Nomenclature: wfo-7000000429
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Orchidaceae Gen. Pl. 64–65. 1789. (4 Aug 1789)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079648: Warscewicz [s.n.] Costa Rica Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079652: Rucker [s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079653: Galeotti, H.G. [5320] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079654: Galeotti, H.G. [50] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079655: Barker [s.n.] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079717: Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000079724: Oersted, A.S. [s.n.] Costa Rica Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000463346: Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001097953: Dalzell [s.n.] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001126677: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7064] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001126678: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7064] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001126679: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7065] Nepal Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001132580: Porter, G. [Cat. no. s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Juss.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 30000046-2
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: Orchidaceae
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae
Subtaxa
- Aa
- Acampe
- Acanthophippium
- Achlydosa
- Acianthera
- Acianthus
- Acineta
- Acriopsis
- Acrorchis
- Adamantinia
- Adenochilus
- Adenoncos
- Adrorhizon
- Aenhenrya
- Aerangis
- Aeranthes
- Aerides
- Aeridostachya
- Aetheorhyncha
- Afropectinariella
- Aganisia
- Aglossorrhyncha
- Agrostophyllum
- Alamania
- Alatiliparis
- Altensteinia
- Ambrella
- Amesiella
- Amoana
- Anacamptiplatanthera
- Anacamptis
- Anacamptorchis
- × Anamantoglossum
- Anathallis
- Ancistrochilus
- Ancistrorhynchus
- Andinia
- Andreettaea
- Angraecopsis
- Angraecum
- Anguloa
- Ania
- Anoectochilus
- Ansellia
- Anthogonium
- Apetalanthe
- Aphyllorchis
- Aplectrum
- Aporostylis
- Apostasia
- Appendicula
- Aracamunia
- Arachnis
- Archivea
- Arethusa
- Arpophyllum
- Arthrochilus
- Artorima
- Arundina
- Aspasia
- Aulosepalum
- Auxopus
- Bambuseria
- Barbosella
- Barkeria
- Baskervilla
- Batemannia
- Beclardia
- Beloglottis
- × Bennett-poeara
- Bensteinia
- Benthamia
- Benzingia
- Bidoupia
- Biermannia
- Bifrenaria
- Bipinnula
- Bletia
- Bletilla
- Bogoria
- × Bolleo-chondrorhyncha
- Bolusiella
- Bonatea
- Brachionidium
- Brachycorythis
- Brachypeza
- Brachystele
- Braemia
- Brassavola
- Brassia
- Brassocattleya
- × Briggs-buryara
- Bromheadia
- Broughtonia
- Brownleea
- Bryobium
- Buchtienia
- Bulbophyllum
- Burnettia
- Caladenia
- Calanthe
- Calassodia
- Caleana
- Callostylis
- Calochilus
- Calopogon
- Caluera
- Calymmanthera
- Calypso
- Calyptrochilum
- Campanulorchis
- Campylocentrum
- Capanemia
- Cardiochilos
- Catasetum
- Cattleya
- × Cattlianthe
- × Catyclia
- Caucaea
- Caularthron
- Centroglossa
- Centrostigma
- Cephalanthera
- Cephalopactis
- × Cephalorchis
- Ceratandra
- Ceratocentron
- Ceratostylis
- Chamaeanthus
- Chamaegastrodia
- Chamelophyton
- × Chamodenia
- Chamorchis
- Changnienia
- Chaubardia
- Chaubardiella
- Chauliodon
- Cheiradenia
- Cheirostylis
- Chiloglottis
- Chiloschista
- Chloraea
- Chondrorhyncha
- Chondroscaphe
- Chroniochilus
- Chrysoglossum
- Chysis
- Chytroglossa
- Cirrhaea
- Cischweinfia
- Claderia
- Cleisocentron
- Cleisomeria
- Cleisostoma
- Cleisostomopsis
- Cleistes
- Cleistesiopsis
- Clematepistephium
- Clowesia
- Coccineorchis
- Cochleanthes
- × Cochlezella
- Codonorchis
- Coelia
- Coeliopsis
- Coelogyne
- Coenoemersa
- Coilochilus
- Collabium
- Comparettia
- Constantia
- Cooktownia
- Corallorhiza
- Coryanthes
- Corybas
- Corycium
- Corymborkis
- Cottonia
- Cotylolabium
- Cranichis
- Cremastra
- Crepidium
- Crossoglossa
- Crossoliparis
- Cryptarrhena
- Cryptochilus
- Cryptopus
- Cryptostylis
- Cuitlauzina
- Cyanaeorchis
- × Cyanthera
- Cybebus
- Cyclopogon
- Cycnoches
- Cylindrolobus
- Cymbidium
- Cymbilabia
- Cymboglossum
- Cynorkis
- Cypholoron
- Cypripedium
- Cyrtochiloides
- Cyrtochilum
- Cyrtopodium
- Cyrtorchis
- Cyrtosia
- Cyrtostylis
- Cystorchis
- × Dactylanthera
- Dactylocamptis
- × Dactylodenia
- Dactylorhiza
- Dactylostalix
- Daiotyla
- Danhatchia
- Danxiaorchis
- Deceptor
- Degranvillea
- Deiregyne
- Dendrobium
- Dendrolirium
- Dendrophylax
- × Deprinsara
- Devogelia
- Diaphananthe
- Diceratostele
- Dichaea
- Dichromanthus
- Didymoplexiella
- Didymoplexiopsis
- Didymoplexis
- Dienia
- Diglyphosa
- Dilochia
- Dilochiopsis
- Dilomilis
- Dimerandra
- Dimorphorchis
- Dinema
- Dinklageella
- Diodonopsis
- Diplocentrum
- Diplomeris
- Diploprora
- Dipodium
- Disa
- Discyphus
- Disperis
- Diuris
- Domingoa
- Dossinia
- × Dossisia
- Dracomonticola
- Draconanthes
- Dracula
- Drakaea
- Dresslerella
- Dressleria
- Dryadella
- Dryadorchis
- Drymoanthus
- Duckeella
- Dunstervillea
- Dyakia
- Earina
- Echinorhyncha
- Echinosepala
- Eclecticus
- Eggelingia
- Eleorchis
- Elleanthus
- Eloyella
- Eltroplectris
- Embreea
- Encyclia
- Ephippianthus
- Epiblastus
- Epiblema
- Epidendrum
- Epipactis
- Epipogium
- Epistephium
- Erasanthe
- Eria
- Eriaxis
- Eriochilus
- Eriodes
- Eriopsis
- Erycina
- Erythrodes
- Erythrorchis
- Espinhassoa
- Eulophia
- Euryblema
- Eurycentrum
- Eurychone
- Eurystyles
- Evotella
- Fernandezia
- Frondaria
- Fuertesiella
- Funkiella
- Galeandra
- Galearis
- Galeoglossum
- Galeola
- Galeottia
- Galeottiella
- Gastrochilus
- Gastrodia
- Gavilea
- Gennaria
- Genoplesium
- Glomera
- × Glossadenia
- Gomesa
- Gomphichis
- Gonatostylis
- Gongora
- Goodyera
- Govenia
- Grammangis
- Grammatophyllum
- Grandiphyllum
- Graphorkis
- Gravendeelia
- Greenwoodiella
- Grobya
- Grosourdya
- Guanchezia
- Guarianthe
- Gunnarella
- Gymnadenia
- Gymnanacamptis
- Gymnotraunsteinera
- Gymplatanthera
- × Gymplatanthera
- Habenaria
- Hagsatera
- Halleorchis
- Hammarbya
- Hancockia
- Hapalorchis
- Hederorkis
- Helleriella
- Helonoma
- Hemipilia
- Herminium
- Herminorchis
- Herpysma
- Hetaeria
- Himantoglossum
- Hintonella
- Hoehneella
- Hofmeisterella
- Holcoglossum
- Holcosia
- Holothrix
- Homalopetalum
- Horichia
- Horvatia
- Houlletia
- Hsenhsua
- Huntleya
- Huttonaea
- Hylophila
- Hymenorchis
- Ida
- Imerinaea
- Ionopsis
- Ipsea
- Isabelia
- Isochilus
- Isotria
- Ixyophora
- Jacquiniella
- Jejewoodia
- Jumellea
- Kefersteinia
- Kegeliella
- Kionophyton
- Kipandiorchis
- Koellensteinia
- Kylicanthe
- Lacaena
- Laelia
- Laeliocattleya
- × Laelonia
- Lankesterella
- Lecanorchis
- Lemurella
- Lemurorchis
- Leochilus
- Lepanthes
- Lepanthopsis
- Lepidogyne
- Leporella
- Leptoceras
- × Leptosophrocattleya
- Leptotes
- Limodorum
- Liparis
- Listrostachys
- Lockhartia
- Loefgrenianthus
- Ludisia
- Lueckelia
- Lueddemannia
- Luisia
- × Lycamerlycaste
- Lycaste
- Lycida
- Lycomormium
- Lyperanthus
- Lyroglossa
- Macodes
- Macradenia
- Macroclinium
- Macropodanthus
- Madisonia
- Malaxis
- Manniella
- Masdevallia
- Maxillaria
- Mediocalcar
- Megalorchis
- Megastylis
- Meiracyllium
- Mengzia
- Mesadenella
- Mesadenus
- Mexipedium
- Microchilus
- Microcoelia
- Microepidendrum
- Micropera
- Microsaccus
- Microthelys
- Microtis
- Miltonia
- Miltonidium
- Miltoniopsis
- Mobilabium
- Monophyllorchis
- Mormodes
- Mycaranthes
- Myoxanthus
- Myrmecolaelia
- Myrmecophila
- Myrosmodes
- Mystacidium
- Nemaconia
- Neobathiea
- Neobolusia
- Neocogniauxia
- Neogardneria
- Neomoorea
- × Neotinacamptis
- × Neotinarhiza
- Neotinea
- Neottia
- Nephelaphyllum
- Nephrangis
- Nervilia
- Neuwiedia
- Nidema
- Nohawilliamsia
- Nothostele
- Notylia
- Notyliopsis
- Oberonia
- Oberonioides
- Octarrhena
- Octomeria
- Odontochilus
- Odontorrhynchus
- Oeonia
- Oeoniella
- Oestlundia
- Oligophyton
- Oliveriana
- Omoea
- Oncidium
- Ophidion
- Ophioglossella
- Ophrys
- Opilionanthe
- Orchidactylorhiza
- Orchigymnadenia
- Orchimantoglossum
- × Orchinea
- Orchipedum
- Orchiplatanthera
- Orchis
- Orchiserapias
- Oreorchis
- Orestias
- Orleanesia
- Ornithocephalus
- Orthoceras
- Otoglossum
- Otostylis
- Oxystophyllum
- Pabstia
- Pabstiella
- Pachites
- Pachyplectron
- Pachystoma
- Palmorchis
- Paphinia
- Paphiopedilum
- Papilionanthe
- Papuaea
- Paradisanthus
- Paraphalaenopsis
- Pecteilis
- Pelatantheria
- Pelexia
- Pendusalpinx
- Pennilabium
- Peristeranthus
- Peristeria
- Peristylus
- Pescatoria
- Phaius
- Phalaenopsis
- Pheladenia
- Phloeophila
- Phragmipedium
- Phragmorchis
- Phreatia
- Phymatidium
- Physogyne
- Pilophyllum
- Pinalia
- Platanthera
- Platycoryne
- Platylepis
- Platyrhiza
- Platystele
- Plectorrhiza
- Plectrelminthus
- Plectrophora
- Pleione
- Pleurothallis
- Pleurothallopsis
- Plocoglottis
- Poaephyllum
- Podangis
- Podochilus
- Pogonia
- Pogoniopsis
- Polycycnis
- Polyotidium
- Polystachya
- Pomatocalpa
- Ponera
- Ponthieva
- Porpax
- Porphyroglottis
- Porphyrostachys
- Porroglossum
- Porrorhachis
- Praecoxanthus
- Prasophyllum
- Prescottia
- Pridgeonia
- Promenaea
- Prosthechea
- Pseudadenia
- Pseuderia
- Pseudinium
- Pseudocentrum
- Pseudogoodyera
- Pseudolaelia
- Pseudorchis
- Pseudorhiza
- Pseudovanilla
- Psilochilus
- Psychilis
- Psychopsiella
- Psychopsis
- × Psytonia
- Pterichis
- Pteroceras
- Pteroglossa
- Pterostemma
- Pterostylis
- Pterygodium
- Pupulinia
- Pygmaeorchis
- Pyrorchis
- Quechua
- Quekettia
- Quisqueya
- Rangaeris
- Rauhiella
- Renanthera
- Restrepia
- Restrepiella
- Rhinerrhiza
- Rhipidoglossum
- Rhizanthella
- Rhomboda
- Rhynchogyna
- Rhyncholaelia
- Rhynchostele
- Rhynchostylis
- × Rhyncovanda
- Ridleyella
- Rimacola
- Risleya
- Robiquetia
- Rodriguezia
- Roeperocharis
- Rossioglossum
- Rudolfiella
- Saccolabiopsis
- Saccolabium
- Sacoila
- Sanderella
- Santotomasia
- Sarcanthopsis
- Sarcochilus
- Sarcoglottis
- Sarcoglyphis
- Sarcophyton
- Satyrium
- Saundersia
- Sauroglossum
- Scaphosepalum
- Scaphyglottis
- Schiedeella
- Schizochilus
- Schlimia
- Schoenorchis
- Schuitemania
- Schunkea
- Scuticaria
- Seegeriella
- Seidenfadenia
- Selenipedium
- Serapias
- × Serapicamptis
- Serapirhiza
- Sertifera
- Sievekingia
- Silvorchis
- Sirhookera
- Sirindhornia
- Skeptrostachys
- Smithsonia
- Smitinandia
- Sobennikoffia
- Sobralia
- Solenangis
- Solenidium
- Solenocentrum
- Soterosanthus
- Sotoa
- Spathoglottis
- Specklinia
- Sphyrarhynchus
- Spiculaea
- Spiranthes
- Stalkya
- Stanhopea
- Stelis
- Stellamaris
- Stenia
- Stenoglottis
- Stenoptera
- Stenorrhynchos
- Stenotyla
- Stereochilus
- Stereosandra
- Steveniella
- Stichorkis
- Stigmatodactylus
- Strongyleria
- Suarezia
- Summerhayesia
- Sutrina
- Svenkoeltzia
- Systeloglossum
- Taeniophyllum
- Taeniorrhiza
- Tainia
- Tamayorkis
- Taprobanea
- Teagueia
- Telipogon
- Tetramicra
- Teuscheria
- Thaia
- Thecopus
- Thecostele
- Thelasis
- Thelymitra
- Thelyschista
- Thrixspermum
- Thulinia
- Thunia
- Thuniopsis
- Thysanoglossa
- Tipularia
- Tolumnia
- Tomzanonia
- Townsonia
- Trachoma
- Traunsteinera
- Trevoria
- × Triasphyllum
- Triceratorhynchus
- Trichocentrum
- Trichoceros
- Trichoglottis
- Trichopilia
- Trichosalpinx
- Trichotosia
- Tridactyle
- Triphora
- Trisetella
- Trizeuxis
- Tropidia
- Tsaiorchis
- Tuberolabium
- Tylostigma
- Uleiorchis
- Uncifera
- Vanda
- × Vandoglossum
- Vandopsis
- Vanilla
- Vargasiella
- Vasqueziella
- Veyretella
- Veyretia
- Vitekorchis
- Vrydagzynea
- Waireia
- Warczewiczella
- Warmingia
- Warrea
- Warreella
- Warreopsis
- Warscewiczella
- Wullschlaegelia
- Xerorchis
- Xylobium
- Yoania
- Ypsilopus
- Zelenkoa
- Zeuxine
- Zootrophion
- Zygopetalum
- Zygosepalum
- Zygostates
Taxonomic References
- literature : APG IV: The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181: 1–20.
- person : World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The WFO default classification for this Family follows WCVP v.12 (2024)
Treatment References
- literature : APG IV: The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181: 1–20.
- person : World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The WFO default classification for this Family follows WCVP v.12 (2024)