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
Large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and...
- Epipactis
Genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular f...
- Habenaria
Chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs...
- genus Liparis
Genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate.
- Listera
Genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the...
- genus Arethusa
Genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan.
- Brassia
Genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow...
- genus Caladenia
Terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia.
- Cephalanthera
Small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids.
- Cleistes
Terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to...
- Coeloglossum
Terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid.
- Cypripedium
Genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes...
- Dactylorhiza
Genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa.
- Gymnadenia
Small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia.
- Hexalectris
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.
- genus Orchis
Type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern...
- genus Aerides
Epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers...
- genus Angrecum
Genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grote...
- Anoectochilus
Genus of delicate Asiatic orchids.
- Aplectrum
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.
- genus Bletia
Genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers.
- Bletilla
Small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia.
- genus Brassavola
Genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids.
- genus Calanthe
Large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids.
- Calopogon
Terrestrial orchids of North America.
- Catasetum
Genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate...
- genus Cattleya
Large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic...
- genus Coelogyne
Large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids.
- Corallorhiza
Genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose...
- Coryanthes
Small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.
- Cycnoches
Genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids.
- genus Cymbidium
Genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular...
- genus Dendrobium
Large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical...
- genus Disa
Genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids.
- Eburophyton
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae.
- Epidendrum
Large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical...
- Glossodia
Small genus of Australian orchids.
- Goodyera
Genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate...
- Himantoglossum
Small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region.
- genus Laelia
Large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of...
- Malaxis
Large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender...
- genus Masdevallia
Large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals...
- genus Maxillaria
Large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves...
- Miltonia
Genus of tropical American orchids.
- genus Calypso
One species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Dracula
Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants...
- Dryadella
Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants...
- Grammatophyllum
Small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia;...
- Gymnadeniopsis
Genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria.
Also contains
- orchid
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and...