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Genera

Genera for Family = Orchidaceae
127 records returned

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Symbol	Scientific Name	Common Name
AMERO	Amerorchis Hultén	amerorchis
ANOEC	Anoectochilus Blume	anoectochilus
APLEC	Aplectrum Torr.	Adam and Eve
ARETH	Arethusa L.	dragon's mouth
ARUND	Arundina Blume	bamboo orchid
BASIP	Basiphyllaea Schltr.	basiphyllaea
BELOG	Beloglottis Schltr.
BLETI	Bletia Ruiz & Pav.	bletia
BLETI2	Bletilla Rchb. f.	bletilla
BRACH4	Brachionidium Lindl.	cup orchid
BRASS3	Brassavola R. Br.	brassavola
BRASS4	Brassia R. Br.	brassia
BROUG	Broughtonia R. Br.	broughtonia
BULBO2	Bulbophyllum Thouars	bulbophyllum
CAELO2	Caelogyne Lindl.	caelogyne
CALAN3	Calanthe R. Br.
CALOP2	Calopogon R. Br.	grasspink
CALYP	Calypso Salisb.	fairy slipper
CAMPY2	Campylocentrum Benth.	bentspur orchid
CATAS2	Catasetum Rich. ex Kunth	catasetum
CATTL2	Cattleya Lindl.	cattleya
CAULA2	Caularthron Raf.
CEPHA3	Cephalanthera Rich.	cephalanthera
CLEIS	Cleistes Rich. ex Lindl.	rosebud orchid
COCHL2	Cochleanthes Raf.	cochleanthes
COMPA	Comparettia Poepp. & Endl.	comparettia
CORAL5	Corallorhiza Gagnebin, orth. cons.	coralroot
CORAL2	Corallorrhiza Gagnebin, orth. rej.
CORYM2	Corymborkis Thouars	crow orchid
CRANI	Cranichis Sw.	helmet orchid
CYCLO5	Cyclopogon C. Presl	ladies'-tresses
CYMBI	Cymbidium Sw.	cymbidium
CYPRI	Cypripedium L.	lady's slipper
CYRTO2	Cyrtopodium R. Br.	cyrtopodium
DACTY3	Dactylorhiza Neck. ex Nevski	keyflower
DEIRE	Deiregyne Schltr.
DENDR13	Dendrobium Sw.	dendrobium
DENDR15	Dendrophylax Rchb.
DICHA4	Dichaea Lindl.	leafystem orchid
DICHR3	Dichromanthus Garay
DIDYM3	Didymoplexis Griff.
DILOM	Dilomilis Raf.	dilomilis
DOMIN	Domingoa Schltr.	domingoa
ELLEA	Elleanthus C. Presl	tiger orchid
ELTRO	Eltroplectris Raf.	eltroplectris
ENCYC	Encyclia Hook.	butterfly orchid
EPIDE	Epidendrum L.	star orchid
EPIPA	Epipactis Zinn	helleborine
ERYTH2	Erythrodes Blume	false helmetorchid
EULOP	Eulophia R. Br. ex Lindl.	wild coco
EURYS2	Eurystyles Wawra	custard orchid
GALEA	Galeandra Lindl. & F.A. Bayer	hooded orchid
GALEA2	Galearis Raf.	galearis
GEODO	Geodorum Jacks.
GOODY	Goodyera R. Br.	rattlesnake plantain
GOVEN	Govenia Lindl.	govenia
GYMNA2	Gymnadenia R. Br.	gymnadenia
HABEN	Habenaria Willd.	bog orchid
HAPAL	Hapalorchis Schltr.	hapalorchis
HARRI	Harrisella Fawc. & Rendle	harrisella
HELLE2	Helleriella A.D. Hawkes	helleriella
HEXAL	Hexalectris Raf.	crested coralroot
IONOP2	Ionopsis Kunth	violet orchid
ISOCH	Isochilus R. Br.	isochilus
ISOTR	Isotria Raf.	fiveleaf orchid
JACQU3	Jacquiniella Schltr.	tufted orchid
KOELL	Koellensteinia Rchb. f.	koellensteinia
LAELI2	Laelia Lindl.	laelia
LEOCH	Leochilus Kn. & Westc.	leochilus
LEPAN	Lepanthes Sw.	babyboot orchid
LEPAN2	Lepanthopsis Ames	lepanthopsis
LIPAR	Liparis Rich.	widelip orchid
LISTE	Listera R. Br.	twayblade
LYCAS	Lycaste Lindl.	lycaste
MACRA	Macradenia R. Br.	macradenia
MALAX	Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.	adder's-mouth orchid
MASDE	Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav.	masdevallia
MAXIL	Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav.	tiger orchid
MESAD	Mesadenus Schltr.	ladies'-tresses
MILTO	Miltonia Lindl.	pansy orchid
NERVI	Nervilia Comm. ex Gaudich.
NIDEM	Nidema Britton & Millsp.	nidema
ODONT7	Odontoglossum H.B.	odontoglossum
OECEO	Oeceoclades Lindl.	monk orchid
ONCID	Oncidium Sw.	dancing-lady orchid
OPHRY	Ophrys L.	ophrys
ORCHI2	Orchis L.	orchis
PAPHI	Paphiopedilum Pfitzer	Venus' slipper
PELEX	Pelexia Poit. ex Lindl.	hachuela
PHAIU	Phaius Lour.	nun's-hood orchid
PHALA10	Phalaenopsis Blume	moth orchid
PIPER2	Piperia Rydb.	rein orchid
PLATA2	Platanthera Rich.	fringed orchid
PLATY7	Platythelys Garay	platythelys
PLEUR3	Pleurothallis R. Br.	bonnet orchid
POGON	Pogonia Juss.	pogonia
POLYS3	Polystachya Hook.	yellowspike orchid
PONTH	Ponthieva R. Br.	shadow witch
PRESC	Prescotia Lindl.	Prescott orchid
PROST	Prosthechea Kn. & Westc.
PSEUD53	Pseudorchis Ség.	bog orchid
PSILO5	Psilochilus Barb. Rodr.	psilochilus
PSYCH2	Psychilis Raf.	peacock orchid
PSYCH3	Psychopsis Raf.	butterfly orchid
PTERO7	Pteroglossaspis Rehb. f.	pteroglossaspis
RENAN	Renanthera Lour.	renanthera
RESTR2	Restrepiella Garay & Dunst.
SCAPH	Scaphyglottis Poepp. & Endl.	scaphyglottis
SCHIE2	Schiedeella Schltr.
SOBRA	Sobralia Ruiz & Pav.	sobralia
SPATH2	Spathoglottis Blume	ground orchid
SPIRA2	Spiranthes Rich.	lady's tresses
STANH2	Stanhopea J. Frost ex Hook.	stanhopea
STELI	Stelis Sw.	leach orchid
STENO10	Stenorrhynchos Rich. ex Spreng.	lady orchid
TETRA8	Tetramicra Lindl.	wallflower orchid
TIPUL	Tipularia Nutt.	tipularia
TOLUM	Tolumnia G.J. Braem	dancing-lady orchid
TRICH27	Trichocentrum Poepp. & Endl.
TRICH24	Trichosalpinx Luer	bonnet orchid
TRIPH	Triphora Nutt.	noddingcaps
TROPI2	Tropidia Lindl.	tropidia
VANDA	Vanda W. Jones ex R. Br.	vanda
VANIL	Vanilla Mill.	vanilla
WULLS	Wullschlaegelia Rchb. f.	wullschlaegelia
XYLOB2	Xylobium Lindl.
ZEUXI	Zeuxine Lindl.	zeuxine

Time Generated: 10/16/2008 03:33 PM MDT