Orchidaceae — Orchid Family
Zygopetalum maculatum (Kunth) Garay
Zygopetalum maculatum (Kunth) Garay
Zygopetalum maculatum is an orchid that bears fragrant marked green flowers with specific pollination-related longevity differences.
Huntleya burtii (Endrés & Rchb.f.) Pfitzer
Huntleya burtii (Endrés & Rchb.f.) Pfitzer
Huntleya burtii, the cat-face orchid, is a Central American orchid with attractive large fragrant flowers.
Lycaste aromatica (Graham) Lindl.
Lycaste aromatica (Graham) Lindl.
Lycaste aromatica is a fragrant yellow-orange Central American orchid that grows in forests and cliffs from 500 to 2000 m altitude.
Lycaste virginalis (Scheidw.) Linden
Lycaste virginalis (Scheidw.) Linden
Lycaste virginalis is an epiphytic orchid native to Central American humid forests, valued for hybrid development.
Maxillaria tenuifolia Lindl.
Maxillaria tenuifolia Lindl.
Maxillaria tenuifolia, the coconut-scented coconut pie orchid, is a popular, easy-to-grow orchid from Central America.
Maxillaria variabilis Bateman ex Lindl.
Maxillaria variabilis Bateman ex Lindl.
Maxillaria variabilis, the variable maxillaria, is an orchid species found from Mexico to Panama, and possibly in Guyana.
Maxillaria cucullata Lindl.
Maxillaria cucullata Lindl.
The cowl-carrying maxillaria (Maxillaria cucullata Lindl.) is an orchid species found from Mexico and Belize south to Panama.
Maxillaria speciosa Rchb.f.
Maxillaria speciosa Rchb.f.
Maxillaria speciosa Rchb.f. is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid endemic to the Chocó–Darién moist forests of Colombia and Ecuador.
Maxillaria densa Lindl.
Maxillaria densa Lindl.
Maxillaria densa (crowded maxillaria) is an orchid species found from Mexico to Nicaragua that produces various phenanthrene compounds.
Maxillaria egertoniana (Bateman ex Lindl.) Molinari
Maxillaria egertoniana (Bateman ex Lindl.) Molinari
Maxillaria egertoniana is an epiphytic orchid with bell-shaped colored flowers that produces extrafloral nectar.
Catasetum maculatum Kunth
Catasetum maculatum Kunth
Catasetum maculatum, the spotted catasetum, is a dimorphic-flowered orchid found from Central America to Venezuela.
Catasetum fimbriatum (C.Morren) Lindl.
Catasetum fimbriatum (C.Morren) Lindl.
Catasetum fimbriatum is a tropical orchid that ejects pollen onto bees via a poorly understood trigger mechanism.
Clowesia dodsoniana E.Aguirre
Clowesia dodsoniana E.Aguirre
Clowesia dodsoniana is a heat-loving orchid from Michoacán, Mexico, pollinated by orchid bees.
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.
Cymbidium aloifolium, the aloe-leafed cymbidium, is an orchid species native to parts of Asia that grows on rocks or other plants.
Cymbidium goeringii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
Cymbidium goeringii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
Cymbidium goeringii, the noble orchid, is a temperate East Asian orchid featured on Manchukuo's Imperial Seal.
Cymbidium lancifolium Hook.
Cymbidium lancifolium Hook.
Cymbidium lancifolium Hook. is a flowering orchid species native to tropical and subtropical Asia.
Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume
Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume
Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume is the giant, rarely cultivated orchid with potential wound-healing medicinal benefits.
Eulophia petersii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
Eulophia petersii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
Eulophia petersii is an arid-adapted, sun-tolerant orchid with thick aloe-like leaves found in eastern and southern Africa and Yemen.
Eulophia guineensis Lindl.
Eulophia guineensis Lindl.
Eulophia guineensis is a medium to large terrestrial orchid native to much of Africa and parts of the Arabian peninsula.
Eulophia zollingeri (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.
Eulophia zollingeri (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.
Eulophia zollingeri is a leafless terrestrial herb that grows in rotting wood-rich rainforest areas across tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia.
Eulophia ensata Lindl.
Eulophia ensata Lindl.
Eulophia ensata is an orchid species found from Mozambique to South Africa, with a disputed 2014 reclassification.
Peristeria elata Hook.
Peristeria elata Hook.
Peristeria elata Hook. is a dove-shaped, beer-scented epiphytic orchid found across parts of the Americas and South India.
Cyrtopodium andersonii (Lamb. ex Andrews) R.Br.
Cyrtopodium andersonii (Lamb. ex Andrews) R.Br.
Cyrtopodium andersonii is a South American orchid that is the type species of the genus Cyrtopodium.
Aerides odorata Lour.
Aerides odorata Lour.
Aerides odorata Lour. is a widespread orchid species native to Southeast Asian lowland forests, threatened by habitat loss.
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