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List Of Orchidaceae Genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which is published twice a year by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The most up to date list of accepted; genera, natural nothogenera, species and natural nothospecies with their synonyms can be found on the World Checklist of Selected Plants FamilieSearch Pagepublished by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This list is reflected on Wikispecies Orchidaceae and the new eMonocot websitOrchidaceae Juss. This taxonomy undergoes constant change, mainly through evidence from DNA study. Orchids were traditionally defined by morphological similarity (structure of their flowers and other parts). However, recent changes to nomenclature have been driven primarily by DNA studies and also by re-examination of herbarium specimens. This has led to a reductio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. The Orchidaceae have about 28,000 currently accepted species, distributed in about 763 genera. (See ''External links'' below). The determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of bony fishes, more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. The largest genera are ''Bulbophyllum'' (2,000 species), ''Epidendrum'' (1,500 species), ''Dendrobium'' (1,400 species) and ''Pleurothallis'' (1,000 species). It also includes ''Vanilla'' (the genus of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanilleae
Vanilleae is an orchid tribe of 9 genera in the subfamily Vanilloideae. Classification Tribe Vanilleae :Genus ''Clematepistephium'' (1 species) (Endemic to New Caledonia) :*''Clematepistephium smilacifolium'' :Genus '' Cyrtosia'' (5 species) :*'' Cyrtosia integra'' :*'' Cyrtosia javanica'' :*'' Cyrtosia nana'' :*'' Cyrtosia plurialata'' :*''Cyrtosia septentrionalis'' :Genus ''Epistephium'' (21 species) ::'' See all...'' :Genus '' Eriaxis'' (1 species) (Endemic to New Caledonia) :*'' Eriaxis rigida'' :Genus ''Erythrorchis'' (2 species) :*''Erythrorchis altissima'' :*''Erythrorchis cassythoides'' :Genus ''Galeola'' (6 species) :*''Galeola cathcarthii'' :*''Galeola faberi'' :*''Galeola falconeri'' :*''Galeola humblotii'' :*''Galeola lindleyana'' :*''Galeola nudifolia'' :Genus ''Lecanorchis'' (21 species) (Endemic to New Caledonia) ::'' See all...'' :Genus ''Pseudovanilla'' (8 species) :*'' Pseudovanilla affinis'' :*'' Pseudovanilla anomala'' :*'' Pseudovanilla foliata'' :*' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthophippium
''Acanthophippium'' is a genus of orchid with thirteen species (family Orchidaceae). The name of this genus is derived from the Greek words ''acanthos'' ("spiny") and ''ephippion'' ("saddle"), referring to the saddle-like labellum of the plants. This terrestrial and sometimes myco-heterotrophic genus of sympodial orchids is distributed from the Indian subcontinent to Taiwan, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the southwest Pacific. The terrestrial species are up to 80 cm tall. They have short rhizomes. The oblong and fleshy pseudobulbs are up to 25 cm tall. They produce at their apex 2 to 3 large plicate, lanceolate, parallel-veined leaves, which can be up to 65 cm long.Thomas, S.A. 1997 - Taxonomic revision of the genus Acanthephippium (Orchidaceae). Orchid Monographs, Vol. 8, pp. 119–134, 178-179, 236-246, figures 56-66, plates 5c-6d. Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The Netherlands. The erect inflorescence arises laterally from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acampe
''Acampe'', abbreviated as Acp in horticultural trade, is a genus of monopodial, epiphytic vandaceous species of orchids, distributed from tropical Asia from India, eastwards to China and southwards to Malaysia, and the Philippines as well as from tropical Africa, Madagascar and islands of the Indian Ocean. The name ''Acampe'' was derived from the Greek word ''akampas'', meaning "rigid", referring to the small, brittle, inflexible flowers. ''Acampe'' produce slow-growing, medium-sized vines that form very large vegetative masses in nature. They are noted for their thick, leathery, distichous leaves. They produce fragrant small to medium-sized yellow flowers, barred with orange or red stripes, in a few to many-flowered racemose inflorescence. The brittle sepals and petals look alike. The ear-shaped, fringed, white labellum (lip) is saccate (sac-shaped) or has a spur, and has red markings at its base. The fleshy column is short and has two waxy pollinia. Due to their large siz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aganisia
''Aganisia'' is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae. The genus was named after the Greek word ‘agnos’ (gratitude), perhaps referring to the sweet scent of its flowers. These dwarf, epiphytic climbing orchids occur in mountainous or savanna forests and alongside rivers in Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Peru. Aganisia produce pseudobulbs and small flowers produced from a creeping rhizome. These flowers generally reach 4 cm in width. Their color varies from a rose-tinted violet to a blue-tinted violet. The flower has a short column foot and an elongate stipe.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro They are rarely cultivated. Species Four species are currently recognized (May 2014): * ''Aganisia cyanea'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Blue orchid - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil * ''Aganisia fimbriata'' Rchb.f. - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his herba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacallis (plant)
''Aganisia'' is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae. The genus was named after the Greek word ‘agnos’ (gratitude), perhaps referring to the sweet scent of its flowers. These dwarf, epiphytic climbing orchids occur in mountainous or savanna forests and alongside rivers in Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Peru. Aganisia produce pseudobulbs and small flowers produced from a creeping rhizome. These flowers generally reach 4 cm in width. Their color varies from a rose-tinted violet to a blue-tinted violet. The flower has a short column foot and an elongate stipe.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro They are rarely cultivated. Species Four species are currently recognized (May 2014): * ''Aganisia cyanea'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Blue orchid - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil * ''Aganisia fimbriata'' Rchb.f. - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acianthera
''Acianthera'' is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially Brazil.de Melo, M. C., Borba, E. L., & Paiva, E. A. S. (2010)Morphological and histological characterization of the osmophores and nectaries of four species of ''Acianthera'' (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae).''Plant Systematics and Evolution'' 286(3-4), 141-51. It was first described in 1842 but was not widely recognized until recently. Most of the species were formerly placed under ''Pleurothallis'' subgenus ''Acianthera''. This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted about 300 species within ''Acianthera'': *'' Acianthera aberrans'' (Luer) Pupulin & Bogarín *'' Acianthera aculeata'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer *'' Acianthera acuminatipetala'' (A.Samp.) Luer *'' Acianthera adamantinensis'' (Brade) F.Barros *'' Acianthera adeodata'' P.Ortiz, O.Pérez & E.Parra *'' Acianthera adirii'' (Brade) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase *'' Acianthera aec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberrantia
''Acianthera'' is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially Brazil.de Melo, M. C., Borba, E. L., & Paiva, E. A. S. (2010)Morphological and histological characterization of the osmophores and nectaries of four species of ''Acianthera'' (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae).''Plant Systematics and Evolution'' 286(3-4), 141-51. It was first described in 1842 but was not widely recognized until recently. Most of the species were formerly placed under ''Pleurothallis'' subgenus ''Acianthera''. This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted about 300 species within ''Acianthera'': *'' Acianthera aberrans'' (Luer) Pupulin & Bogarín *'' Acianthera aculeata'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer *'' Acianthera acuminatipetala'' (A.Samp.) Luer *'' Acianthera adamantinensis'' (Brade) F.Barros *''Acianthera adeodata'' P.Ortiz, O.Pérez & E.Parra *'' Acianthera adirii'' (Brade) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase *'' Acianthera aech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdominea
''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery leaves in two ranks and large numbers of small, densely crowded flowers on a pendulous flowering stem. There are about eighty species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Western Pacific. Description Orchids in the genus ''Robiquetia'' are epiphytic, monopodial herbs with pendulous, fibrous, sometimes branching stems and many smooth roots. The leaves are arranged in two ranks and are thick and leathery, oblong to elliptic, with a divided, asymmetrical, tip. Many small, densely crowded flowers are arranged on a pendulous flowering stem that emerges from a leaf axil. The sepals and petals are similar to each other and the labellum has three lobes and an inflated spur on its tip. Taxonomy and naming The genus ''Robiquetia'' was fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aa (plant)
''Aa'' is a genus of plants of the family Orchidaceae. Species in this genus can be found growing terrestrially in cold habitats near the snowline in the Andes and also in Costa Rica; they are usually found close to small streams. The elongated inflorescence grows from a basal rosette of leaves, terminating in a small white non-resupinate flower. This lip is fringed and hood-shaped. The flower gives off a pungent smell that attracts flies. This genus has often been included in the orchid genus '' Altensteinia''. The first scientific description of a species of this genus was made in 1815 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, naming it first ''Ophrys paleacea'' Kunth (1806)., and later ''Altensteinia paleacea''. In 1854 Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach separated ''Aa'' from ''Altensteinia'', to include two species ''Aa argyrolepis'' and ''Aa paleacea''. The genus name apparently was rendered by the author to always appear first in alphabetical listings. Another - disputed - explanation, is that H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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