Orchidaceae
(THE ORCHID FAMILY)
Biota of North America Program
Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
see the U.S. Checklist for an updated version of this system
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996.
Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
The Biota of North America Program
of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996)
of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data,
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on
Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the
Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of data proofing and 'refining' data merger procedures).
Select a Genus name to query the database:
Amerorchis Hultén - ROUND-LEAF ORCHID
Aplectrum Torr. - ADAM-AND-EVE
Arethusa L. - DRAGON'S-MOUTH
Arundina Blume - BAMBOO ORCHID
Basiphyllaea Schlechter - CRAB ORCHID
Bletia Ruiz & Pavòn - PINE-PINK
Bletilla Reichenb. f. - URN ORCHID
Brassavola R. Br. ex Ait. f. - DADDY-LONG-LEGS
Brassia R. Br. ex Ait. f. - CRICKET ORCHID
Bulbophyllum Thouars - RAT-TAIL ORCHID
Calopogon R. Br. ex Ait. f. - GRASS-PINK
Calypso Salisb. - FAIRY-SLIPPER ORCHID
Cephalanthera L.C. Rich. - PHANTOM ORCHID
Cleistes L.C. Rich. ex Lindl. - ROSEBUD ORCHID
Coelia Lindl. - COELIA
Comparettia Poepp. & Endl. - SNAIL ORCHID
Cranichis Sw. - HELMET ORCHID
Cyrtopodium R. Br. ex Ait. f. - COW-HORN ORCHID
Dactylorhiza Neck. ex Nevski - KEYFLOWER
Dendrobium Sw. - LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY ORCHID
Dichaea Lindl. - LEAF-STEM ORCHID
Dilomilis Raf. - PARROT-BEAK ORCHID
Domingoa Schlechter - MONA
Elleanthus K. Presl - PRAYING-VIRGIN
Encyclia Hook. - BUTTERFLY ORCHID
Epipactis Zinn - HELLEBORINE
Erythrodes Blume - FALSE HELMET ORCHID
Eulophia R. Br. ex Lindl. - WILD COCO
Eurystyles Wawra - CUSTARD ORCHID
Galeandra Lindl. & F.A. Bayer - HOODED ORCHID
Galearis Raf. - SHOWY ORCHID
Goodyera R. Br. ex Ait. f. - RATTLESNAKE-PLANTAIN
Govenia Lindl. - GOVENIA
Gymnadenia R. Br. ex Ait. f. - FRAGRANT ORCHID
Habenaria Willd. - FALSE REIN ORCHID
Harrisella Fawcett & Rendle - AIRPLANT ORCHID
Helleriella A.D. Hawkes - DOTTED ORCHID
Hexalectris Raf. - CRESTED-CORALROOT
Ionopsis Kunth - VIOLET ORCHID
Isochilus R. Br. ex Ait. f. - EQUAL-LIP ORCHID
Isotria Raf. - FIVE-LEAF ORCHID
Jacquiniella Schlechter - TUFTED ORCHID
Koellensteinia Reichenb. f. - GRASS-LEAF ORCHID
Laeliopsis Lindl. & Paxton - KING ORCHID
Leochilus Kn. & Westc. - SMOOTH-LIP ORCHID
Lepanthes Sw. - BABYBOOT ORCHID
Liparis L.C. Rich. - WIDE-LIP ORCHID
Listera R. Br. ex Ait. f. - TWAYBLADE
Lycaste Lindl. - BEE ORCHID
Macradenia R. Br. - LONG-GLAND ORCHID
Malaxis Soland. ex Sw. - ADDER'S-MOUTH ORCHID
Maxillaria Ruiz & Pavòn - FLAME ORCHID AND TIGER ORCHID
Nidema Britt. & Millsp. - FAIRY ORCHID
Oncidium Sw. - DANCING-LADY ORCHID
Phaius Lour. - NUN'S-HOOD ORCHID
Piperia Rydb. - REIN ORCHID
Platanthera L.C. Rich. - BOG ORCHID, FRINGED ORCHID, AND FRINGELE
Pleurothallis R. Br. ex Ait. f. - BONNET ORCHID
Pogonia Juss. - SNAKE-MOUTH ORCHID
Polystachya Hook. - YELLOW-SPIKE ORCHID
Ponthieva R. Br. ex Ait. f. - SHADOW-WITCH
Prescotia Lindl. - PRESCOTT ORCHID
Psilochilus Barb. Rodr. - RAGGED-LIP ORCHID
Psychilis Raf. - PEACOCK ORCHID
Restrepiella Garay & Dunsterville - SNAKE ORCHID
Scaphyglottis Poepp. & Endl. - MALAYSIAN ORCHID
Spiranthes L.C. Rich. - LADIES'-TRESSES
Stelis Sw. - LEACH ORCHID
Tetramicra Lindl. - WALLFLOWER ORCHID
Tipularia Nutt. - CRIPPLED-CRANEFLY
Tolumnia G.J. Braem - VARIEGATED ORCHID
Triphora Nutt. - NODDINGCAPS
Tropidia Lindl. - PALM ORCHID
Vanilla P. Mill. - VANILLA
Wullschlaegelia Reichenb. f. - LEAFLESS ORCHID
Xylobium Lindl. - GOAT-MOUTH ORCHID
Zeuxine Lindl. - SOLDIER'S ORCHID
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All distribution/diversity mapping used by this system was developed by Erich Schneider of the
Texas A&M Center for the Study of Digital Libraries. Last updated on: 10/20/98