- Dresslerella
- Dressleria
- Dryadella
- Dryadorchis
- Drymoanthus
- Drymoda
- Duckeella
- Dunstervillea
- Dyakia
E
- Earina
- Eggelingia
- Eleorchis
- Elleanthus : Tiger Orchid, Praying-virgin
- Elongatia
- Eloyella
- Eltroplectris : Long-claw Orchid
- Elythranthera
- Embreea
- Empusa
- Empusella (Luer) Luer
- Encyclia Hook. : Butterfly Orchid
- Entomophobia
- Eparmatostigma
- Ephippianthus
- Epibator Luer
- Epiblastus
- Epiblema
- Epicranthes
- Epidanthus
- Epidendrum : Star Orchid
- Epigeneium
- Epilyna
- Epipactis : Helleborine
- Epipogium
- Epistephium
- Eria
- Eriaxis
- Ericksonella
- Eriochilus
- Eriodes
- Eriopexis
- Eriopsis
- Erycina
- Erythrodes : False Helmet Orchis
- Erythrorchis
- Esmeralda
- Euanthe
- Eucosia
- Eulophia : Wild Coco
- Eulophiella
- Euphlebium
- Euryblema Dressler (2005)
- Eurycaulis
- Eurycentrum
- Eurychone
- Eurystyles : Custard Orchid
- Evotella
F
G
- Galeandra : Hooded Orchid
- Galearis : Showy Orchid
- Galeola
- Galeottia
- Galeottiella
- Garaya
- Gastrochilus
- Gastrodia
- Gastrorchis
- Gavilea
- Geesinkorchis
- Gennaria
- Genoplesium
- Genyorchis
- Geoblasta
- Geodorum
- Glomera
- Glossodia
- Glossorhyncha
- Gomesa
- Gomphichis
- Gonatostylis
- Gongora
- Goniochilus
- Goodyera : Rattlesnake Plantain
- Govenia : Govenia
- Gracielanthus
- Grammangis
- Grammatophyllum
- Graphorkis Thou.
- Grastidium
- Greenwoodia
- Grobya
- Grosourdya
- Guarianthe Dressler & W.E.Higgins
- Gularia
- Gunnarella
- Gunnarorchis
- Gymnadenia : Fragrant Orchid
- Gymnadeniopsis
- Gymnochilus
- Gynoglottis
H
- Habenaria : Bog Orchid, False Rein Orchid
- Hagsatera
- Hammarbya
- Hancockia
- Hapalochilus
- Hapalorchis
- Haraella
- Harrisella : Airplant Orchid
- Hederorkis
- Helcia
- Helleriella : Dotted Orchid
- Helonoma
- Hemipilia
- Herminium
- Herpetophytum
- Herpysma
- Herschelianthe
- Hetaeria
- Heterozeuxine
- Hexalectris : Crested Coralroot
- Hexisea
- Himantoglossum
- Hintonella
- Hippeophyllum
- Hirtzia
- Hispaniella
- Hoehneella
- Hoffmannseggella
- Hofmeisterella
- Holcoglossum
- Holopogon
- Holothrix
- Homalopetalum
- Horichia
- Hormidium
- Horvatia
- Houlletia
- Huntleya
- Huttonaea
- Hybochilus
- Hydrorchis
- Hygrochilus
- Hylophila
- Hymenorchis
I
- Imerinaea
- Imerinorchis Szlach (2005)
- Inobulbon
- Ione
- Ionopsis : Violet Orchid
- Ipsea
- Isabelia
- Ischnocentrum
- Ischnogyne
- Isochilus : Equal-lip Orchid
- Isotria : Fiveleaf Orchid
- Ixyophora Dressler (2005)
J
- Jacquiniella : Tufted Orchid
- Jejosephia
- Jonesiopsis
- Jostia
- Jumellea
K
- Kalimpongia
- Kaurorchis
- Kefersteinia
- Kegeliella
- Kerigomnia
- Kinetochilus
- Kingidium
- Kionophyton
- Koellensteinia : Grass-leaf Orchid
- Konantzia
- Kraenzlinella
- Kreodanthus
- Kryptostoma
- Kuhlhasseltia
L
- Lacaena
- Laelia Lindl.
- Laeliocattleya
- Laeliopsis
- Lanium
- Lankesterella
- Leaoa
- Lecanorchis
- Lemboglossum
- Lemurella
- Lemurorchis
- Leochilus : Smooth-lip Orchid
- Lepanthes : Babyboot Orchid
- Lepanthopsis : Tiny Orchid
- Lepidogyne
- Leporella
- Leptotes
- Lesliea
- Leucohyle
- Ligeophila
- Limodorum
- Lindleyalis
- Liparis : Wide-lip Orchid
- Listera : Twayblade
- Listrostachys
- Lockhartia
- Loefgrenianthus
- Ludisia : Jewel Orchid
- Lueddemannia
- Luisia
- Lycaste : Bee Orchid
- Lycomormium
- Lyperanthus
- Lyroglossa
M
- Macodes
- Macradenia : Long-gland Orchid
- Macroclinium
- Macropodanthus
- Madisonania
- Malaxis : Adder's-mouth Orchis
- Malleola
- Manniella
- Margelliantha
- Masdevallia
- Mastigion
- Maxillaria : Tiger Orchid, Flame Orchid
- Mecopodum
- Mediocalcar
- Megalorchis
- Megalotus
- Megastylis
- Meiracyllium
- Meliorchis : (In 2007, the 20 million year old pollinia of Meliorchis caribea were found on the back of a worker bee trapped in amber.) [1]
- Mendoncella
- Mesadenella
- Mesadenus : Ladies'-tresses
- Mesoglossum
- Mesospinidium
- Mexicoa
- Microchilus
- Microcoelia
- Micropera
- Microphytanthe
- Microsaccus
- Microtatorchis
- Microthelys
- Microtis
- Miltonia Lindl. : Pansy Orchid
- Miltoniopsis
- Mischobulbum
- Mixis
- Mobilabium
- Moerenhoutia
- Monadenia
- Monanthos
- Monomeria
- Monophyllorchis
- Monosepalum
- Mormodes
- Mormolyca
- Mycaranthes
- Myoxanthus
- Myrmechila D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem (2005)
- Myrmechis
- Myrmecophila
- Myrosmodes
- Mystacidium
N
- Nabaluia
- Nageliella
- Neobathiea
- Neobenthamia
- Neobolusia
- Neoclemensia
- Neocogniauxia
- Neodryas
- Neoescobaria
- Neofinetia
- Neogardneria
- Neogyna
- Neomoorea
- Neotinea
- Neottia
- Neottianthe
- Neowilliamsia
- Nephelaphyllum
- Nephrangis
- Nervilia
- Neuwiedia
- Nidema : Fairy Orchid
- Nigritella
- Nothodoritis
- Nothostele
- Notylia
O
- Oberonia
- Octarrhena
- Octomeria
- Odontochilus
- Odontoglossum Kunth
- Odontorrhynchus
- Oeceoclades : Monk Orchid
- Oeonia
- Oeoniella
- Oerstedella
- Oestlundorchis
- Olgasis
- Oligochaetochilus
- Oligophyton
- Oliveriana
- Omoea
- Oncidium : Dancing-lady Orchid
- Ophidion
- Ophrys : Ophrys
- Orchipedum
- Orchis : Orchis
- Oreorchis
- Orestias
- Orleanesia
- Ornithocephalus
- Ornithochilus
- Ornithophora
- Orthoceras
- Osmoglossum
- Ossiculum
- Osyricera
- Otochilus
- Otoglossum
- Otostylis
P
