List of genera in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), according to The Families of Flowering Plants - L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz.
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.
From a cladistic point of view, the orchid family is considered a monophyly, i.e. the group incorporates all the taxa derived from an ancenstral group.
The taxonomy of the orchids is explained on the page Taxonomy of the Orchid family.
Subfamilies
There are five recognized subfamilies :
Genera
- Anthogonium
- Anthosiphon
- Antillanorchis
- Aorchis
- Aphyllorchis
- Aplectrum : Adam and Eve
- Aporostylis
- Aporum
- Apostasia
- Appendicula
- Aracamunia
- Arachnis
- Archineottia
- Arethusa : Dragon's Mouth
- Armodorum
- Arnottia
- Arpophyllum
- Arthrochilus
- Artorima
- Arundina : Bamboo Orchid
- Ascidieria
- Ascocentrum
- Ascochilopsis
- Ascochilus
- Ascoglossum
- Ascolabium
- Aspasia
- Aspidogyne
- Aulosepalum
- Auxopus
- Baptistonia
- Barbosella
- Barbrodria
- Barkeria
- Barlia
- Bartholina
- Basigyne
- Basiphyllaea : Crab Orchid
- Baskervilla
- Batemannia
- Beclardia
- Beloglottis
- Benthamia
- Benzingia
- Biermannia
- Bifrenaria
- Binotia
- Bipinnula
- Bletia : Pine-pink
- Bletilla : Urn orchid
- Bogoria
- Bolbidium
- Bollea
- Bolusiella
- Bonatea
- Bonniera
- Brachionidium : Cup Orchid
- Brachtia
- Brachycorythis
- Brachypeza
- Brachystele
- Bracisepalum
- Braemia
- Brassavola : Daddy-long-legs
- Brassia : Cricket orchid
- Briegeria
- Bromheadia
- Broughtonia
- Brownleea
- Buchtienia
- Bulbophyllum : Rat-tail orchid
- Bulleyia
- Burnettia
- Burnsbaloghia
- Cadetia
- Caladenia
- Calanthe
- Caleana
- Callostylis
- Calochilus
- Calopogon : Grasspink
- Caluera
- Calymmanthera
- Calypso : Fairy-slipper Orchid
- Calyptrochilum
- Campanulorchis
- Campylocentrum : Bent-spur Orchid
- Capanemia
- Cardiochilus
- Catasetum
- Cattleya
- Cattleyopsis
- Caucaea
- Caularthron
- Centroglossa
- Centrostigma
- Cephalanthera : Phantom orchid
- Cephalantheropsis
- Ceratandra
- Ceratocentron
- Ceratochilus
- Ceratostylis
- Chamaeangis
- Chamaeanthus
- Chamaegastrodia
- Chamelophyton
- Chamorchis
- Changnienia
- Chaseella
- Chaubardia
- Chaubardiella
- Chauliodon
- Cheiradenia
- Cheirostylis
- Chelonistele
- Chelyorchis
- Chiloglottis
- Chilopogon
- Chiloschista
- Chitonanthera
- Chitonochilus
- Chloraea
- Chondradenia
- Chondrorhyncha
- Chroniochilus
- Chrysocycnis
- Chrysoglossum
- Chusua
- Chysis
- Chytroglossa
- Cirrhaea
- Cirrhopetalum
- Cischweinfia
- Claderia
- Cleisocentron
- Cleisomeria
- Cleisostoma
- Cleistes : Rosebud Orchid
- Clematepistephium
- Clowesia
- Coccineorchis
- Cochleanthes : Fan-shape Orchid
- Cochlioda
- Cocleorchis
- Codonorchis
- Codonosiphon
- Coelia
- Coeliopsis
- Coeloglossum : Frog Orchid
- Coelogyne
- Coilochilus
- Collabium
- Comparettia : Snail Orchid
- Comperia
- Conchidium
- Condylago
- Constantia
- Corallorrhiza : Coralroot
- Cordiglottis
- Coryanthes
- Corybas
- Corycium
- Corymborkis : Crow orchid
- Corysanthes
- Cottonia
- Cotylolabium
- Cranichis : Helmet orchid
- Cremastra
- Cribbia
- Crossoglossa
- Cryptarrhena
- Cryptocentrum
- Cryptochilus
- Cryptopus
- Cryptopylos
- Cryptostylis
- Cuitlauzina
- Cyanaeorchis
- Cybebus
- Cyclopogon : Ladies'-tresses
- Cycnoches
- Cylindrolobus
- Cymbidiella
- Cymbidium
- Cymboglossum
- Cynorkis
- Cyphochilus
- Cypholoron
- Cypripedium : Lady's Slipper
- Cyrtidiorchis
- Cyrtopodium : Cow-horn Orchid
- Cyrtorchis
- Cyrtosia
- Cyrtostylis
- Cystorchis
- Dactylorhiza : Key Flower
- Dactylorhynchus
- Dactylostalix
- Degranvillea
- Deiregyne
- Dendrobium
- Dendrochilum
- Dendrophylax
- Diadenium
- Diaphananthe
- Diceratostele
- Dicerostylis
- Dichaea : Leafystem Orchid, Leaf-stem Orchid
- Dichromanthus
- Dickasonia
- Dictyophyllaria
- 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
- Distylodon
- Dithyridanthus
- Diuris
- Dockrillia
- Dodsonia
- Dolichocentrum
- Domingoa : Mona
- Doritis
- Dossinia
- Dracula
- Drakaea
- Dresslerella
- Dressleria
- Dryadella
- Dryadorchis
- Drymoanthus
- Drymoda
- Duckeella
- Dunstervillea
- Dyakia
- Earina
- Eggelingia
- Eleorchis
- Elleanthus : Tiger Orchid, Praying-virgin
- Eloyella
- Eltroplectris : Long-claw Orchid
- Elythranthera
- Embreea
- Encyclia : Butterfly Orchid
- Entomophobia
- Eparmatostigma
- Ephippianthus
- Epiblastus
- Epiblema
- Epicranthes
- Epidanthus
- Epidendrum : Star Orchid
- Epigeneium
- Epilyna
- Epipactis : Helleborine
- Epipogium
- Epistephium
- Eria
- Eriaxis
- Eriochilus
- Eriodes
- Eriopexis
- Eriopsis
- Erycina
- Erythrodes : False Helmet Orchis
- Erythrorchis
- Esmeralda
- Euanthe
- Eucosia
- Eulophia : Wild Coco
- Eulophiella
- Euphlebium
- Eurycentrum
- Eurychone
- Eurystyles : Custard Orchid
- Evotella
- Fernandezia
- Ferruminaria
- Fimbriella
- Flickingeria
- Frondaria
- Fuertesiella
- Funkiella
- 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
- Grastidium
- Greenwoodia
- Grobya
- Grosourdya
- Gularia
- Gunnarella
- Gunnarorchis
- Gymnadenia : Fragrant Orchid
- Gymnadeniopsis
- Gymnochilus
- Gynoglottis
- Habenaria : Bog Orchid, False Rein Orchid
- Hagsatera
- Hammarbya
- Hancockia
- Hapalochilus
- Hapalorchis
- 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
- Hofmeisterella
- Holcoglossum
- Holopogon
- Holothrix
- Homalopetalum
- Horichia
- Hormidium
- Horvatia
- Houlletia
- Huntleya
- Huttonaea
- Hybochilus
- Hygrochilus
- Hylophila
- Hymenorchis
- Imerinaea
- Inobulbon
- Ione
- Ionopsis : Violet Orchid
- Ipsea
- Isabelia
- Ischnocentrum
- Ischnogyne
- Isochilus : Equal-lip Orchid
- Isotria : Fiveleaf Orchid
- Jacquiniella : Tufted Orchid
- Jejosephia
- Jostia
- Jumellea
- Kalimpongia
- Kefersteinia
- Kegeliella
- Kerigomnia
- Kinetochilus
- Kingidium
- Kionophyton
- Koellensteinia : Grass-leaf Orchid
- Konantzia
- Kreodanthus
- Kryptostoma
- Kuhlhasseltia
- Lacaena
- Laelia
- 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
- Liparis : Whide-lip Orchid
- Listera : Twayblade
- Listrostachys
- Lockhartia
- Loefgrenianthus
- Ludisia
- Lueddemannia
- Luisia
- Lycaste : Bee Orchid
- Lycomormium
- Lyperanthus
- Lyroglossa
- Macodes
- Macradenia : Long-gland Orchid
- Macroclinium
- Macropodanthus
- Malaxis : Adder's-mouth Orchis
- Malleola
- Manniella
- Margelliantha
- Masdevallia
- Mastigion
- Maxillaria : Tiger Orchid, Flame Orchid
- Mediocalcar
- Megalorchis
- Megalotus
- Megastylis
- Meiracyllium
- Mendoncella
- Mesadenella
- Mesadenus : Ladies'-tresses
- Mesoglossum
- Mesospinidium
- Mexicoa
- Microcoelia
- Micropera
- Microphytanthe
- Microsaccus
- Microtatorchis
- Microthelys
- Microtis
- Miltonia : Pansy Orchid
- Miltoniopsis
- Mischobulbum
- Mobilabium
- Moerenhoutia
- Monadenia
- Monanthos
- Monomeria
- Monophyllorchis
- Monosepalum
- Mormodes
- Mormolyca
- Mycaranthes
- Myoxanthus
- Myrmechis
- Myrmecophila
- Myrosmodes
- Mystacidium
- 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
- Oberonia
- Octarrhena
- Octomeria
- Odontochilus
- Odontoglossum
- Odontorrhynchus
- Oeceoclades : Monk Orchid
- Oeonia
- Oeoniella
- Oerstedella
- Olgasis
- 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
- Pabstia
- Pachites
- Pachyphyllum
- Pachyplectron
- Pachystele
- Pachystoma
- Palmorchis
- Palumbina
- Panisea
- Pantlingia
- Paphinia
- Papilionanthe
- Papillilabium
- Paphiopedilum : Venus' Slipper
- Papperitzia
- Papuaea
- Paradisanthus
- Paraphalaenopsis
- Parapteroceras
- Pecteilis
- Pedilochilus
- Pedilonum
- Pelatantheria
- Pelexia : Hachuela
- Pennilabium
- Peristeranthus
- Peristeria
- Peristylus
- Pescatoria
- Phaius : Nun's-hood Orchid
- Phalaenopsis : Moth Orchid
- Pholidota
- Phragmorchis
- Phreatia
- Phymatidium
- Physoceras
- Physogyne
- Pilophyllum
- Pinelia
- Piperia : Rein Orchid
- Pityphyllum
- Platanthera : Fringed Orchid, Bog orchid
- Platycoryne
- Platyglottis
- Platylepis
- Platyrhiza
- Platystele
- Platythelys : Jug Orchid
- Plectorrhiza
- Plectrelminthus
- Plectrophora
- Pleione
- Pleurothallis : Bonnet Orchid
- Pleurothallopsis
- Plocoglottis
- Poaephyllum
- Podangis
- Podochilus
- Pogonia : Snake-mouth Orchid
- Pogoniopsis
- Polycycnis
- Polyotidium
- Polyradicion : Palmpolly
- Polystachya : Yellow-spike Orchid
- Pomatocalpa
- Ponera
- Ponerorchis
- Ponthieva : Shadow Witch
- Porolabium
- Porpax
- Porphyrodesme
- Porphyroglottis
- Porphyrostachys
- Porroglossum
- Porrorhachis
- Prasophyllum
- Prescottia : Prescott Orchid
- Pristiglottis
- Promenaea
- Prosthechea
- Protoceras
- Pseudacoridium
- Pseuderia
- Pseudocentrum
- Pseudocranichis
- Pseudoeurystyles
- Pseudogoodyera
- Pseudolaelia
- Pseudorchis
- Pseudovanilla
- Psilochilus : Ragged-lip Orchid
- Psychilis : Peacock Orchid
- Psychopsiella
- Psychopsis : Butterfly Orchid
- Psygmorchis
- Pterichis
- Pteroceras
- Pteroglossa
- Pteroglossaspis : Giant Orchid
- Pterostemma
- Pterostylis
- Pterygodium
- Pygmaeorchis
- Pyrorchis
- Quekettia
- Quisqueya
- Rangaeris
- Rauhiella
- Raycadenco
- Reichenbachanthus
- Renanthera
- Renantherella
- Restrepia
- Restrepiella
- Restrepiopsis
- Rhaesteria
- Rhamphorhynchus
- Rhinerrhiza
- Rhizanthella
- Rhynchogyna
- Rhyncholaelia
- Rhynchophreatia
- Rhynchostele
- Rhynchostylis
- Rhytionanthos
- Ridleyella
- Rimacola
- Risleya
- Robiquetia
- Rodriguezia
- Rodrigueziella
- Rodrigueziopsis
- Roeperocharis
- Rossioglossum
- Rudolfiella
- Rusbyella
- Saccoglossum
- Saccolabiopsis
- Saccolabium
- Sacoila
- Salpistele
- Sanderella
- Sarcanthopsis
- Sarcochilus
- Sarcoglottis
- Sarcoglyphis
- Sarcophyton
- Sarcostoma
- Satyridium
- Satyrium
- Saundersia
- Sauroglossum
- Scaphosepalum
- Scaphyglottis : Malaysian Orchid
- Scelochiloides
- Scelochilus
- Schiedeella
- Schistotylus
- Schizochilus
- Schizodium
- Schlimmia
- Schoenorchis
- Schomburgkia
- Schwartzkopffia
- Scuticaria
- Sedirea
- Seidenfadenia
- Sepalosiphon
- Serapias
- Sertifera
- Sievekingia
- Sigmatostalix
- Silvorchis
- Sinorchis
- Sirhookera
- Skeptrostachys
- Smithorchis
- Smithsonia
- Smitinandia
- Sobennikoffia
- Sobralia
- Solenangis
- Solenidiopsis
- Solenidium
- Solenocentrum
- Sophronitella
- Sophronitis
- Soterosanthus
- Spathoglottis : Ground Orchid
- Sphyrarhynchus
- Sphyrastylis
- Spiculaea
- Spiranthes : Ladies'-tresses
- Stalkya
- Stanhopea
- Staurochilus
- Stelis : Leach Orchid
- Stellilabium
- Stenia
- Stenocoryne
- Stenoglottis
- Stenoptera
- Stenorrhynchos : Ladies'-tresses
- Stephanothelys
- Stereochilus
- Stereosandra
- Steveniella
- Stictophyllum
- Stigmatosema
- Stolzia
- Suarezia
- Summerhayesia
- Sunipia
- Sutrina
- Svenkoeltzia
- Symphyglossum
- Synanthes
- Synarmosepalum
- Systeloglossum
- Taeniophyllum
- Taeniorrhiza
- Tainia
- Tangtsinia
- Tapeinoglossum
- Taprobanea
- Teagueia
- Telipogon
- Tetragamestus
- Tetramicra : Wallflower Orchid
- Teuscheria
- Thaia
- Thecopus
- Thecostele
- Thelasis
- Thelychiton
- Thelymitra
- Thelyschista
- Thrixspermum
- Thulinia
- Thunia
- Thysanoglossa
- Ticoglossum
- Tipularia : Crippled-cranefly
- Tolumnia : Dancing-lady Orchid, Variegated Orchid
- Townsonia
- Trachyrhizum
- Traunsteinera
- Trevoria
- Trias
- Triceratorhynchus
- Trichocentrum
- Trichoceros
- Trichoglottis
- Trichopilia
- Trichosalpinx : Bonnet Orchid
- Trichosma
- Trichotosia
- Tridactyle
- Trigonidium
- Triphora : Noddingcaps
- Trisetella
- Trizeuxis
- Tropidia : Palm Orchid
- Trudelia
- Tsaiorchis
- Tuberolabium
- Tubilabium
- Tulotis
- Tylostigma
- Uleiorchis
- Uncifera
- Urostachya
- Vanda
- Vandopsis
- Vanilla : Vanilla
- Vargasiella
- Vasqueziella
- Ventricularia
- Vesicisepalum
- Vexillabium
- Vrydagzynea
- Wallnoeferia
- Warmingia
- Warrea
- Warreella
- Warreopsis
- Warscaea
- Wullschlaegelia : Leafless Orchid
- Xenikophyton
- Xerorchis
- Xiphosium
- Xylobium
- Yoania
- Ypsilopus
- Zeuxine : Soldier's Orchid
- Zootrophion
- Zygopetalum
- Zygosepalum
- Zygostates
Reference
- 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
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