Orchidaceae

Of monocot family and Orchidales.   May also be referred to as family Orchidaceae and orchid family.

Enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers.

This concept's ID is @1~60458

Monocot Genus

  • Encyclia 3 facts

    Large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and...

  • Epipactis 3 facts

    Genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular f...

  • Habenaria 3 facts

    Chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs...

  • genus Liparis 3 facts

    Genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate.

  • Listera 3 facts

    Genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the...

  • genus Arethusa 2 facts

    Genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan.

  • Brassia 2 facts

    Genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow...

  • genus Caladenia 2 facts

    Terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia.

  • Cephalanthera 2 facts

    Small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids.

  • Cleistes 2 facts

    Terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to...

  • Coeloglossum 2 facts

    Terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid.

  • Cypripedium 2 facts

    Genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes...

  • Dactylorhiza 2 facts

    Genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa.

  • Gymnadenia 2 facts

    Small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia.

  • Hexalectris 2 facts

    A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.

  • genus Orchis 1 facts

    Type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern...

  • genus Aerides 1 facts

    Epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers...

  • genus Angrecum 1 facts

    Genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grote...

  • Anoectochilus 1 facts

    Genus of delicate Asiatic orchids.

  • Aplectrum 1 facts

    A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.

  • genus Bletia 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers.

  • Bletilla 1 facts

    Small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia.

  • genus Brassavola 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids.

  • genus Calanthe 1 facts

    Large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids.

  • Calopogon 1 facts

    Terrestrial orchids of North America.

  • Catasetum 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate...

  • genus Cattleya 1 facts

    Large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic...

  • genus Coelogyne 1 facts

    Large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids.

  • Corallorhiza 1 facts

    Genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose...

  • Coryanthes 1 facts

    Small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.

  • Cycnoches 1 facts

    Genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids.

  • genus Cymbidium 1 facts

    Genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular...

  • genus Dendrobium 1 facts

    Large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical...

  • genus Disa 1 facts

    Genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids.

  • Eburophyton 1 facts

    A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.

  • Epidendrum 1 facts

    Large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical...

  • Glossodia 1 facts

    Small genus of Australian orchids.

  • Goodyera 1 facts

    Genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate...

  • Himantoglossum 1 facts

    Small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region.

  • genus Laelia 1 facts

    Large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of...

  • Malaxis 1 facts

    Large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender...

  • genus Masdevallia 1 facts

    Large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals...

  • genus Maxillaria 1 facts

    Large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves...

  • Miltonia 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American orchids.

  • genus Calypso 0 facts

    One species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia.

  • Dracula 0 facts

    Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants...

  • Dryadella 0 facts

    Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants...

  • Grammatophyllum 0 facts

    Small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia;...

  • Gymnadeniopsis 0 facts

    Genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria.

Also contains

  • orchid 89 facts

    Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and...

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