Orchidaceae — Orchid Family
Aerides crispa Lindl.
Aerides crispa Lindl.
Aerides crispa Lindl. is an epiphytic fragrant-flowered orchid native to western India.
Aerides maculosa Lindl.
Aerides maculosa Lindl.
Aerides maculosa is a spotted Indian endemic orchid species, named after the colored spots on its tepals.
Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don
Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don
Vanda tessellata is an epiphytic orchid with recorded medicinal uses and reported historical entheogenic use in India.
Vanda tricolor Lindl.
Vanda tricolor Lindl.
Vanda tricolor is an orchid species native to parts of Indonesia and Laos, first imported to England in 1846.
Sarcochilus ceciliae F.Muell.
Sarcochilus ceciliae F.Muell.
Sarcochilus ceciliae is a pink-flowered lithophytic orchid endemic to eastern Australia.
Sarcochilus australis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Sarcochilus australis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Sarcochilus australis is a small Australian epiphytic orchid that grows on trees in humid forests and flowers from October to January.
Sarcochilus parviflorus Lindl.
Sarcochilus parviflorus Lindl.
Sarcochilus parviflorus, the southern lawyer orchid, is a mostly epiphytic Australian orchid with green flowers, flowering June to January.
Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii F.Muell.
Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii F.Muell.
Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii is a lithophytic Australian orchid that grows on rocks, with spotted white flowers that bloom October to November.
Sarcochilus hillii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Sarcochilus hillii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Sarcochilus hillii is a small drooping epiphytic orchid that flowers Oct–Dec, growing in eastern Australia and New Caledonia.
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f.
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f.
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi is an orchid species that grows from Indochina to western Malesia and the Philippines.
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima is an orchid from Hainan to western Malesia that uses deceptive, rewardless pollination primarily by Amegilla bees.
Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr.
Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr.
Papilionanthe teres is a variable orchid species from Asia, whose variety is parent to Singapore’s hybrid national flower.
Peristeranthus hillii (F.Muell.) T.E.Hunt
Peristeranthus hillii (F.Muell.) T.E.Hunt
Peristeranthus hillii is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that grows in eastern Australian rainforests and flowers from September to October.
Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann
Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann
Acampe praemorsa is a monopodial orchid species found in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Burma.
Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume
Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume
Rhynchostylis retusa, the foxtail orchid, is a widespread epiphytic orchid with recorded medicinal uses in South Asia.
Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf.
Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf.
Cleisostoma simondii is a hardy evergreen orchid with variable foliage color and autumn-blooming, long-lasting flowers.
Cleisostoma paniculatum (Ker Gawl.) Garay
Cleisostoma paniculatum (Ker Gawl.) Garay
Cleisostoma paniculatum is an orchid species native to multiple regions across East and South Asia.
Rhinerrhiza divitiflora (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Rupp
Rhinerrhiza divitiflora (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Rupp
Rhinerrhiza divitiflora is an epiphytic/lithophytic orchid from northeastern Australia with short-lived pale orange spotted flowers.
Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Benth. ex Rolfe
Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Benth. ex Rolfe
Dendrophylax lindenii, the rare ghost orchid native to Florida and Cuba, is a perennial epiphyte in the orchid family with documented cultivation guidelines.
Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum is an orchid species native to regions from southern Florida to northern South America.
Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars
Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars
Angraecum sesquipedale is a long-spurred Madagascar orchid famous for its role in Darwin’s coevolution theory.
Angraecum eburneum Bory
Angraecum eburneum Bory
Angraecum eburneum Bory is an orchid with fragrant 7.5 cm white-and-green flowers that bloom from early winter over several months.
Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp.
Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp.
Angraecum mauritianum is a small epiphytic orchid native to Mauritius that grows low on trees or logs.
Tridactyle bicaudata (Lindl.) Schltr.
Tridactyle bicaudata (Lindl.) Schltr.
Tridactyle bicaudata is an African orchid species in Orchidaceae with canary yellow flowers and one recognized subspecies.
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