Orchidaceae — Orchid Family
Cattleya coccinea Lindl.
Cattleya coccinea Lindl.
Cattleya coccinea Lindl. is an orchid species native to Atlantic Forest habitats from southeastern Brazil to Argentina’s Misiones.
Cattleya cernua (Lindl.) Van den Berg
Cattleya cernua (Lindl.) Van den Berg
Cattleya cernua is a small-flowered warm-growing orchid that typically produces bright red-orange spring blooms.
Cattleya trianae Linden & Rchb.f.
Cattleya trianae Linden & Rchb.f.
Cattleya trianae is an endangered epiphytic orchid endemic to Colombia, and it is Colombia's national flower.
Cattleya warscewiczii Rchb.f.
Cattleya warscewiczii Rchb.f.
Cattleya warscewiczii is a large-flowered fragrant Colombian orchid widely used in hybrid Cattleya breeding.
Cattleya mendelii Dombrain
Cattleya mendelii Dombrain
Cattleya mendelii is an orchid species from the genus Cattleya that grows in northeastern Colombia at 1300–1800 m elevation.
Cattleya maxima Lindl.
Cattleya maxima Lindl.
Cattleya maxima Lindl. is an epiphytic orchid native to dry forests from Ecuador to Peru, with large lilac to pale rose flowers.
Barkeria uniflora (Lex.) Dressler & Halb.
Barkeria uniflora (Lex.) Dressler & Halb.
Barkeria uniflora is a species of orchid found in central Mexico that is the type species of its genus.
Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr.
Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr.
Laelia speciosa (Mayflower orchid) is a Mexican orchid that bears white-tipped purple flowers from March to October.
Laelia albida Bateman ex Lindl.
Laelia albida Bateman ex Lindl.
Laelia albida is a cold-tolerant epiphytic orchid from Mexico, the northernmost growing species of the genus Laelia.
Laelia rubescens Lindl.
Laelia rubescens Lindl.
Laelia rubescens is an orchid native to Mexico and Central America, introduced as an ornamental and naturalized elsewhere.
Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E.Higgins
Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E.Higgins
Guarianthe skinneri is a Central American orchid that is Costa Rica's national flower.
Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & W.E.Higgins
Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & W.E.Higgins
Guarianthe aurantiaca is a widely distributed orchid species native to the region from Mexico to Costa Rica.
Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe
Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe
Myrmecophila tibicinis is an orchid that naturally hosts ants in its large pseudobulbs, native to Central and northern South America.
Artorima erubescens (Lindl.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard
Artorima erubescens (Lindl.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard
Artorima erubescens is an epiphytic orchid native to cool, high-elevation ever-cloud forests of southern Mexico.
Rhyncholaelia digbyana (Lindl.) Schltr.
Rhyncholaelia digbyana (Lindl.) Schltr.
Rhyncholaelia digbyana is an epiphytic orchid species with single-leafed compressed elongated pseudobulbs.
Dinema polybulbon (Sw.) Lindl.
Dinema polybulbon (Sw.) Lindl.
Dinema polybulbon (Sw.) Lindl. is an uncommon orchid species found across parts of Central America and the Caribbean.
Isochilus linearis (Jacq.) R.Br.
Isochilus linearis (Jacq.) R.Br.
Isochilus linearis is a narrowleaf equallip orchid native to regions across Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, and South America.
Bletia patula Hook.
Bletia patula Hook.
Bletia patula Hook. is an orchid species native to Florida, several Caribbean islands, and the Lesser Antilles.
Bletia parkinsonii Hook.
Bletia parkinsonii Hook.
Bletia parkinsonii Hook. is an orchid species found in Guatemala and much of Mexico.
Bletia purpurata A.Rich. & Galeotti
Bletia purpurata A.Rich. & Galeotti
Bletia purpurata is a widespread orchid species found across much of Mexico and Central America.
Bletia mexicana (Greenm.) Sosa & M.W.Chase
Bletia mexicana (Greenm.) Sosa & M.W.Chase
Bletia mexicana is a leafless holomycotrophic orchid with vivid pink flowers, found in Texas and Mexico.
Earina aestivalis Cheeseman
Earina aestivalis Cheeseman
Earina aestivalis (bamboo orchid) is a pendent epiphytic orchid endemic to New Zealand. It flowers from December to March.
Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl.
Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl.
Oreorchis patens is a terrestrial perennial orchid native to East Asia, spread by pseudobulbs and pollinated by two hoverfly species.
Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl.
Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl.
Govenia utriculata is a widely distributed orchid species found across much of Latin America and the West Indies.
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