Orchidaceae — Orchid Family

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Dendrobium lindleyi Steud.

Dendrobium lindleyi Steud.

Dendrobium lindleyi Steud.

Dendrobium lindleyi Steud. is a Dendrobium species native to mountain areas of southern China and Southeast Asia that flowers in spring and prefers bright light.

Dendrobium monophyllum F.Muell.

Dendrobium monophyllum F.Muell.

Dendrobium monophyllum F.Muell.

Dendrobium monophyllum is a clumping epiphytic/lithophytic orchid that produces yellow bell-shaped flowers from August to December in eastern Australia.

Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl.

Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl.

Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl.

Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. is an orchid species named for plant hunter Thomas Lobb, who introduced it to England from Java in 1846.

Bulbophyllum baileyi F.Muell.

Bulbophyllum baileyi F.Muell.

Bulbophyllum baileyi F.Muell.

Bulbophyllum baileyi, the fruit fly orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid pollinated by Bactrocera fruit flies, found in New Guinea and northern Australia.

Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars

Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars

Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars

Bulbophyllum baileyi, the pale umbrella orchid, is an epiphytic/lithophytic herb with a wide distribution across Africa, Asia, Oceania and Australia.

Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae Schltr.

Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae Schltr.

Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae Schltr.

Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae is a Bulbophyllum orchid species found in eastern Madagascar's humid forests.

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f.

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f.

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f.

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f. is a warm-growing lithophytic or epiphytic orchid native to East and Southeast Asia.

Bulbophyllum japonicum (Makino) Makino

Bulbophyllum japonicum (Makino) Makino

Bulbophyllum japonicum (Makino) Makino

Bulbophyllum japonicum is an orchid species native to Southeast China, Japan, and Taiwan.

Bulbophyllum exiguum F.Muell.

Bulbophyllum exiguum F.Muell.

Bulbophyllum exiguum F.Muell.

Bulbophyllum exiguum is a small Australian epiphytic/lithophytic orchid that grows in rainforests and sclerophyll forests from Queensland to New South Wales.

Bulbophyllum drymoglossum Maxim.

Bulbophyllum drymoglossum Maxim.

Bulbophyllum drymoglossum Maxim.

Bulbophyllum drymoglossum Maxim. is an orchid species native to Taiwan, southern China, Korea, and Japan.

Pinalia ovata (Lindl.) W.Suarez & Cootes

Pinalia ovata (Lindl.) W.Suarez & Cootes

Pinalia ovata (Lindl.) W.Suarez & Cootes

Pinalia ovata is an epiphytic sympodial orchid species found from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to the Philippines.

Neottia auriculata (Wiegand) Szlach.

Neottia auriculata (Wiegand) Szlach.

Neottia auriculata (Wiegand) Szlach.

Neottia auriculata is a rare North American orchid with distinct opposite paired leaves and small pale-green flowers.

Neottia borealis (Morong) Szlach.

Neottia borealis (Morong) Szlach.

Neottia borealis (Morong) Szlach.

Neottia borealis, the northern twayblade, is a North American terrestrial orchid widespread across Canada and found in western US mountains.

Neottia smallii (Wiegand) Szlach.

Neottia smallii (Wiegand) Szlach.

Neottia smallii (Wiegand) Szlach.

Neottia smallii, the kidneyleaf or Appalachian twayblade, is a terrestrial orchid from eastern US Appalachian Mountains.

Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume

Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume

Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume

Cephalanthera falcata, the golden orchid, is an orchid species native to East Asia.

Cephalanthera erecta (Thunb.) Blume

Cephalanthera erecta (Thunb.) Blume

Cephalanthera erecta (Thunb.) Blume

Cephalanthera erecta is a terrestrial orchid species found across parts of Asia, with a mycoheterotrophic form linked to Thelephoraceae fungi.

Epipactis papillosa Franch. & Sav.

Epipactis papillosa Franch. & Sav.

Epipactis papillosa Franch. & Sav.

Epipactis papillosa is a forest-growing orchid found in East Asia's temperate regions, blooming with pale green flowers in autumn.

Epipactis muelleri Godfery

Epipactis muelleri Godfery

Epipactis muelleri Godfery

Epipactis muelleri is a declining but not globally threatened orchid species native to Europe.

Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery

Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery

Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery

Epipactis leptochila, the narrow-lipped helleborine, is a scarce declining orchid found in European chalk and limestone woodlands.

Epipactis dunensis (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) Godfery

Epipactis dunensis (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) Godfery

Epipactis dunensis (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) Godfery

Dune helleborine (Epipactis dunensis) is an endemic orchid of Great Britain and Ireland that grows in dune willow scrub.

Epipactis helleborine subsp. tremolsii (Pau) E.Klein

Epipactis helleborine subsp. tremolsii (Pau) E.Klein

Epipactis helleborine subsp. tremolsii (Pau) E.Klein

Epipactis helleborine is a widespread orchid, known to colonize anthropogenic habitats and is pollinated by wasps.

Epipactis phyllanthes G.E.Sm.

Epipactis phyllanthes G.E.Sm.

Epipactis phyllanthes G.E.Sm.

Epipactis phyllanthes, the green-flowered helleborine, is a self-pollinating orchid native to parts of the western Palearctic.

Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr.

Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr.

Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr.

Nervilia concolor is a terrestrial perennial orchid that grows in colonies across Asia, Oceania and northern Australia, in forest habitats.

Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr.

Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr.

Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr.

Nervilia simplex is a terrestrial orchid with single annual leaves and flowers, found across Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Guinea.

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