This is a 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 regularly with the changes published in the Orchid Research Newsletter which is published twice a year by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The most up to date list of accepted genera, natural nothogenera, species and natural nothospecies with their synonyms can be found on the World Checklist of Selected Plants Families Search Page and Plants of the World Online published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This list is reflected on Wikispecies Orchidaceae and the new eMonocot website Orchidaceae Juss.

This taxonomy undergoes constant change, mainly through evidence from DNA study. Orchids were traditionally defined by morphological similarity (structure of their flowers and other parts). However, recent changes to nomenclature have been driven primarily by DNA studies and also by re-examination of herbarium specimens. This has led to a reduction of genera and species as well as re-circumscription of subfamilies, tribes and subtribes. Orchid taxonomy is still being revised and each year about another 150 new species are being discovered. The list of genera alone currently stands just short of 1000 entries<!--- 973 --->.

From a cladistic point of view, the orchid family is considered to be monophyletic, 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:

  • Apostasioideae (two genera, Neuwiedia and Apostasia)
  • Cypripedioideae (five genera: Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium
  • Epidendroideae (has 15,000 species in 576 genera)
  • Orchidoideae (7 tribes and 3,630 species; has 2 subclades with tribes Orchideae and Diseae then the other has tribes Cranichideae, Chloraeeae and Diurideae)
  • Vanilloideae (15 genera and about 180 species: Tribe Pogonieae (77 species; Cleistes, Cleistesiopsis, Duckeella, Isotria, and Pogonia) also Tribe Vanilleae (with 172 species; Clematepistephium, Cyrtosia, Epistephium, Eriaxis, Erythrorchis, Galeola, Lecanorchis, Pseudovanilla and Vanilla)

Genera

As of July 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts 693 genera and several inter-generic hybrids.

A

thumb|right|100px|Aerides lawrenciae

thumb|right|100px| Ancistrochilus rothschildianus

thumb|right|100px|Ansellia africana

thumb|right|100px|Ascocentrum miniatum

  • Aa
  • Acampe
  • Acanthophippium
  • Achlydosa
  • Acianthera
  • Acianthus
  • Acineta
  • Acriopsis
  • Acrorchis
  • Adamantinia
  • Adenochilus
  • Adenoncos
  • Adrorhizon
  • Aenhenrya
  • Aerangis
  • Aeranthes
  • Aerides – fox brush orchid
  • Aeridostachya
  • Aetheorhyncha
  • Afropectinariella
  • Aganisia
  • Aglossorrhyncha
  • Agrostophyllum
  • Alamania
  • Alatiliparis
  • Altensteinia
  • Ambrella
  • Amesiella
  • Amoana
  • × Anacamptiplatanthera (Anacamptis × Platanthera)
  • Anacamptis
  • × Anacamptorchis (Anacamptis × Orchis)
  • Anathallis
  • Ancistrochilus
  • Ancistrorhynchus
  • Andinia
  • Andreettaea
  • Angraecopsis
  • Angraecum
  • Anguloa
  • Ania
  • Anoectochilus – jeweled orchid
  • Ansellia
  • Anthogonium
  • Aphyllorchis
  • Aplectrum – Adam and Eve
  • Aporostylis
  • Apostasia
  • Appendicula
  • Aracamunia
  • Arachnis
  • Archivea
  • Arethusa – dragon's mouth
  • Arpophyllum
  • Arthrochilus
  • Artorima
  • Arundina – bamboo orchid
  • Aspasia
  • Aulosepalum
  • Auxopus

B

thumb|right|100px|Barkeria spectabilis

thumb|right|100px|Barkeria shoemakeri

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thumb|right|100px|Brassia girouldiana

thumb|right|100px|Brassia maculata

  • Bambuseria
  • Barbosella
  • Barkeria
  • Bartholina – synonym of Holothrix
  • Basiphyllaea – synonym of Bletia – crab orchid
  • Baskervilla
  • Batemannia
  • Beclardia
  • Beloglottis
  • × Bensteinia (Benzingia × Kefersteinia)
  • Benthamia
  • Benzingia
  • Bhutanthera – synonym of Herminium
  • Bidoupia
  • Biermannia
  • Bifrenaria
  • Bipinnula
  • Bletia – pine-pink
  • Bletilla – urn orchid
  • Bogoria
  • Bolusiella
  • Bonatea
  • Brachionidium – cup orchid
  • Brachycorythis
  • Brachypeza
  • Brachystele
  • Braemia
  • Brassavola – daddy-long-legs
  • Brassia – cricket orchid
  • × Brassocattleya (Brassavola × Cattleya)
  • Bromheadia
  • Broughtonia
  • Brownleea
  • Bryobium
  • Buchtienia
  • Bulbophyllum – rat-tail orchid
  • Burnettia

C

thumb|right|100px|Calanthe triplicata

thumb|right|100px|Chysis bractescens

thumb|right|100px|Chloraea crispa

thumb|right|100px|Cochleanthes amazonica

thumb|right|100px|Coelogyne cristata

thumb|right|100px|Coelogyne tomentosa

thumb|right|100px|Coelogyne speciosa

thumb|right|100px|Comparettia macroplectrum

thumb|right|100px|Comparettia speciosa

thumb|right|100px|Cycnoches peruviana

thumb|right|100px|Cymbidiella pardalina

thumb|right|100px|Cypripedium acaule

  • Caladenia
  • Calanthe
  • Caleana
  • Callostylis
  • Calochilus – bearded orchids
  • Calopogon – grasspink
  • Caluera
  • Calymmanthera
  • Calypso – fairy-slipper orchid
  • Calyptrochilum
  • Campanulorchis
  • Campylocentrum – bent-spur orchid
  • Capanemia
  • Cardiochilos
  • Catasetum
  • Cattleya
  • × Cattlianthe (Cattleya × Guarianthe)
  • × Catyclia (Cattleya × Encyclia)
  • Caucaea
  • Caularthron
  • Centrostigma
  • Cephalanthera – some helleborines, phantom orchid
  • × Cephalopactis (Cephalanthera × Epipactis)
  • × Cephalorchis (Cephalanthera × Orchis)
  • Ceratandra
  • Ceratocentron
  • Ceratostylis
  • Chamaeanthus
  • Chamaegastrodia
  • Chamelophyton
  • × Chamodenia (Chamorchis × Gymnadenia)
  • Chamorchis
  • Changnienia
  • Chaubardia
  • Chaubardiella
  • Cheiradenia
  • Cheirostylis
  • Chelonistele – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Chiloglottis
  • Chiloschista
  • Chloraea
  • Chondrorhyncha
  • Chondroscaphe
  • Chroniochilus
  • Chrysoglossum
  • Chysis
  • Chytroglossa
  • Cirrhaea
  • Cischweinfia
  • Claderia
  • Cleisocentron
  • Cleisomeria
  • Cleisostoma
  • Cleisostomopsis
  • Cleistes
  • Cleistesiopsis – rosebud orchid
  • Clematepistephium
  • Clowesia
  • Coccineorchis
  • Cochleanthes – fan-shape orchid
  • × Cochlezella (Cochleanthes × Warczewiczella)
  • Codonorchis
  • Coelia
  • Coeliopsis
  • Coelogyne
  • Coenoemersa
  • Coilochilus
  • Collabium
  • Comparettia – snail orchid
  • Constantia
  • Cooktownia
  • Corallorhiza – coral root
  • Coryanthes – bucket orchids
  • Corybas
  • Corycium
  • Corymborkis – crow orchid
  • Cottonia
  • Cotylolabium
  • Cranichis – helmet orchid
  • Cremastra
  • Crepidium
  • Crossoglossa
  • Crossoliparis
  • Cryptarrhena
  • Cryptochilus
  • Cryptopus
  • Cryptopylos – synonym of Macropodanthus
  • Cryptostylis
  • Cuitlauzina
  • Cyanaeorchis
  • Cyanicula – synonym of Caladenia
  • × Cyanthera (Cyanicula × Elythranthera)
  • Cybebus
  • Cyclopogon ladies'-tresses
  • Cycnoches – swan orchids
  • Cylindrolobus
  • Cymbidium
  • Cymbilabia
  • Cymboglossum
  • Cynorkis
  • Cypholoron
  • Cypripedium – lady's slipper
  • Cyrtochiloides
  • Cyrtochilum
  • Cyrtopodium – cow-horn orchid
  • Cyrtorchis <!-- CurtisBotMag20:213. -->
  • Cyrtosia
  • Cyrtostylis
  • Cystorchis

D

  • × Dactylanthera (Dactylorhiza × Platanthera)
  • × Dactylocamptis (Anacamptis × Dactylorhiza)
  • × Dactylodenia (Dactylorhiza × Gymnadenia)
  • Dactylorhiza – key flower
  • Dactylostalix
  • Daiotyla
  • Danhatchia
  • Danxiaorchis
  • Deceptor
  • Degranvillea
  • Deiregyne
  • Dendrobium
  • Dendrochilum – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Dendrolirium
  • Dendrophylax
  • Devogelia
  • Diaphananthe
  • Diceratostele
  • Dichaea – leafy-stem orchid, leaf-stem orchid
  • Dichromanthus
  • Dickasonia – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Didymoplexiella
  • Didymoplexiopsis
  • Didymoplexis
  • Dienia
  • Diglyphosa
  • Dilochia
  • Dilochiopsis
  • Dilomilis – parrot-beak orchid
  • Dimerandra
  • Dimorphorchis <!-- CurtisBotMag22:42. -->
  • Dinema
  • Dinklageella
  • Diodonopsis
  • Diplocentrum
  • Diplomeris
  • Diploprora
  • Dipodium
  • Disa
  • Discyphus
  • Disperis
  • Diuris
  • Domingoa – Mona
  • Dossinia
  • Dracomonticola
  • Draconanthes
  • Dracula
  • Drakaea
  • Dresslerella
  • Dressleria
  • Dryadella
  • Dryadorchis
  • Drymoanthus
  • Duckeella
  • Dunstervillea
  • Dyakia

E

thumb|right|100px|Epidendrum radicans

thumb|right|100px|Eria stricta

thumb|right|100px|Vanda sanderiana (syn. Euanthe sanderiana)

  • Earina
  • Echinorhyncha
  • Echinosepala
  • Eclecticus
  • Eggelingia
  • Eleorchis
  • Elleanthus – tiger orchid, praying-virgin
  • Eloyella – synonym of Dunstervillea
  • Eltroplectris – long-claw orchid
  • Elythranthera – synonym of Caladenia
  • Embreea
  • Encyclia – butterfly orchid
  • Entomophobia – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Ephippianthus
  • Epiblastus
  • Epiblema
  • Epidendrum – star orchid
  • Epipactis – helleborine
  • Epipogium
  • Epistephium
  • Erasanthe
  • Eria
  • Eriaxis
  • Eriochilus
  • Eriodes
  • Eriopsis
  • Erycina
  • Erythrodes – false helmet orchids
  • Erythrorchis
  • Espinhassoa
  • Eulophia – Wildcoco
  • Euryblema
  • Eurycentrum
  • Eurychone
  • Eurystyles – custard orchid
  • Evotella

F

  • Fernandezia
  • Frondaria
  • Fuertesiella
  • Funkiella

G

thumb|right|100px|Gastrochilus japonicus

thumb|right|100px|Gomesa crispa

thumb|right|100px|Gomesa recurva

  • Galeandra – hooded orchid
  • Galearis – showy orchid
  • Galeoglossum
  • Galeola
  • Galeottia
  • Galeottiella
  • Gastrochilus
  • Gastrodia
  • Gavilea
  • Gennaria
  • Genoplesium
  • Geodorum – synonym of Eulophia
  • Glomera
  • Glossodia – synonym of Caladenia
  • Gomesa
  • Gomphichis
  • Gonatostylis
  • Gongora
  • Goodyera – rattlesnake plantain
  • Govenia – govenia
  • Grammangis
  • Grammatophyllum
  • Grandiphyllum – synonym of Trichocentrum
  • Graphorkis
  • Gravendeelia
  • Greenwoodiella
  • Grobya
  • Grosourdya
  • Guanchezia – synonym of Bifrenaria
  • Guarianthe
  • Gunnarella – synonym of Bogoria
  • Gymnadenia – fragrant orchid
  • × Gymnanacamptis (Anacamptis × Gymnadenia)
  • × Gymnotraunsteinera (Gymnadenia × Traunsteinera)
  • × Gymplatanthera (Gymnadenia × Platanthera)
  • Gynoglottis – synonym of Coelogyne

H

thumb|right|100px|Haraella retrocalla

  • Habenaria – bog orchid, false rein orchid
  • Hagsatera
  • Halleorchis
  • Hammarbya
  • Hancockia
  • Hapalorchis
  • Hederorkis
  • Helleriella – dotted orchid
  • Helonoma
  • Hemipilia
  • Herminium
  • Herpysma
  • Hetaeria
  • Hexalectris – crested coralroot – synonym of Bletia
  • Himantoglossum
  • Hintonella
  • Hippeophyllum – synonym of Oberonia
  • Hoehneella
  • Hofmeisterella
  • Holcoglossum
  • × Holcosia (Holcoglossum × Luisia)
  • Holothrix
  • Homalopetalum
  • Horichia
  • Horvatia – synonym of Bifrenaria
  • Houlletia
  • Hsenhsua
  • Huntleya
  • Huttonaea
  • Hylophila
  • Hymenorchis

I

  • Ida
  • Imerinaea
  • Ionopsis – violet orchid
  • Ipsea
  • Isabelia
  • Ischnogyne – synonym Coelogyne
  • Isochilus – equal-lip orchid
  • Isotria – fiveleaf orchid
  • Ixyophora

J

  • Jacquiniella – tufted orchid
  • Jejewoodia
  • Jumellea

K

  • Karma
  • Kefersteinia
  • Kegeliella
  • Kionophyton
  • Kipandiorchis
  • Koellensteinia – grass-leaf orchid
  • Kraenzlinella – synonym of Acianthera
  • Kuhlhasseltia – synonym of Odontochilus
  • Kylicanthe

L

thumb|right|100px|Leptotes bicolor

thumb|right|100px|Ludisia discolor

thumb|right|100px|Lycaste Cassiopeia (a cultivar)

  • Lacaena
  • Laelia
  • × Laeliocattleya (Cattleya × Laelia)
  • Lankesterella
  • Lankesteriana
  • Lecanorchis
  • Lemurella
  • Lemurorchis
  • Leochilus – smooth-lip orchid
  • Lepanthes – babyboot orchid
  • Lepanthopsis – tiny orchid
  • Lepidogyne
  • Leporella
  • Leptoceras
  • Leptotes
  • Limodorum
  • Liparis – wide-lip orchid
  • Listrostachys
  • Lockhartia
  • Loefgrenianthus
  • Ludisia – jewel orchid
  • Lueckelia
  • Lueddemannia
  • Luisia
  • × Lycamerlycaste (Lycaste × Sudamerlycaste)
  • Lycaste – bee orchid
  • × Lycida (Ida × Lycaste)
  • Lycomormium
  • Lyperanthus
  • Lyroglossa

M

thumb|right|100px|Macodes lowii

thumb|right|100px|Macodes petola

thumb|right|100px|Maxillaria cucullata

thumb|right|100px|Maxillaria picta

thumb|right|100px|Mexicoa ghiesbrechtiana

thumb|right|100px|Oncidium schroederianum

  • Macodes
  • Macradenia – long-gland orchid
  • Macroclinium
  • Macropodanthus
  • Madisonia
  • Malaxis – adder's mouth orchid
  • Manniella
  • Masdevallia
  • Maxillaria – tiger orchid, flame orchid
  • Mediocalcar
  • Megalorchis
  • Megastylis
  • Meiracyllium
  • †Meliorchis extinct, 80-million-year-old orchid
  • Mengzia
  • Mesadenella
  • Mesadenus – ladies'-tresses
  • Mexipedium
  • Microchilus
  • Microcoelia
  • Microepidendrum
  • Micropera
  • Microsaccus
  • Microthelys
  • Microtis
  • Miltonia
  • × Miltonidium (Miltonia × Oncidium)
  • Miltoniopsis -pansy orchid
  • Mobilabium
  • Monophyllorchis
  • Mormodes
  • Mycaranthes
  • Myoxanthus
  • Myrmechis – synonym of Odontochilus
  • × Myrmecolaelia (Laelia × Myrmecophila)
  • Myrmecophila
  • Myrosmodes
  • Mystacidium

N

  • Nabaluia – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Nemaconia
  • Neobathiea
  • Neobolusia
  • Neocogniauxia
  • Neogardneria
  • Neogyna – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Neomoorea
  • × Neotinacamptis (Anacamptis × Neotinea)
  • × Neotinarhiza (Dactylorhiza × Neotinea)
  • Neotinea
  • Neottia
  • Nephelaphyllum
  • Nephrangis
  • Nervilia
  • Neuwiedia
  • Nidema – fairy orchid
  • Nohawilliamsia
  • Nothostele
  • Notylia
  • Notyliopsis

O

thumb|right|100px|Oerstedella centropetalla

thumb|right|100px|Oncidium noezlianum

thumb|right|100px|Ornithophora radicans

  • Oberonia
  • Oberonioides
  • Octarrhena
  • Octomeria
  • Odontochilus
  • Odontorrhynchus
  • Oeceoclades – synonym of Eulophia – monk orchid
  • Oeonia
  • Oeoniella
  • Oestlundia
  • Oligophyton
  • Oliveriana
  • Omoea
  • Oncidium – dancing-lady orchid
  • Ophidion
  • Ophioglossella
  • Ophrys – ophrys
  • Opilionanthe
  • × Orchidactylorhiza (Dactylorhiza × Orchis)
  • × Orchigymnadenia (Gymnadenia × Orchis)
  • × Orchimantoglossum (Himantoglossum × Orchis)
  • × Orchinea (Neotinea × Orchis)
  • Orchipedum
  • × Orchiplatanthera (Orchis × Platanthera)
  • Orchis – orchis
  • Oreorchis
  • Orestias
  • Orleanesia
  • Ornithocephalus
  • Orthoceras
  • Otochilus – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Otoglossum
  • Otostylis
  • Oxystophyllum

P

thumb|right|100px|Phaius tankervilleae

thumb|right|100px|Northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea)

thumb|right|100px|Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)

thumb|right|100px|Polystachya pubescens

thumb|right|100px|Prosthechea cochleata

thumb|right|100px|Prosthechea garciana

thumb|right|100px|Prosthechea radiata

  • Pabstia
  • Pabstiella
  • Pachites
  • Pachyplectron
  • Pachystoma
  • Palmorchis
  • Panisea – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Paphinia
  • Paphiopedilum – Venus' slipper
  • Papilionanthe
  • Papillilabium – synonym of Plectorrhiza
  • Papuaea
  • Paradisanthus
  • Paraphalaenopsis
  • Pecteilis
  • Pelatantheria
  • Pelexia – hachuela
  • Pendusalpinx
  • Pennilabium
  • Peristeranthus
  • Peristeria
  • Peristylus
  • Pescatoria
  • Phaius – nun's-hood orchid – synonym of Calanthe
  • Phalaenopsis – moth orchid
  • Pheladenia
  • Phloeophila
  • Pholidota – synonym of Coelogyne
  • Phragmipedium
  • Phragmorchis
  • Phreatia
  • Phymatidium
  • Physogyne
  • Pilophyllum
  • Pinalia
  • Piperia – rein orchid – synonym of Platanthera
  • Platanthera – fringed orchid, bog orchid
  • Platycoryne
  • Platylepis
  • Platyrhiza
  • Platystele
  • Plectorrhiza
  • Plectrelminthus
  • Plectrophora
  • Pleione
  • Pleurothallis – bonnet orchid
  • Pleurothallopsis
  • Plocoglottis
  • Poaephyllum
  • Podangis
  • Podochilus
  • Pogonia – snake-mouth orchid
  • Pogoniopsis
  • Polycycnis
  • Polyotidium
  • Polystachya
  • Pomatocalpa
  • Ponera
  • Ponthieva – shadow witch
  • Porpax
  • Porphyroglottis
  • Porphyrostachys
  • Porroglossum
  • Porrorhachis
  • Praecoxanthus
  • Prasophyllum
  • Prescottia – Prescott orchid
  • Pridgeonia
  • Promenaea
  • Prosthechea
  • × Pseudadenia (Gymnadenia × Pseudorchis)
  • Pseuderia
  • × Pseudinium (Herminium × Pseudorchis)
  • Pseudocentrum
  • Pseudogoodyera
  • Pseudolaelia
  • Pseudorchis
  • × Pseudorhiza (Dactylorhiza × Pseudorchis)
  • Pseudovanilla
  • Psilochilus – ragged-lip orchid
  • Psychilis – peacock orchid
  • Psychopsiella
  • Psychopsis – butterfly orchid
  • × Psytonia (Broughtonia × Psychilis)
  • Pterichis
  • Pteroceras
  • Pteroglossa
  • Pterostemma
  • Pterostylis
  • Pterygodium
  • Pupulinia
  • Pygmaeorchis
  • Pyrorchis

Q

  • Quechua
  • Quekettia
  • Quisqueya

R

thumb|right|100px|Rhyncholaelia glauca

thumb|right|100px|Rhynchostele bictoniensis

thumb|right|100px|Rhynchostele cordatum

thumb|right|100px|Rossioglossum ampliatum

  • Rangaeris
  • Rauhiella
  • Renanthera
  • Restrepia
  • Restrepiella
  • Rhaesteria – synonym of Rhipidoglossum
  • Rhinerrhiza
  • Rhipidoglossum
  • Rhizanthella
  • Rhomboda
  • Rhynchogyna
  • Rhyncholaelia
  • Rhynchostele
  • Rhynchostylis
  • Ridleyella
  • Rimacola
  • Risleya
  • Robiquetia
  • Rodriguezia
  • Roeperocharis
  • Rossioglossum
  • Rudolfiella – synonym of Bifrenaria

S

  • Saccolabiopsis
  • Saccolabium
  • Sacoila – terrestrial orchid
  • Sanderella
  • Santotomasia
  • Sarcanthopsis
  • Sarcochilus
  • Sarcoglottis
  • Sarcoglyphis
  • Sarcophyton
  • Satyrium
  • Saundersia – synonym of Trichocentrum
  • Sauroglossum
  • Scaphosepalum
  • Scaphyglottis – Malaysian orchid
  • Schiedeella
  • Schizochilus
  • Schlimia
  • Schoenorchis
  • Schuitemania
  • Schunkea
  • Scuticaria – synonym of Bifrenaria
  • Seegeriella
  • Seidenfadenia
  • Selenipedium
  • Serapias
  • × Serapicamptis (Anacamptis × Serapias)
  • × Serapirhiza (Dactylorhiza × Serapias)
  • Sertifera
  • Sievekingia
  • Silvorchis
  • Sirhookera
  • Sirindhornia
  • Skeptrostachys
  • Smithsonia
  • Smitinandia
  • Sobennikoffia
  • Sobralia
  • Solenangis
  • Solenidium
  • Solenocentrum
  • Soterosanthus
  • Sotoa
  • Spathoglottis – ground orchid
  • Specklinia
  • Sphyrarhynchus
  • Spiculaea

thumb|right|100px|Spiranthes romanzoffiana

  • Spiranthes ladies'-tresses
  • Stalkya
  • Stanhopea
  • Stelis – leach orchid
  • Stellamaris
  • Stenia
  • Stenoglottis
  • Stenoptera
  • Stenorrhynchos – ladies'-tresses
  • Stenotyla
  • Stereochilus
  • Stereosandra
  • Steveniella
  • Stichorkis
  • Stigmatodactylus
  • Strongyleria
  • Suarezia
  • Summerhayesia
  • Sutrina
  • Svenkoeltzia
  • Systeloglossum

T

  • Taeniophyllum
  • Taeniorrhiza – synonym of Microcoelia
  • Tainia
  • Tamayorkis
  • Taprobanea
  • Teagueia
  • Telipogon
  • Tetramicra – wallflower orchid
  • Teuscheria – synonym of Bifrenaria
  • Thaia
  • Thecopus
  • Thecostele
  • Thelasis
  • Thelymitra
  • Thelyschista
  • Thrixspermum
  • Thulinia
  • Thunia
  • Thuniopsis
  • Thysanoglossa
  • Tipularia – crippled-cranefly
  • Tolumnia – dancing-lady orchid, variegated orchid
  • Tomzanonia
  • Townsonia
  • Trachoma
  • Traunsteinera
  • Trevoria
  • Triceratorhynchus
  • Trichocentrum
  • Trichoceros
  • Trichoglottis
  • Trichopilia
  • Trichosalpinx – bonnet orchid
  • Trichotosia
  • Tridactyle
  • Triphora – noddingcaps
  • Trisetella
  • Trizeuxis
  • Tropidia – palm orchid
  • Tsaiorchis
  • Tuberolabium
  • Tylostigma

U

  • Uleiorchis
  • Uncifera

V

  • Vanda
  • × Vandoglossum (Holcoglossum × Vanda)
  • Vandopsis
  • Vanilla – vanilla
  • Vargasiella
  • Vasqueziella
  • Veyretella
  • Veyretia
  • Vitekorchis
  • Vrydagzynea

W

  • Waireia
  • Warczewiczella
  • Warrea
  • Warreella
  • Warreopsis
  • Wullschlaegelia – leafless orchid

X

  • Xerorchis
  • Xylobium

Y

  • Yoania
  • Ypsilopus

Z

  • Zelenkoa
  • Zeuxine – soldier's orchid
  • Zootrophion
  • Zygopetalum
  • Zygosepalum
  • Zygostates

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Image:Epidendrum-ibaguense.jpg|Epidendrum ibaguense

Image:Epidendrum-parkinsonianum.jpg|Epidendrum parkinsonianum

Image:Epidendrum-stamfordianum.jpg|Epidendrum stamfordianum

Image:Maxillaria-rufescens.jpg|Maxillaria rufescens

Image:Maxillaria-tenuifolia.jpg|Maxillaria tenuifolia

Image:Rhynchostlis-gigantea.jpg|Rhynchostlis gigantea

Image:Sarcochilus-harmannii.jpg|Sarcochilus hartmannii

Image:Schomburgkia-undulata.jpg|Schomburgkia undulata

Image:Spiranthes-magnicamporum.we.jpg|Late-flowering ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Image:Spiranthes-cernua1web.jpg|Nodding ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes cernua)

Image:Stenoglottis-longifolia.jpg|Stenoglottis longifolia

Image:Orchid-01-KayEss-1.jpeg|Moon orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis)

Image:Orchid-05-KayEss-1.jpeg|Dendrobium hybrid

Image:Cephalanthera rubra var alba Luxemburg.jpg|Phantom orchid (Cephalanthera rubra var. alba)

Image:Thrixspermum-saruwatarii.jpg|Thrixspermum saruwatarii

Image:Orchis-mascula.jpg|Early Purple orchid (Orchis mascula)

</gallery>

References

  • The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) (2000).
  • Dressler, R.L. (1993). Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family. Cambridge Univ. Press
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2006). Genera Orchidacearum 4. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2009). Genera Orchidacearum 5. Oxford Univ. Press
  • All recognized monocotiledons species (including Orchid family) - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Kew Botanic Garden - UK
  • Intergeneric orchid genus names (updated 11 Jan 2005)
  • List of orchid genera (updated 14 Jul 2004)
  • List of common names or [https://web.archive.org/web/20050212130422/http://www.mainelyprints.com/index_generate.htm?page=OrchidIndex.htm]
  • List of orchid hybrids - Royal Horticultural Society - UK
  • Orchid main page - eMonocot website