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Genera or species names that are synonyms of current names are denoted with a ~.
The basiosynonym of a species is denoted with a "*". The basiosynonym is the very first name that a species had before it was changed to the current species name. If you have a name in parenthesis preceding another name, the name in parentheses is the basiosynonym. An example: ~*Ophrys bicolor Naegeli - See Ophrys apifera var. bicolor (Naegeli) Nelson: Ophyrs bicolor is the basiosynonym and in the current name the parentheses, (Naegeli), is the namer of the basiosynonym, while Nelson is the namer of the current species Ophyrs apifera var. bicolor.
If a genus is complete [all of the species are represented] it is preceded by a `
! denotes the Type Species of the genus
* denotes the basionym or original name with the same species taxon
I have decided to include synonyms in the alphabetical listings because I have found it frustrating to find that some growers do not stay currrent in their plant names and as such we the consumer end up buying a plant that we feel is an exotic different species only to find that it is a plant that we have had for years under the correct name. An example, Brassavola rhopalorrhachis Rchb.f is actually the common species Brassavola nodosa [L]Lindley.
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Temperature Icons;
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2500 Meters and Up, 50`F to 55`F night average - - Cool = 
1800 to 2500 Meters, 58`F to 60`F night average
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Sea Level to 1000 Meters, 75`F to 85`F
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SIZE: Miniature - under 6" tall leaf and pseudobulb Small - under 12" tall leaf and pseudobulb Medium - under 24" tall Large - under 48" tall Giant - Over 48" tall
Aa Rchb.f 1854 SUBFAMILY Spiranthoideae, TRIBE Cranichideae, SUBTRIBE Cranichidinae.
A genus of 25 high Andean, grassland terrestrials that grow cold and are not normally found in cultivation. They are characterized by a basal rosette of leaves with a lateral elongate inflorescence that has small flowers surrounded by papery bracts that are shorter or longer than the flowers which are all clustered, cylyndrically at the apical end and it has an inverted lip that is hood-shaped that has fimbriate margins.
Common Name or Meaning Reichenbach coined this name so as to always be first in the list.
~`Abaxianthus M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13: 485 (2002- See Dendrobium Sw. 1799 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobeae, SUBTRIBE Dendrobiinae
All the members of this genus have been moved to Dendrobium or Dockerilla.
~Abaxianthus convexus (Blume) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Flickingeria convexa (Blume) A.D. Hawkes 1965
Abdominea J.J. Sm.1914 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae.
This is a monotypic, lithophytic or epiphytic genus that consists of small plants with very short stems and a few elliptic leaves that blooms on an unbranched, elongate, many flowered inflorescence with many, well-spaced, small flowers with petals broader than sepals, the 3 lobed lip with small triangular side lobes and the acute, erect mid-lobe with a transverse basal callus all fused at the base to the column and spurred. The Anther has a beak and the rostellum is larger, longer and wider than the column and basally co-joined by a narrow base. There are 4 very unequal, pollina united in two pairs on narrow apically wider stipes and having a large disc.
Common Name or Meaning In Latin means belly, used here to show that the lip has a similarity to the abdomen of an insect
Type species = ! = Abdominea micrantha J.J. Sm. 1914
~Abdominea micrantha J.J.Sm. 1914 - See Abdominea minimiflora (Hook. f.) J.J. Sm. 1917
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~`Abola Lindley 1853 - See Caucaea Schltr.1920 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Oncidiinae
~*Abola radiata Lindley 1853 - See Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. 1934
`Acacallis Lindley 1853 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae, SUBTRIBE Zygopetalinae.
Acacalis is a new world, pendulous genus with 3 to 4 species, found in Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia, and was first described by Lindley in 1853. High humidity and hot to warm temperatures are a must to maintain this species. This genus is chara cterized by the pendulous plant habit, a long, slender column foot, and a short, broad stipe of the pollinarium, and 4 hard pollina
Common Name or Meaning Latinized ancient greek for Akakallis a nymph that was a freind of the god Apollo
Synonyms `Kochiophyton Schlechter 1906; Warreella Schltr. 1914
Type species = ! = Acacalis cyanea Lindley 1853
~Acacallis coerulea (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918 - See Acacallis cyanea Lindley 1853
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A valid species from Colombia and Brazil with a fringed lip
~Acacallis hoehnei (Hoehne) Schltr 1918 - See Acacallis cyanea Lindley 1853
~Acacallis oliveriana (Rchb. f.) Schltr 1914 - See Acacallis cyanea Lindley 1853
Acampe Lindley 1853 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae.
A monopodial, vandanaceous, epiphytic genus with about 10 species from Africa, the Himalayas, Malaysia and Southern China that can grow into large clumps of robust epiphytes or lithophytes with small spotted or barred flowers. The sepal and petals are similar, the lip is saccate or spurred, there are 4 pollina in two unequal parts with one long stipe and one very small viscidium. There are about 10 species that are rare in cultivation.
Common Name or Meaning Ancient greek for rigid, refering to the leaves
Type species = ! = Acampe multiflora [Lindley]Lindley 1853 = Acampe rigida [Buch.- Ham. ex J.E.Smith]P.F. Hunt 1970
~Acampe carinata (Griff.) S.G. Panigrahi 1985 -See Acampe papillosa (Lindley) Lindl. 1853
~Acampe crassifolia (Lindl. & Paxton) Szlach. 2003 - See Cleisostoma crassifolium Lindl. & Paxton 1852-3
~Acampe dentata Lindl. 1853 - See Acampe ochracea (Lindl.) Hochr. 1910
~Acampe griffithii Rchb.f. 1872 - See Acampe ochracea (Lindl.) Hochr. 1910
~Acampe intermedia Rchb.f. 1856 - See Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt 1970
~Acampe joiceyana (J.J.Sm.) Seidenf. 2002 publ. 2003 - See Staurochilus joiceyanus (J.J. Sm.) Seidenf. 1988
~Acampe loheriana Kraenzl. 1921 - See Staurochilus loheriana [Kraenzl.] Christenson 1992
~Acampe longifolia (Lindl.) Lindl. 1853
~Acampe madagascariensis Kraenzl. 1891 - See Acampe pachyglossa Rchb. f. 1881
~Acampe mombasensis Rendle 1895 - See Acampe pachyglossa Rchb. f. 1881
~Acampe multiflora (Lindl.) Lindl. 1853 - See Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt 1970
~Acampe nyassana Schlechter 1915 - See Acampe pachyglossa Rchb. f. 1881
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~Acampe pachyglossa subsp. reschiana (Rchb.f.) Senghas 1964 - See Acampe pachyglossa Rchb. f. 1881
~Acampe pachyphylla (Ames) Szlach. 2003 - See Sarcophyton pachyphyllum (Ames) Garay 1972
~Acampe penangiana Ridl. 1896 - See Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt 1970
~Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann 1932 - See Acampe papillosa (Lindley) Lindl. 1853
~Acampe renschiana Rchb.f. 1881
~Acampe taiwaniana S.S.Ying 1974 - See Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt 1970
~Acampe thailandica Seidenf. 1997 - See Staurochilus joiceyanus (J.J. Sm.) Seidenf. 1988
~Acampe wightiana (Lindl. ex Wight) Lindl. 1853 - See Acampe papillosa (Lindley) Lindl. 1853
~Acampe wightiana var. longipedunculata Trimen 1885 - See Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt 1970
Acanthephippium Blume ex Endl. 1828 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Arethuseae SUBTRIBE Bletinae
There are 11 terrestrial or rarely lithophytic species in tropical Asia, Malaysia and out to the islands of Fiji. They are compared to Phaius in their culture and have epiphytic like roots, long, furrowed, succulent-like psuedobulbs with plicate leaves and a few cup or bottle-shaped, fragrant flowers on a short stumpy inflorescence arising with the new growth.
Synonyms Acanthophippium Blume 1825;
Common Name or Meaning refers to the saddle-like lip with thorn-like points
Type species = ! = Acanthephippium javanicum Blume 1828
~Acanthephippium lycaste Ridl. 1912 - See Acanthephippium sp. aff. eburneum Kraenzl. 1896
~Acanthephippium papuanum Schltr. 1912 - See Acanthephippium splendidum J.J.Sm. 1898
~Acanthephippium pictum Fukuy. 1935 - See Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. 1833
~Acanthephippium ringiflorum Griff. 1851 - See Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. 1833
~Acanthephippium simplex Aver. 1994 - See Acanthephippium striatum Lindley 1838
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~Acanthephippium sylhetense var. pictum (Fukuy.) T.Hashim. 1985 - See Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. 1833
~Acanthephippium unguiculatum (Hayata) Fukuy. 1934 - See Acanthephippium striatum Lindley 1838
~Acanthephippium vitiense L.O.Williams 1941 - See Acanthephippium splendidum J.J.Sm. 1898
Acanthephippium yamamotoi Hayata 1916 - See Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. 1833
~Acanthoglossum Blume 1825 - See Pholidota Lindley ex Hooker 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Coelogyneae, SUBTRIBE Coelogyninae.
~Acanthophippium Blume 1825 - See Acanthephippium Blume ex Endl. 1828 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Arethuseae, SUBTRIBE Bletiinae.
~Acanthophippium mantinianum L. Linden & Cogn. 1897 - See Acanthephippium mantinianum Lindley & Cogn 1897
~Acanthophippium striatum Lindl. 1838 - See Acanthephippium striatum Lindley 1838
`Aceras R. Brown 1813 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Orchideae, SUBTRIBE Orchidinae,
A monotypic terrestrial genus from Europe to North Africa that is related to Himantoglossum and is known by the common name of 'The Man Orchid' derived because of the form of the flower. This genus is closely allied to Orchis and differs mostly only in the abscence of a spur in Aceras that Orchis has.
Common Name or Meaning refers to the lack of a lip spur
Synonyms Arachnites F.W.Schmidt 1793; Loroglossum L.C.Rich. 1817
~Aceras alpinum (L.) Steud. 1840 - See Chamorchis alpina (Linne) L.C.M. Richard 1886
~Aceras angustifolium Lindl. 1832 - See Herminium lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Vuikj. 1961
~Aceras anthropomorpha (Pers.) Steud. 1840 - See Aceras anthropophora R. Br. 1789
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~Aceras anthropophorum (L.) Sm. 1818 - See Aceras anthropophora R. Br. 1789
~Aceras caprinum (M.Bieb.) Lindl. 1835 - See Himantoglossum caprinum (Bieb.) Spreng 1826
~Aceras densiflora Boissier 1840 - See See Neotinea maculata (Desfontaines) Stearn 1975
~Aceras hircina [L.]Lindley 1835 - See Himantoglossum hircinum [L.]Sprengel 1826
~Aceras intacta Rchb. fil. 1833 - See Neotinea maculata (Desfontaines) Stearn 1975
~Aceras lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Steud. 1840 - See Herminium lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Vuikj. 1961
~Aceras longibracteum (Bivona) Rchb. fil. 1833 - See Barlia robertiana (Loiseleur) W. Greuter 1967
~Aceras longicruris C.Wright ex A.Gray 1859 - See Herminium lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Vuikj. 1961
~Aceras pyramidalis Rchb. 1833 - See !Anacamptis pyramidalis [L.] L.C.Rich. 1818
~Aceras secundiflorum (Bertol.) Lindl. 1832 - See Neotinea maculata (Desfontaines) Stearn 1975
~Achlydosa M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Megastylis (Schltr.) Schltr. 1911SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Diurideae, SUBTRIBE Caladeniinae
~Achlydosa glandulosa (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Megastylis glandulosa (Schltr.) Schltr. 1911
~Achroanthes Raf. 1819 - See Malaxis Sw. 1788 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae , TRIBE Malaxideae
~Achroanthes acuminata Raf. 1836 - See Malaxis acuminata D. Don 1825
~Achroanthes cilifolia Raf. 1836 - See Malaxis monophyllos (Pav ex Lindl.) Swartz 1800
~Achroanthes liliifolia (L.) Raf. 1836 - See Liparis liliifolia (L.) Rich. ex Lindl. 1825
~Achroanthes monophylla (Pav. ex Lindl.) Greene 1891 - See Malaxis monophyllos (Pav ex Lindl.) Swartz 1800
~Achroanthes ophioglossoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf. 1808 - See Malaxis unifolia Michx. 1803
~Achroanthes unifolia (Michx.) Raf. 1808 - See Malaxis unifolia Michx. 1803
~Acianthera Scheidw. 1842 - See Pleurothallis R. Brown 1813 SUBFAMILY Epidendrodeae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Pleurothallidinae.
Common Name or Meaning refers to having pointed antlers
~Acianthera aechme (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis aechme Luer 1976
~Acianthera alligatorifera (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis alligatorifera Rchb. f. 1865
~Acianthera alpina (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis sicaria Lindl 1849
~Acianthera angustisepala (Ames & Correll) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis angustisepala Ames & Correll 1942
~Acianthera aphthosa (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis aphthosa Lindl.1838
~Acianthera aurantiolateritia (Speg.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis aurantiolateritia Speg. 1916
~Acianthera auriculata (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera barbacenensis (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis barbacenensis Barb. Rodr. 1881
~Acianthera bidentula (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866
~Acianthera binotii (Regel) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis binotii Regel 1880
~Acianthera bragae (Ruschi) F.Barros 2003 - See Pleurothallis sarracenia Luer 1986
~Acianthera caldensis (Hoehne & Schltr.) F.Barros 2004 - See Pleurothallis caldensis Hoehne & Schltr. 1926
~Acianthera capillaris (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera casapensis (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl. 1842
~Acianthera cearensis (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis glanduligera Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera chamensis (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl. 1842
~Acianthera chrysantha (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis chrysantha Lindl. 1859
~Acianthera circumplexa (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis circumplexa Lindl. 1838
~Acianthera citrophila (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis lojae Schltr. 1921
~Acianthera coffeicola (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl. 1842
~Acianthera cogniauxiana (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis cogniauxiana Schltr. 1907
~Acianthera congruens (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis cogniauxiana Schltr. 1907
~Acianthera crinita (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis crinita Barb. Rodr. 1877
~Acianthera cryptantha (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866.
~Acianthera cryptoceras (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 2003 - See Pleurothallis glanduligera Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera cryptoceras (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 2003 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866
~Acianthera cubensis (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis rubroviridis Lindl. 1858
~Acianthera decipiens (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis decipiens Ames & C. Schweinf. 1925
~Acianthera decurrens (Poepp. & Endl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis decurrens Poepp. & Endl. 1836
~Acianthera deserta (Luer & R.Vásquez) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis deserta Luer & R. Vásquez 1999
~Acianthera exarticulata (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis exarticulata Barb. Rodr. 1881
~Acianthera floribunda (Lindl.) F.Barros 2002 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera florosa (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis lojae Schltr. 1921
~Acianthera fockei (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis fockei Lindl. 1859
~Acianthera glanduligera (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis glanduligera Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera glumacea (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis glumacea Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera hamosa (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis hamosa Barb. Rodr. 1881
~Acianthera harpophylla (Rchb.f.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl. 1842
~Acianthera hartwegiifolia (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) Solano & Soto Arenas 2002 publ. 2003 - See Pleurothallis chrysantha Lindl. 1859
~Acianthera hirsutula (Fawc. & Rendle) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis hirsutula Fawc. & Rendle 1909
~Acianthera hoffmannseggiana (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 2003 - See Pleurothallis hoffmannseggiana Rchb. f. 1849
~Acianthera hondurensis (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - Pleurothallis hondurensis Ames 1924
~Acianthera hygrophila (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis barbacenensis Barb. Rodr. 1881
~Acianthera iguapensis (Schltr.) F.Barros 2004 - See Pleurothallis glanduligera Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera johannensis (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis johannensis Barb. Rodr. 1881
~Acianthera johnsonii (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis johnsonii Ames 1923
~Acianthera juergensii (Schltr.) F.Barros 2002 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866
~Acianthera karlii (Pabst) C.N.Gonç. & Waechter 2004 - See Pleurothallis karlii Pabst 1956
~Acianthera lanceana (G.Lodd.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis lanceana Lodd. 1831
~Acianthera leptotifolia (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis leptotifolia Barb. Rodr. 1877
~Acianthera limae (Porto & Brade) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis leucopyramis Rchb. f. 1876
~Acianthera lojae (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis lojae Schltr. 1921
~Acianthera longicaulis (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera luteola (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis luteola Lindl. 1841
~Acianthera macropoda (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis macropoda Barb. Rodr. 1881
~Acianthera mexiae (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl. 1842
~Acianthera minima (Cogn.) F.Barros 2002 - See Pleurothallis minimifolia Luer 1986
~Acianthera minimifolia (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis minimifolia Luer 1986
~Acianthera nemorosa (Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros 2003 - See Pleurothallis nemorosa Barb.Rodr. 1877
~Acianthera neojuergensii (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866
~Acianthera obscura (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis obscura A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845
~Acianthera ochreata (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis ochreata Lindl. 1835
~Acianthera pantasmoides (C. Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis pantasmoides C.Schweinf. 1951
~Acianthera pardipes (Rchb. f.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis pardipes Rchb. f. 1872
~Acianthera pectinata (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis pectinata Lindl. 1839
~Acianthera phyllostachys (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl. 1842
~Acianthera prolifera (Herb. ex Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis prolifera Herb. ex Lindl. 1830
~Acianthera pubescens (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis pubescens Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera punctata Scheidw. 1842 - See Pleurothallis recurva Lindl. 1841
~Acianthera recurva (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis recurva Lindl. 1841
~Acianthera renipetala (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis crinita Barb. Rodr. 1877
~Acianthera rubroviridis (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis rubroviridis Lindl 1858
~Acianthera rupestris (Lindl.) F.Barros 2002 - See Pleurothallis teres Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera sarracenia (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis sarracenia Luer 1986
~Acianthera saundersiana ( Rchb.f. ) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866
~Acianthera saurocephala (Lodd.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis saurocephala Lodd. 1833
~Acianthera scalpricaulis (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 See Pleurothallis scalpricaulis Luer 1976
~Acianthera sicaria (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis sicaria Lindl 1849
~Acianthera sieberi (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera sonderiana (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis sonderana Rchb. f. 1849
~Acianthera strupifolia (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 See - Pleurothallis strupifolia Lindl. 1839
~Acianthera teres (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis teres Lindl. 1836
~Acianthera tikalensis (Correll & C. Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis tikalensis Correll & C. Schweinf. 1965
~Acianthera tricarinata (Poepp. & Endl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis tricarinata Poepp. & Endl. 1836
~Acianthera wilsonii (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis angustifolia Lindl. 1836
Acianthopsis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Acianthus R. Brown 1810 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Diurideae, SUBTRIBE Acianthinae,
~Acianthopsis sublesta (Dockrill) Szlach. 2003 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
~Acianthopsis amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) Szlach. 2001 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
~Acianthopsis sublesta (Dockrill) Szlach. 2003 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
Acianthella D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004 - See Acianthus R. Brown 1810 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Diurideae, SUBTRIBE Acianthinae,
~Acianthopsis sublesta (Dockrill) Szlach. 2003 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
~Acianthella amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
~Acianthella sublesta (Dockrill) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
Acianthus R. Brown 1810 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Diurideae, SUBTRIBE Acianthinae,
A dwarf terrestrial genus of 20 species that forms colonies and has tuberous roots, globose tubers, a solitary, ovate leaf and bearing a scapose, racemose, loosely spiraling inflorescence with few to several flowers which are found in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. These plants have a 2 month summer dormancy, so water copiously as the new growths appear in the fall and less water after flowering and as the leaves die back in the spring curtail until newe growth begins to arise. Best grown in an acidy, gritty, loam based medium and given cold temperatures and full sun
Common Name or Meaning refers to the pointed sepals
Synonyms Microstylis Nutt. 1822
Type species = ! = Acianthus fornicatus R. Br, Acianthus exerstus R. Br., and Acianthus caudatus R. Br.
~Acianthus apprimus D.L.Jones 1991
~Acianthus bifolius R.Br. 1810 - See Chiloglottis reflexa [Labill.] Druce 1917
~Acianthus borealis D.L.Jones 1991 - See Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. 1810
~Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. 1865 - See Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. 1810
~Acianthus croftianus Kores 1991 - See Stigmatodactylus croftianus (Kores) Kores 1992
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~Acianthus exiguus D.L.Jones 1991 - See Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. 1810
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~Acianthus huegelii (Endl.) Nicholls & Goadby 1933 - See Cyrtostylis huegelii Endl. 1846
~Acianthus oblongus (Hook.f.) Schltr. 1906 - See Cyrtostylis reniformis R. Br. 1810
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~Acianthus reniformis (R. Br.) Schltr. 1906 - See Cyrtostylis reniformis R. Br. 1810
~Acianthus reniformis var. huegelii (Endl.) A.S.George 1971 - See Cyrtostylis huegelii Endl. 1846
~Acianthus reniformis var. oblonga (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch 1945 - See Cyrtostylis reniformis R. Br. 1810
~Acianthus rotundifolius (Hook.f.) Schltr. 1906 - See Cyrtostylis reniformis R. Br. 1810
~Acianthus sublestus Dockrill 1955 - See Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904
~*Acianthus tenuissimus Nicholls & Goadby 1933 - See Cyrtostylis tenuissima (Nicholls & Goadby) D.A. Jones & M.A. Clem. 1987
Acineta Lindl. 1843SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae , TRIBE Gongoreae, SUBTRIBE Stanhopinae
There are 19 species in this New World epiphytic or rarely lithophytic genus occuring from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela with large, egg shaped psuedobulbs and large, heavily textured leaves giving rise to a basal, pendant, many flowered inflorescence with cup-shaped, waxy, fragrant flowers that have the lip divided into two parts, an epichile and a hypochile which is firmly fixed to the column foot. These orchids need to be mounted or kept in baskets as do Stanhopea to accomodate the pendant inflorescence.
Synonyms Neippergia C. Morren 1849
Common Name or Meaning refers to the rigid lip
Type species = ! = *Anguloa superba Kunth 1815 = Acineta superba [Kunth]Rchb.f 1862
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~Acineta collosa Sander 1898 - See Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
~Acineta colmani R.H. Torr. 1904 - See !Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
~Acineta fulva Kl. 1852 - See Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
~Acineta glauca Linden ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1850-1 - See Lueddemannia pescatorei (Lindl.) Linden & Rchb. f. 1854
~Acineta gymnostele Schltr. 1917 - See Acineta densa Lindl. & Paxton 1850-1
~Acineta humboldtii [Lindl.] Lindley 1843 - See Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
~Acineta humboldtii var. schilleriana Rchb.f. 1855 - See Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
~Acineta longiscapa (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Rchb.f. 1852 - See Lacaena bicolor Lindl. 1843
~Acineta moorei Rolfe 1911 - See Acineta hrubyana Rchb.f. 1882
~Acineta schilleriana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1863 - See Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
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~Acineta supurba var fulva Schlechter 1917 - See Acineta superba [Kunth] Rchb.f 1862
~Acineta warscewiczii (Kunth) Klotzsch 1852 - See Acineta chrysantha (C. Morren) Lindl. & Paxton 1850-1
~Acineta wrightii J.Fraser 1889 - See Lacaena bicolor Lindl. 1843
~Acinopetala Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia Ruiz and Pavon 1794 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Pleurothallidinae
~Acinopetala arangoi (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia arangoi Luer & R. Escobar 1979
~Acinopetala attenuata (Rchb. f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia attenuata Rchb. f. 1871
~Acinopetala chontalensis (Rchb. f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia chontalensis Rchb. f. 1878
~Acinopetala floribunda (Lindl.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia floribunda Lindl. 1843
~Acinopetala geminiflora (P. Ortiz) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia geminiflora P.Ortiz 1981
~Acinopetala gutierrezii (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia gutierrezii Luer 1979
~Acinopetala herradurae (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Luer - See Masdevallia herradurae F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1898
~Acinopetala laucheana (John Fraser) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia laucheana John Fraser 1894
~Acinopetala livingstoneana (Roezl ex Rchb. f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia livingstoneana Rchb. f. 1874
~Acinopetala minuta (Lindl.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia minuta Lindley 1843
~Acinopetala scabrillinguis (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia scabrilinguis Luer 1979
~Acinopetala tubuliflora (Ames) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia tubuliflora Ames 1908
~Acinopetala wendlandiana (Rchb. f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia wendlandiana Rchb. f. 1887
~`Ackermania Dodson & R. Escobar 1993 - See Benzingia Dodson 1995 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae , TRIBE Maxillareae, SUBTRIBE Zygopetalinae
~Ackermania caudata (Ackerman) Dodson & R. Escobar 1993 - See Benzingia caudata (Ackerman) Dressler 2005
~Ackermania cornuta (Garay) Dodson & R. Escobar 1993 - See Benzingia cornuta (Garay) Dressler 2005
~Ackermania hajekii D.E. Benn & Christenson 2001 - See Benzingia hajekii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler 2005
~Ackermania jarae{Benn} D.E.Benn. & Christenson 1995 - See Benzingia jarae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler 2005
~Ackermania palorae (Dodson & Hirtz) Dodson & R.Escobar 1993 - See Benzingia palorae (Dodson & Hirtz) Dressler 2005
~`Aclinia Griff. 1851 - See Dendrobium Sw. 1799 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobieae, SUBTRIBE Dendrobiinae.
~`Acoidium Lindl. 1837 - See Trichocentrum Poeppig & Endl. 1836 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillareae SUBTRIBE Oncidiinae.
~Acoidium fuscum Lindl. 1837 - See Trichocentrum fuscum Lindl. 1837
~Acoridium Nees and Meyen 1843 - See Dendrochilum Blume 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae , TRIBE Dendrobeae, SUBTRIBE Dendrobiinae
This genus has been changed to Dendrochilum
~Acoridium abbreviatum (Blume) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum abbreviatum Blume 1825
~Acoridium anfractoides (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum anfractum Pfitzer 1907
~Acoridium anfractum Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum anfractum Pfitzer 1907
~Acoridium angustifolium (Ridl.) Ames 1937 - See Dendrochilum stenophyllum L.O. Williams 1952
~Acoridium arachnites (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum arachnites Rchb.f 1882
~Acoridium auriculare (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum auriculare Ames 1909
~Acoridium auritum (Blume) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum cornutum Blume 1925
~Acoridium bistortum (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum convallariiforme Schauer 1843
~Acoridium bracteosum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum longifolium Rchb. f. 1856
~Acoridium brevilabratum (Rendle) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum pallidiflavens Blume 1825
~Acoridium cobbianum [Rchb.f] Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum cobbianum Rchb.f 1880
~Acoridium confusum (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum convallariiforme Schauer 1843
~Acoridium convallariiforme (Schauer) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum convallariiforme Schauer 1843
~Acoridium cornutum (Blume) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum cornutum Blume 1925
~Acoridium cucumerinum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum uncatum Rchb. f. 1855
~Acoridium curranii (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum curranii Ames 1908
~Acoridium erosum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum cornutum Blume 1925
~Acoridium filiforme[Lindley]Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum filiforme Lindley 1840
~Acoridium glumaceum Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum glumaceum Lindl. 1878
~Acoridium gracile (Hook.f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum gracile (Hook. f.) J.J. Sm. 1925
~*Acoridium graminifolium Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum graminifolium (Ames) Pfitzer 1907
~Acoridium latifolium (Lindl.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum latifolium Lindl. 1843
~Acoridium lineare (Ridl.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum simile Blume 1825
~Acoridium linearifolium (Hook.f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum linearifolium Hook.f. 1889
~Acoridium longibulbum (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum longibulbum Ames 1912
~Acoridium longifolium (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum longifolium Rchb. f. 1856 Acoridium luchanense (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum longibulbum Ames 1912
~Acoridium luzonense (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum luzonense Ames 1908
~Acoridium magnum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum magnum Rchb. f. 1861
~*Acoridium marginatum Ames 1923 - See Dendrochilum marginatum (Ames) L.O. Williams 1952
~*Acoridium parvulum Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum parvulum Pfitz. 1907
~Acoridium philippinense Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum philippinense (Ames) Pfitzer 1907
~*Acoridium pulcherrimum Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum pulcherrimum (Ames) L.O. Williams 1962
~Acoridium purpureum (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum philippinense (Ames) Pfitzer 1907
~Acoridium quadrilobum (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum quadrilobum Ames 1915
~Acoridium serratoi Ames 1923 - See Dendrochilum curranii Ames 1908
~Acoridium simile (Blume) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum simile Blume 1825
~*Acoridium smithianum 1937 - See Dendrochilum smithianum (Ames) L.O. Williams 1952
~Acoridium sphacelatum Ames 1905 - See Dendrochilum tenellum (Nees & Meyen) Ames 1907
~Acoridium strictiforme Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum parvulum Pfitz. 1907
~*Acoridium tenellum Nees & Meyen 1843 - See Dendrochilum tenellum (Nees & Meyen) Ames 1907
~Acoridium uncatum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1904 - See Dendrochilum uncatum Rchb. f. 1855
~Acoridium venustulum Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum parvulum Pfitz. 1907
~Acoridium wenzelii (Ames) Ames 1922 - See Dendrochilum wenzelii Ames 1915
~*Acoridium williamsii Ames 1906 - See Dendrochilum williamsii (Ames) Pfitzer 1907
Acostaea Schlechter 1923 SUBFAMILY Epidendrodeae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Pleurothallidinae.
According to Luer. This genus has 8 species that are all found from Costa Rica to Colombia and Ecuador, occuring at higher elevations as dwarf caespitose epiphytes with narrowly elliptic leaves without pseudobulbs arising on short ramicals with an annulus giving rise to a spathe through which an inflorescence arises bearing a loose raceme with with several opening in succession, with a single flower at a time and each surpasses the leaves in length. The flower has two pollina and has a sensitive lip which when movement from a pollinator is detected, snaps shut trapping the intruder who then pollinates the flower and is released in the morning.
Common Name or Meaning Named for the Costa Rican collecter Don Guillermo Acosta
Type species = ! = Acostaea costaricensis Schlechter 1923
~Acostaea colombiana Garay 1974 - See Acostaea costaricensis Schlechter 1923
~Acostaea costaricensis subsp. colombiana (Garay) Luer 1987 - See Acostaea costaricensis Schlechter 1923
~Acostaea glandulata P.Ortiz 1982 - See Acostaea costaricensis Schlechter 1923
~Acostaea pleurothalloides Schltr. 1923 - See Acostaea costaricensis Schlechter 1923
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Acriopsis Blume 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Cymbidieae, SUBTRIBE Acriopsidinae.
Six species round out this Nepal to Solomon Islands native genus, that are small epiphytic herbs, superficially resembling Cymbidium in habit but should be grown like the small tropical Bulbophyllum. The genus has a creeping, branching rhizome with crowded, ovoid pseudobulbs enveloped basally by slender, silvery non leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 1 to 4, petiolate leaves and blooms on a basal, racemose to paniculate, many flowered, terete inflorescence with persistent floral bracts and carry small, twisted, non-resupinate, widely open flowers which consist of lanceolate, concave sepals apically fused to form a synsepalalum. The petals are spreading, oblong to obovate, the lip is 3 lobed, pandurate t oentire, 2 keeled disc and a straight to "S" shaped column with 2 long, parellel, porrect to decurved, stellida and a beak-like, bifurcate rostellum with 4, connate in 2 pairs pollina.
Common Name or Meaning referes to the mimicry of the column with a locust
Type species = ! = Acriopsis javanica Reinw. ex Bl. 1823 = Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis annamica Finet 1911 - See Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
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~Acriopsis borneensis Ridl. 1905 - See Acriopsis densiflora Lindl. 1847
~Acriopsis crispa Griff. ? - See !!Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis densiflora var. borneensis (Ridl.) Minderh. & de Vogel 1986 - See Acriopsis densiflora Lindl. 1847
~Acriopsis densiflora var. densiflora - See Acriopsis densiflora Lindl. 1847
~Acriopsis floribunda Ames 1920 - See Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis griffithii Rchb. f. 1854 - See !!Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis harae Tuyama 1964 - See Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
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~Acriopsis insulari-silvatica Fukuy. 1938 - See Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis javanica Reinw. ex Blume 1823 - See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis javanica var. auriculata Minderh. & de Vogel 1986 - See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis javanica var. floribunda (Ames) Minderh. & de Vogel 1986 - See Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
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~Acriopsis liliifolia var. auriculata (Minderh. & de Vogel) J.J.Wood 2001 - See Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis nelsoniana F.M. Bailey 1883- See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis papuana Kraenzl. ex K. Schum. & Lauterb. 1905 - See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis philippinensis Ames1908 - See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis picta Lindl. 1843 - See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995
~Acriopsis purpurea Ridl. 1893 - See Acriopsis densiflora Lindl. 1847
~Acriopsis sumatrana Schltr. 1900 - See Acriopsis sumatrana Schltr., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 50: 249 (1900
~`Acroanthes Raf. 1819 - See Malaxis Sw. 1788 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae , TRIBE Malaxideae
Acrochaene Lindl. 1853 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobieae, SUBTRIBE Bulbophyllinae.
There is but asingle species in this genus related to Bulbophyllum.
~Acrochaene rimannii Rchb.f 1882 - See Sunipia rimannii (Rchb.f.) Seidenf. 1980
Acrolophia Pfitzer 1887 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Cymbidieae, SUBTRIBE Cyrtopodiinae.
There are 9 terrestrial species in this genus endemic to Africa, mostly in the Cape Province of South Africa but a few in tropical Africa. This genus is characterized by it's rigid erect leaves and the numerous long, thick, fleshy roots and a few such as the species below, A capensis var lamellata, has horned anther caps. All have flowers resembling Eulophia and they may be almost black, brown, white or green and some of the larger species have branched inflorescence. Cultivation requires almost full sun with a sandy loam with ample drainage.
Type species = ! = ?
Common Name or Meaning The Pointed Comb Orchid
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~Acrolophia comosa (Sond.) Schltr. & Bolus 1894 - See Acrolophia capensis var. lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe 1982
~Acrolophia lamellata (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1887 - See Acrolophia capensis var. lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe 1982
~Acrolophia sphaerocarpa (Sond.) Pfitzer 1887 - See Acrolophia capensis var. lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe 1982
~Acrolophia tristis (L.f.) Pfitzer 1887 - See Acrolophia capensis var. lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe 1982
~`Acronia Presl. 1827 - See Pleurothallis R. Br. 1813 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Pleurothallidinae.
~Acronia adelphe (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis adeleae Luer 1981
~Acronia adonis (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis adonis Luer 1976
~Acronia ascera (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis ascera Luer & R. Escobar 1996
~Acronia aurita (C. Schweinf.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis aurita Schweinf 1940
~Acronia bivalvis (Lindl.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis bivalvis Lindl. 1846
~Acronia canaligera (Rchb. f.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis canaligera Rchb.f 1877
~Acronia canidentis [Luer & Escobar] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis canidentis Luer & R. Escobar 1998
~Acronia cardiochila (L.O. Williams) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis cardiochila L.O. Williams 1942
~Acronia cardiostola (Rchb. f.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis cardiostola Rchb. f. 1854
~Acronia cardiothallis (Rchb. f.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis cardiothallis Rchb.f 1857
~Acronia compressa [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis compressa Luer 1996
~Acronia conicostigma (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis cardiothallis Rchb.f 1857
~Acronia constricta (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis constricta Luer & R.Escobar R. 1998
~Acronia cordata (Ruiz & Pav.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis cordata (Ruiz & Pav.) Lindl. 1830
~Acronia coriacardia (Rchb. f.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis coriacardia Rchb. f. 1854
~Acronia correllii (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis correllii Luer 1976
~Acronia crucifera (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis crucifera Luer & Hirtz 1996
~Acronia cyanea (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis cyanea Luer & R. Escobar 1984
~Acronia deflexa (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis deflexa Luer 1975
~Acronia depressa (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer - See Pleurothallis depressa Luer & R. Escobar 1996
~Acronia diabolica (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis diabolica Luer & R. Escobar 1981
~Acronia dilemma (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis dilemma Luer 2001
~Acronia discoidea (Lindl.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis discoidea Lindl. 1835
~Acronia erythrium [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis erythrium Luer 1978
~Acronia excavata [Sclechter] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis excavata Schltr. 1923
~Acronia gargantua (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis gargantua Luer 1996
~Acronia geographica [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis geographica Luer 1977
~Acronia grandiflora Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis grandiflora Lindl. 1835
~Acronia imperialis [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis imperialis Luer 1975
~Acronia index [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis index Luer 1980
~Acronia killipii [Garay] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis killipii Garay 1956
~Acronia lilijae [Foldats] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis lilijae Foldats 1968
~Acronia linguifera (Lindl.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis linguifera Lindl. 1859
~Acronia luctuosa (Rchb.f.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis luctuosa Rchb. f. 1877
~Acronia macra [Lindl.] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis macra Lindl. 1859
~Acronia marthae [Luer & Escobar] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis marthae Luer & R. Escobar 1996
~Acronia matudiana (C. Schweinf.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis matudiana C. Schweinf. 1938
~Acronia microcardia (Rchb.f.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis microcardia Rchb.f. 1855
~Acronia nipterophylla [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis nipterophylla C.A.Luer 1976
~Acronia nossax [Luer & Escobar] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis nossax Luer & R. Escobar 1981
~Acronia octavioi [Luer & Escobar] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis octavioi Luer & R.Escobar R. 1981
~Acronia omoglossa (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis omoglossa Luer 1976
~Acronia oncoglossa [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis oncoglossa Luer 1996
~Acronia ortegae (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis ortegae Luer & Hirtz 1996
~Acronia palliolata (Ames) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis palliolata Ames 1922
~Acronia pansamalae [Schlechter] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis pansamalae Schltr. 1912
~Acronia paquishae [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis paquishae Luer 1996
~Acronia peculiaris [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis peculiaris Luer 1976
~Acronia penelops [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis penelops Luer 1978
~Acronia perijaensis [Dunst.] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis perijaensis Dunst. 1978
~Acronia peroniocephala [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis peroniocephala Luer 1975
~Acronia perryi [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis perryi Luer 1979
~*Acronia phalangifera C. Presl. 1827 - See Pleurothallis phalangifera (C. Presl) Schltr. 1861
~Acronia phyllocardioides [Schlecter] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis phyllocardioides Schltr. 1923
~Acronia portillae [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis portillae Luer 1979
~Acronia quadricaudata (Schltr.) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis quadricaudata Schltr. 1920
~Acronia rectipetala [Ames & Schweinf.] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis rectipetala Ames & Schweinf. 1925
~Acronia ruberrima [Lindl.]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis ruberrima Lindley 1846
~Acronia sanchoi [Ames]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis sanchoi Ames 1923
~Acronia scitula (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis rectipetala Ames & Schweinf. 1925
~Acronia scurrula [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis scurrula Luer 1976
~Acronia semiscabra [Lindl.] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis semiscabra Lindl. 1846
~Acronia simulans (L.O.Williams) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis simulans L.O.Williams 1940
~Acronia siphoglossa (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis siphoglossa Luer & R. Escobar 1996
~Acronia stenota [Luer] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis stenota Luer 1977
~Acronia teaguei (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis teaguei Luer 1996
~Acronia titan [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis titan Luer 1977
~Acronia tridentata (Klotzsch) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis tridentata Klotzsch 1840
~Acronia troglodytes (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis troglodytes Luer 1982
~Acronia valladolidensis (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis valladolidensis Luer 1983
~Acronia variabilis [Luer]Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis variabilis Luer 1979
~Acronia volans [Luer & Hirtz] Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis volans Luer & Hirtz 1996
~Acronia volcanica (Luer) Luer 2005 - See Pleurothallis volcanica Luer 1977
~Acropera Lindley 1833 - See Gongora Ruiz and Pavon 1794 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae , TRIBE Gongoreae, SUBTRIBE Stanhopinae
This genus was formed from the genus Gongora in the eighties to accommodate the arcuate-pendulous species of Gongora.
~*Acropera armeniaca Lindl. & Paxton 1850-1 - See Gongora armeniaca (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb. f. 1854
~Acropera atropurpurea hort. ex Heynh. 1841 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera batemanni Lindley 1874 - See Gongora cassidea Rchb.f 1864
~Acropera citrina Rchb.f. 1854 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera cornuta Klotzsch 1852 - See Gongora armeniaca (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb. f. 1854
~Acropera flavida Klotzsch 1851 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera fuscata Heynh. 1846 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera loddigesii Lindley 1833 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera luteola Heynh. 1846 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera luteola Drapiez 1840 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera pallida Heynh. 1846 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera purpurea Heynh. 1846 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acropera sulphurea Heynh. 1846 - See Gongora galeata [Lindley]Rchb.f. 1854
~Acrostylia Frapp. 1895 - See Habenaria Willd. 1805 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Orchideae, SUBTRIBE Orchidinae.
Ada Lindl. 1854 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae SUBTRIBE Oncidinae.
There are 17 epiphytic and occasionally lithophytic [on steep embankments] species in this genus found from Nicaragua south to Venezuela, Colombia to Peru and Bolivia that has many simalarities to Brassia but differs in having numerous distichous leaves and inflorescences per psuedobulb as well as a reflexed lip bearing a bilamellate basal callus often terminating in 2 tooth like mounds and subsimilar petals and sepals. Ada also has large and inflated floral bracts that also help distinguish this genus from Brassia and Oncidium. The plants of this genus are found between the elevations of 650 to 2700 meters but the majority occur at the more moderate elevations of 1800 to 2200 meters as warm to cool growing plants.
Common Name or Meaning sister of Artemeisia, wife of Mausoios - reference unclear
Type species = ! = Ada aurantiaca Lindley 1853-4
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~Ada cinnabarina (Linden ex Lindl.) N.H. Williams ? - See Ada aurantiaca Lindl. 1853-4
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~Ada lehmannii Rolfe 1891 - See Ada aurantiaca Lindl. 1853-4
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~Adelopetalum Fitzg. 1891 - See Bulbophyllum Thouars 1822 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobieae, SUBTRIBE Bulbophyllinae.
~Adelopetalum bracteatum Fitzg. 1891 - See Bulbophyllum bracteatum F.M.Bailey 1891
~Adelopetalum elisae (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002 - See Bulbophyllum elisae F. Mueller 1868
~Adelopetalum exiguum (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002 - See Bulbophyllum exiguum F. Mueller 1860
~Adelopetalum lilianae (Rendle) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002 - See Bulbophyllum lilianae Rendle 1917
~Adelopetalum newportii (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002 - See Bulbophyllum newportii Rolfe 1909
~Adelopetalum weinthalii (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002 - See Bulbophyllum weinthalii Rogers 1933
~Adelopetalum weinthalii subsp. striatum (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002 - See Bulbophyllum weinthalii Rogers 1933
Adenoncos Blume 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae.
There are about ten epiphytic monopodials in this genus related to Luisia, and occuring from the Malay penninsula to New Guinea.
Common Name or Meaning refers to the glandulose callus on the lip base
Type species = ! =Adenoncos virens Blume 1825
~Adenoncos adenoncoides (Ridl.) Garay 1972 - See Adenoncos parviflora Ridl. 1896
~Adenoncos vivax J.J.Sm. 1926 - See Adenoncos parviflora Ridl. 1896
~Adenostylis Blume 1825 - See Zeuxine Lindley 1826[1825?] SUBFAMILY Spiranthoideae, TRIBE Cranichideae SUBTRIBE Goodyerinae.
~Adenostylis emarginata Blume 1825 - See Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. 1911
~Adenostylis gracilis (Breda) Merr. 1921 - See Zeuxine gracilis (Breda) Blume 1858
~Adenostylis integerrima Blume 1825 - See Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. 1911
~Adenostylis strateumatica (L.) Ames 1908 - See Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. 1911
~Adenostylis sulcata (Lindl.) Hayata 1917 - See Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. 1911
~Adipe Raf. 1836[1837] - See Bifrenaria Lindley 1832 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae, SUBTRIBE Lycastinae.
~Adipe aureofulva (Hook.) M. Wolfe 1990 - See Bifrenaria aureofulva [Hooker]Lindley 1843
~Adipe charlesworthii (Rolfe) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria charlesworthii Rolfe 1894
~Adipe clavigera (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria clavigera Rchb.f. 1865
~Adipe fulva Rafin. 1836 - See Bifrenaria racemosa Lindl. 1843
~Adipe leucorhoda (Rchb. f.) M. Wolfe 1990 - See Bifrenaria leucorrhoda Rchb. f. 1859
~Adipe longicornis (Lindl.) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria longicornis Lindl. 1838
~Adipe melanopoda (Klotzsch) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria racemosa Lindl. 1843
~Adipe racemosa Rafin 1836 - See Bifrenaria racemosa Lindl. 1843
~Adipe stefanae (V.P.Castro) Senghas 1994 - See Bifrenaria stefanae V.P. Castro 1991
~Adipe villosula (Brade) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria charlesworthii Rolfe 1894
~Adipe vitellina (Lindl.) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria vitellina (Lindl.) Lindl. 1843
~Adipe wendlandiana (Kraenzl.) M.Wolff 1990 - See Bifrenaria clavigera Rchb.f. 1865
~`Aeeridium Salisb. 1812 - See Aerides Lour. 1790 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae.
~Aeeridium odorum Salis. 1812 - See Aerides odorata [Poir.]Lour. 1790
~Aeonia Lindl. 1824 - See Oeonia Lindley 1824 SUBFAMILY Epidendrodeae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aerangidinae.
~Aeonia polystachya Benth. & Hook. 1889 - See Oeoniella polystachys (Thouars) Schltr. 1918
~Aeonia rosea Ridl. 1885 - See Oeonia rosea Ridl. 1885
Aerangis Rchb.f 1865 SUBFAMILY Epidendrodeae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aerangidinae.
Aerangis is a genus with close to 50 species spread through Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros Islands. They are commonly epiphytic and sometimes lithophytic, small to medium sized vandaceous plants which typically like, shady, warm and humid conditions.
Common Name or Meaning refers to the spur that most members of this genus have
Synonyms Aerobion Spreng. 1826 in part; `Angorkis Thou. 1809; Angorchis Spreng 1822; Barombia Schlechter 1914; Radinocion Ridley 1887; Rhaphidorhynchus Finet 1907
Type species = ! = Aerangis flabellifolia Rchb.f 1865 = Aerangis brachycarpa [A. Rich.] Dur. & Schinz. 1895
~Aerangis alata H. Perrier 1938 - See Aerangis ellisii (B.S. Williams) Schltr. 1914
~Aerangis albido-rubra [DeWild]Schlechter 1918 - See Aerangis luteo-alba [Kraenzl]J. Stewart 1909
~Aerangis anjoanensis H.Perrier 1941 - See Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart 1983
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~Aerangis calligera (Rchb.f.) Garay 1974 - See Aerangis articulata [Rchb.f]Schlechter 1914
~Aerangis campyloplectron (Rchb.f.) Garay 1972 - See Aerangis biloba [Lindley]Schlechter 1915
~Aerangis carusiana (Severino) Garay 1972 - See Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) Durand & Schinz 1894
~Aerangis caulescens Schltr. 1916 - See Aerangis cryptodon (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1914
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Aerangis clavigera H. Perrier 1938 - See Aerangis macrocentra (Schltr.) Schltr. 1915
~Aerangis crassipes Schlechter 1918 - See Aerangis stylosa (Rolfe) Schltr. 1915
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~Aerangis engleriana (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1915 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
~Aerangis erythrura (Kraenzl.) Garay 1972 - See Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis falcifolia Schltr. 1915 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
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~Aerangis flabellifolia Rchb.f. 1865 - See Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) Durand & Schinz 1894
~Aerangis floribunda (Rolfe) Summerh. 1932 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
~Aerangis friesiorum Schltr. 1924 - See Aerangis thomsonii (Rolfe) Schltr. 1918
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~Aerangis grantii (Bateman ex Baker) Schltr. 1918 - See Aerangis kotschyana (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918
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~Aerangis ikopana Schltr. 1925 - See Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart 1983
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~Aerangis kotschyi Rchb.f 1881 - See Aerangis kotschyana (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis laurentii (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918 - See Summerhayesia laurentii (De Wild.) P.J.Cribb 1977
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~Aerangis malmquistiana Schltr. 1925 - See Aerangis cryptodon (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1914
~Aerangis mixta Schltr. 1918 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
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~Aerangis modesta O.Ktze. ? - See A. modesta [Hkr.]Schlechter 1914
~Aerangis muscicola (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1915 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
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~Aerangis mystacidioides Schltr. 1915 - See Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1917
~Aerangis pachyura Schlechter 1918- See Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1917
~Aerangis pallida (W.Watson) Garay 1972 - See Diaphananthe pellucida [Lindley]Schlechter 1914
~Aerangis parvula Schltr. 1919 - See Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis platyphylla Schltr. 1925 - See Aerangis ellisii (B.S. Williams) Schltr. 1914
~Aerangis pumilio Schltr. 1918 - See Aerangis hyaloides (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis rhodistica [Krzl]Schlechter 1918 - See Aerangis luteo-alba var rhodosticta [Kraenzl.] J. Stewart 1979
~Aerangis rohlfsiana (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1918 - See Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) Durand & Schinz 1894
~Aerangis roseocalcarata (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918 - See Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis rusituensis Fibeck & Dare 1997 - See Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis sankuruensis (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918 - See Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis schliebenii Mansf. 1937 - See Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918
~Aerangis solheidii (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
~Aerangis umbonata (Finet) Schltr. 1915 ~Aerangis venusta Schlechter 1918 - See Aerangis articulata [Rchb.f]Schlechter 1914
~Aerangis verdickii var. rusituensis (Fibeck & Dare) la Croix & P.J.Cribb 1998 - See Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. 1918
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Aeranthes Lindley 1824 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Angraecinae.
There are 30 species on the islands of Madagascar, Comoros, and Mascarene and two from the mainland of Africa. The plant itself is an epiphyte and has a short stem, or may not have one at all, with distichous leaves, a pendant inflorescence with one or more small to large flowers that are somewhat transparent, green, yellow, and seldom white. They prefer shady, humid, well watered conditions and even fertilizer year round. The inflorescences which can take months to form should not be removed until it is obvious that they are dead as they can rebloom off the same spike. The plants should be grown in baskets with an epiphytic mix to accommodate the long pendant inflorescence that can reach 4' or longer.
Common Name or Meaning referes to the epiphytic growth habit
Synonyms Aeranthus Rchb.f 1826
Type species = ! = Aeranthes grandiflorus Lindley 1824
~*Aeranthes aciculatus Rchb. f. & Warm. 1881 - See Campylocentrum aciculatum (Rchb. f. & Warm.) Cogn. 1906
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~*Aeranthes arachnantha Rchb. f.1885 - See Jumellea arachnantha [Rchb.f]Schlechter 1915
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~Aeranthes brachycentron Regel 1891 - See Aeranthes grandiflorus Lindley 1824
~Aeranthes brachystachya (Thouars) Bojer 1837 - See Beclardia macrostachya (Thouars) A. Rich. 1828
~Aeranthes brevivaginans H.Perrier 1938
~Aeranthes calceolus [Thou]S. Moore 1877 - See Angraecum calceolus Thouars 1822
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~*Aeranthes comorensis Rchb. f. 1885 - See Jumellea comorensis (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1915
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~Aeranthes curnowianus Rchb. f. 1883 - See Angraecum curnowianum (Rchb. f.) T. Durand & Schinz 1894
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~Aeranthes diesteliana Kraenzl. 1902 - See Tridactyle tridactylites (Rolfe) Schltr. 1918
~Aeranthes distichus (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Angraecum distichum Lindl. 1836
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~Aeranthes erythropollinia Rchb.f. 1865 - See Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium [Rchb.f] Schlechter 1918
~Aeranthes fasciola (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Campylocentrum fasciola (Lindl.) Cogn. 1906
~Aeranthes filicornis (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Mystacidium capense (L. f.) Druce 1917
~Aeranthes filiformis Griseb. 1864 - See Campylocentrum grisebachii Cogn. 1906
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~Aeranthes funalis (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Dendrophylax funalis [Sw.]Fawcett 1889
~Aeranthes gerrardii Rchb.f. 1867 - See Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium [Rchb.f] Schlechter 1918
~Aeranthes gladiifolia (Thouars) Rchb.f. 1864 - See Angraecum mauritianum [Poir.]Frapp. 1891
~Aeranthes gracilis (Harv.) Rchb.f. 1867 - See Mystacidium gracile Harv. 1907
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Aeranthes grandiflora Lindl. 1833 - See Aeranthes arachnites [Thou.] Lindl. 1824
~Aeranthes guyoniana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1865 - See Microcoelia globulosa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) L. Jonsson 1981
~Aeranthes henricii Schltr. 1925 var isaloensis Perrier ex Hermans - See Aeranthes henricii Schltr. 1925
~Aeranthes hymenantha Griseb. 1866 - See Dendrophylax varius (C.C. Gmel.) Urb. 1918
~Aeranthes imerinensis Schltr. 1925 - See Aeranthes caudata Rolfe 1901
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~Aeranthes jamaicense Rchb. f. & Wullschl. 1864 - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~Aeranthes jamaicensis Rchb. f. ex Wullschl. 1864 - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~Aeranthes lansbergii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1864 - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~*Aeranthes lehmannii Rchb.f. 1878 - See Cryptocentrum lehmannii (Rchb.f.) Garay 1958
~Aeranthes leonii Rchb. f. 1885 - See Angraecum leonis [Rchb.f]Veitch 1885
~*Aeranthes leonis Rchb.f 1865 - See Angraecum leonis [Rchb.f]Veitch 1885
~Aeranthes lindenii (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Polyradicion lindenii (Lindl.) Garay 1969
~Aeranthes macrostachya (Thouars) Rchb.f. 1864 - See Beclardia macrostachya (Thouars) A. Rich. 1828
~Aeranthes micrantha (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~*Aeranthes muscicola Rchb.f. 1865 - See Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1936
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~*Aeranthes organensis Rchb. f. 1864 - See Campylocentrum organensis (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1903
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~Aeranthes pachyrrhizus Rchb. f. 1865 - See Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1908
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~Aeranthes pectinatus (Thouars) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Angraecum pectinatum Thouars 1822
~*Aeranthes perrieri Schltr. 1913 - See Neobathiea perrieri (Schltr.) Schltr. 1925
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~Aeranthes polystachya (Thouars) Rchb.f. 1864 - See Oeoniella polystachys (Thouars) Schltr. 1918
~*Aeranthes porrecta Rchb.f. 1865 - See Harrisella porrecta (Rchb.f.) Fawc. & Rendle 1909
~Aeranthes pseudonida H.Perrier 1938 - See Aeranthes nidus Schltr. 1925
~Aeranthes pusilla (Harv.) Rchb.f. 1867 - See Mystacidium pusillum Harv. 1863
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~Aeranthes ramosus Cogn. ?- See Aeranthes ramosus Rolfe 1901
~Aeranthes recta (Thouars) S.Moore in J.G.Baker 1877 - See Jumellea recurva (Thouars) Schltr. 1915
~Aeranthes recta var. recurva (Thouars) S.Moore 1877 - See Jumellea recurva (Thouars) Schltr. 1915
~Aeranthes rigidula Schltr. 1925 - See Aeranthes longipes Schltr. 1925
~*Aeranthes rutilus Rchb. f. 1885 - See Rhipidoglossum rutilum (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918
~Aeranthes schiedei (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1864 - See Campylocentrum schiedei (Rchb. f.) Benth. ex Hemsl. 1885
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~Aeranthes sesquipedalis Lindl. 1924 - See Angraecum sesquipedale Thou. 1822
~Aeranthes sesquipedalis[Thou]Lindley 1885 - See Angraecum sesquipedale Thou. 1822
~Aeranthes spathesceus Griseb. 1866 - See Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1908
~Aeranthes thouarsii S.Moore 1877 - See Angraecum filicornu Thouars 1822
~Aeranthes vespertilio Cogn. 1902 - See Aeranthes ramosus Rolfe 1901
~*Aeranthes xanthopollinius Rchb. f. 1865 - See Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium [Rchb.f] Schlechter 1918
~Aeranthus Rchb.f 1826 - See Aeranthes Lindley 1824 and Angraecum Bory 1804 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Angraecinae.
This genus was broken up and changed to Angraecum, Polyradicion, Campylocentrum, Rangaeris and Oenia depending on the species
~Aeranthus calceolus [Thou]S. Moore - See Angraecum calceolus Thouars 1822
~Aeranthus funalis Rchb.f - See Dendrophylax funalis Fawcett 1889
~Aeranthus hymenanthus [Rchb.f] Griseb. 1866 - See Dendrophylax varius (C.C. Gmel.) Urb. 1918
~Aeranthus jamaicensis Rchb.f & Wullsch. 1864 - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~*Aeranthus leonis Rchb.f - See Angraecum leonis [Rchb.f]Veitch 1885
~Aeranthus lindenii [Lindley]Rchb.f. - See Polyradicion lindenii[Lindley]Garay 1969
~Aeranthus lansbergii Rchb.f - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~Aeranthus micranthus Rchb.f - See Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903
~*Aeranthus pachyrrhizus Rchb. f. 1865 - See Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1908
~Aeranthus ramosus Cogn. ? - See Aeranthes ramosa Rolfe 1901
~Aeranthus sesquipedalis[Thou]Lindley - See Angraecum sesquipedale Thou. 1822
~Aeranthus volucris Rchb.f 1864 - See Oeonia volucris (Thouars) Spreng. 1826
Aerides Lour. 1790 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae.
Aerides is found in most of Asia and out to the Philippines and has 19 species, mostly fragrant. They are similar to Vanda in plant form yet their flowers have a forward facing spur. They are best grown in wooden slat baskets with little or no potting media. They are typically cool to hot growing epiphytes and come in medium to large sizes, all are monopodial, have strap-shaped leaves and the plants appear outwardly to be Vandas..
Common Name or Meaning refers to the epiphyytic growth habit
Synonyms Aeeridium Salisb. ?; Aeridium Pfeiffer. ?; `Orxera Raf. 1836[1838]
Type species = ! = Aerides odoratum [Poir.]Lour. 1790
~Aerides acuminatissimum Lindl. 1833 - See Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Rchb. f.) Rchb.f. 1868
~Aerides affine Wall 1833 - See Aerides multiflorum Roxbury 1823
~Aerides affinis Wall [mispelling] 1833- See Aerides multiflorum Roxbury 1823
~Aerides affine var. roseum (Lodd. ex Lindl. & Paxton) C.S.P.Parish 1883 - See Aerides rosea Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
~Aerides album Sander - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides amplexicaule Lindl. 1833 - See Thrixspermum amplexicaule (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1868
~*Aerides ampullaceum Lindley - See Ascocentrum ampullaceum [Lindl.] Schlechter 1913
~Aerides augustifolium Hooker - See Renanthera matutina [Blume]Lindley 1833
~Aerides arachnites Sw. 1799 - See Arachnis flos-aeris (L.) Rchb. f. 1886
~Aerides arachnites (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Thrixspermum centipeda Lour. 1790
~Aerides ballantinianum Rchb.f. 1885 - Aerides odorata [Poir.]Lour. 1790
~Aerides bernhardianum Rchb.f. 1885 - See Aerides inflexa Teijsm. & Binn. 1862
~*Aerides biswasianum Ghose & Mukerjee 1945 - See Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay 1974
~Aerides borassi Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. 1813 - See Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. 1799
~*Aerides calceolare Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. 1818 - See Gastrochilus calceolaris [Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.] D. Don 1825
~Aerides carnosum Griff. 1851 - See Phalaenopsis taenialis [Lindl.] E.A Christ. & Pradham 1986
~Aerides compressa (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Pteroceras compressum (Blume) Holttum 1960
~Aerides cornutum Roxb. 1832 - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1849
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~Aerides cristatum (Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook. 1890 - See Trudelia cristata (Lindl.) Senghas 1988
~Aerides cylindricum Hooker 1857 - See Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb. f.) Garay 1974
~*Aerides dasypogon J.E.Sm. 1820 - See Gastrochilus dasypogon (J.E.Sm.) Kuntze 1891
~Aerides dayanum hort.ex Guillaumin 1933 - See Aerides odoratum 1849
~Aerides decumbens Griff. 1851 - See Phalaenopsis parishii Rchb. f. 1865
~Aerides densiflorum (Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook.f. 1890 - See Robiquetia spathulata (Blume) J.J. Sm. 1912
~Aerides difforme Lindley 1833 - See Ornithochilus fuscus Wallis ex Lindl. 1833
~*Aerides elongata Blume 1825 - See Renanthera elongata (Blume) Lindl. 1833
~Aerides emarginata (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Ascochilus emarginatus (Blume) Schuit. 2001
~Aerides expansum Rchb.f 1882 - See Aerides crassifolium Par. & Rchb.f 1874
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~Aerides falcatum var houlletianum [Rchb.f] Veitch 1851- See Aerides houlletianum Rchb. 1872
~Aerides falcatum var. maurandii Guillaumin 1953 - See Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton 1851
~Aerides farmeri Boxall ex Náves 1877 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides fenzlianum Rchb. f. 1860 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
Aerides fieldingi Lodd. ex E. Morren 1876 - See Aerides rosea Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
~Aerides fieldingii Jenn. ? - See Aerides rosea Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
~Aerides fieldingii var. album L.Linden 1897 - See Aerides rosea Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
~Aerides fieldingii var. williamsii (R.Warner) H.J.Veitch 1891 - See Aerides rosea Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
LATETo
~*Aerides flavescens Schltr. 1924 - See Holcoglossum flavescens (Schltr.) Z.H. Tsi 1982
~Aerides flavidum Lindley & Paxton 1851-2 - See Aerides odoratum [Poir.]Lour. 1849
~Aerides flos-aeris [L.] Sw. 1799 - See Arachnis flos-aeris (L.) Rchb. f. 1886
~Aerides flos-aeris Sw. 1799 - See Thrixspermum centipeda Lour. 1790
~Aerides godefroyanum Rchb.f 1886
~Aerides guttatum Roxb. 1832 - See Rhynchostylis retusa [L.]Blume 1825
To
~Aerides huttonii (Hook.f.) H.J.Veitch 1891 - See Aerides thibautiana Rchb.f. 1866
~Aerides hystrix Lindley 1833 - See Ornithochilus fuscus Wall ex Lindley 1833
To
~*Aerides japonicum L. Linden & Rchb. f. 1863 - See Sedirea japonica (L. Linden & Rchb. f.) Garay & H.R. Sweet 1974
To
~Aerides jarckiana var alba Valmayor & Tiu 1984 - See Aerides jarckiana Schltr. 1915
~Aerides jarckinana var smithii Ames & Quis. 1933; Aerides jarckiana Schltr. 1915
~Aerides jucundum Rchb.f. 1860 - See Aerides odoratum Lour 1790
~Aerides larpentae Rchb.f. 1856 - See Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton 1851
~*Aerides lasiopetala Willd. 1805 - See Eria lasiopetala (Willd.) Ormerod 1995
~Aerides latifolium Thwaites 1864 - See Phalaenopsis deliciosa Rchb. f. 1854
~Aerides latifolium (Thunb. ex Sw.) Sw. 1806 - See Aerides odoratum Lour 1790
To TO EARLY
~Aerides lawrenciae var amesiana Sander Ex Kraenzl. 1891 - See Aerides lawrenciae Rchb. f. 1883
~Aerides lawrenciae var fortichii Ames & Quis. 1935 - See Aerides lawrenciae Rchb. f. 1883
~Aerides lawrenciae var punctata Ames & Quis. 1935 - See Aerides lawrenciae Rchb. f. 1883
~Aerides lawrenciae var. sandersianum (Rchb.f.) Sander ex Kraenzl. 1892 - See Aerides lawrenciae Rchb. f. 1883
~Aerides leopardorum Wall. ex Hook. 1890 - See Gastrochilus calceolaris [J.E.Sm.] D. Don 1825
~Aerides lobbii Hort. ex Lem. 1868 - See Aerides multiflorum Roxbury 1823
~Aerides lobbii Teijsm. & Binn. 1862 - See Thrixspermum calceolus [Lindl.] Rchb.f. 1868
~Aerides longicornu Hook.f. 1890 - See Papilionanthe uniflora [Lindley]Garay 1974
~Aerides macrostachyon (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Beclardia macrostachya (Thouars) A. Rich. 1828
~Aerides maculatum Llanos 1851 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides marginatum Rchb. f. 1885 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~*Aerides matutina Bl. 1825 - See Renanthera matutina [Bl.] Lindley 1833
~Aerides matutinum Willd. 1805 - See Arachnis flos-aeris (L.) Rchb. f. 1886
~Aerides mendelii E.Morren 1876 - See Aerides falcatum Lindl. & Paxton 1851
~Aerides micholitzii Rolfe 1904 - See Aerides odoratum Lour 1790
~Aerides minima (Blume) Lindl 1833 - See Chroniochilus minimus (Blume) J.J.Sm.1927
~*Aerides mitratum Rchb.f 1864 - See Seidenfadenia mitrata [Rchb.f] Garay 1972
SECTION Fieldingia
To TO Early
~Aerides nobile Warn. 1862 - See Aerides odoratum Lour 1790
SECTION Aerides
LATE To
~Aerides odorata Reinw. ex Blume 1849 - See Aerides odoratum [Poir.]Lour 1790
A white variety of the previous species.
~Aerides odorata Lour. var lawrencea Rchb.f - See Aerides lawrenciae Rchb. f. 1883
~Aerides odorata var quinquevulnera Lindl. ? - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~*Aerides pachyphylla Rchb.f. 1880 - See Robiquetia pachyphylla (Rchb.f.) Garay 1972
~Aerides pallida Lindl. 1830-40 - See Micropera pallida Lindley 1833
~Aerides pallidum (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Pteroceras pallidum (Bl.) Holtt. 1960
~Aerides pallida Roxb. 1832 - See Micropera pallida Lindley 1833
~*Aerides paniculatum Ker Gawl 1817 - See Cleisostoma paniculatum (Ker Gawl.) Garay 1972
~*Aerides pedunculata Kerr 1935 - See Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay 1974
~Aerides picotianum Rchb.f. 1888 - See Aerides houlletianum Rchb.f 1872
~Aerides platychilum Rolfe 1893 - See Aerides houlletianum Rchb.f 1872
~*Aerides praemorsum Wild. 1805 - See Rhynchostylis praemorsa [Wilde] Blume 1825
~Aerides pusillum (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Grosourdya appendiculata (Blume) Rchb.f. 1868
To
~Aerides quinquevulnera var farmeri [Boxall] Stein 1892 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides quinquevulnera var flava Valmayor & Tiu 1984 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides quinquevulnera var marginata [Rchb.f] Stein 1892 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides quinquevulverna var punctata Valmayor & Tui 1984 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides quinquevulnera var purpurata Rchb.f 1881 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~Aerides racemiferum Wall. ex Hook. 1890 - See Cleisostoma racemiferum (Lindl.) Garay 1972
~Aerides radiatum Roxb. 1832 - See Cirrhopetalum roxburghii Lindl. 1830
~Aerides ramosum (Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook.f. 1890 - See Staurochilus ramosus (Lindl.) Seidenf. 1988
~Aerides reichenbachii Linden 1858 - See - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1790
~Aerides retusum [L.] Sw. 1799 - See Rhynchostylis retusa [L.]Blume 1825
~Aerides reversum J.J.Sm. 1912 - See Aerides quinquevulnera Lindl. 1839
~*Aerides rigida Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. 1818 - See Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt 1970
~Aerides rohanianum Rchb. f. 1884 - See - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1790
SECTION Fieldingia
and
~Aerides roseum f. album (L.Linden) Christenson 1994 - See Aerides roseum Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
~*Aerides rostratum Roxb. 1824 - See Micropera rostrata (Roxb.) N.P.Balakr. 1970
~Aerides sanderianum Rchb.f. 1884 - See Aerides lawrenciae Rchb. f. 1883
~Aerides siamense Klinge 1898 - See Aerides falcatum Lindl. & Paxton 1851
~Aerides spicatum D. Don 1825 - See Rhynchostylis retusa [L.]Blume 1825
~Aerides spuria (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Dendrobium spurium (Blume) J.J.Sm. 1905
~Aerides suaveolens Roxb., 1832 - See Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum 1960
~Aerides suaveolens Blume 1849 - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1790
~Aerides suavissimum Lindley 1849 - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1790
~Aerides subulatum (Sw.) Schltr 1924 - See Trichopilia subulata [Sw.] Reichb.f. 1865
~*Aerides taeniale Lindl. 1830-40 - See Kingidium taenialis (Lindl.) P.F. Hunt 1970
~Aerides tenuifolia (L.) Moon 1824 - See Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay 1972
~Aerides teres (Blume) Lindl. 1833 - See Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum 1960
~Aerides tessellatum Wight 1824 - See Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. 1850
~Aerides testaceum Lindl. 1830-40 - See Vanda parviflora Lindl. 1844
~*Aerides teysmannii Miq. 1864 - See Macropodanthus teysmannii (Miq.) H.A.Pedersen 1993
~Aerides thunbergii Miq. 1866 - See Neofinetia falcata [Thunb.]H.H.Hu 1925
~Aerides trigonum Klotsch 1855 - See Aerides multiflorum Roxbury 1823
~Aerides umbellatum Wall. 1824 - See Gastrochilus acutifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
~Aerides undulatum Sm. 1819 - See - See Rhynchostylis retusa [L.]Blume 1825
~Aerides uniflora (Lindl.) Summerh. 1956 - See Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay 1974
~*Aerides vandarum Rchb. f. 1867 - See Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb. f.) Garay 1974
~Aerides veitchi R.H. Torr. ex E. Morren 1876 - See Aerides multiflorum Roxbury 1823
~Aerides veitchii De Puydt - See Aerides multiflorum Roxbury 1823
~Aerides virens Lindley 1843 - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1790
~Aerides wightianum Lindl. 1824 - See Vanda parviflora Lindl. 1844
~Aerides williamsii Warner 1862 - See Aerides roseum Loddiges ex Lindl. & Paxt. 1851
~Aerides wilsonianum R.H. Torr. 1885 - See Aerides odoratum Lour. 1790
~Aerides wrightianum Lindl. 1832 - See Vanda parviflora Lindl. 1844
~Aeridium Pfeiffer. - See Aerides Lour. 1790 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae.
~Aeridostachya (Hook.f.) Brieger 1981- See Dendrobium Sw. 1799 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobeae, SUBTRIBE Dendrobiinae
All the members of this genus have been moved to Dendrobium or Dockerilla.
~Aeridostachya acuminata (Blume) Rauschert 1983 - See Eria acuminata Lindl. 1830
~Aeridostachya coffeicolor (Kraenzl.) Rauschert 1983 - See Eria coffeicolor Kraenzl. 1911
~Aeridostachya crassipes (Ridl.) Rauschert 1983 - See Eria crassipes Ridl. 1908
~Aeridostachya junghunii (J.J.Sm.) Brieger 1981 - See Eria junghuhnii J.J.Sm. 1905
~Aeridostachya malleifera (Kraenzl.) Rauschert 1983 - See Eria acuminata Lindl. 1830
~Aeridostachya purpureocentrum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert 1983 - See Eria robusta (Blume) Lindl. 1830
~Aeridostachya reptans (Kuntze) Rauschert 1983 - See Eria reptans (Franch. & Sav.) Makino 1905
~Aeridostachya robusta (Blume) Brieger 1981 - See Eria robusta (Blume) Lindl. 1830
~Aerobion Kaempf. 1826 - See Angraecum Bory 1804 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandaeae, SUBTRIBE Angraecinae
~Aerobion aphyllum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Microcoelia aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. 1936
~Aerobion calceolus (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum calceolus Thouars 1822
~Aerobion caulescens (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum caulescens Thouars 1822
~Aerobion citratum Sprgl. 1826 - See Aerangis citrata [Thou]Schlechter 1914
~Aerobion cucullatum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum cuculatum Thouars 1822
~Aerobion filicornu (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum filicornu Thouars 1822
~Aerobion gladiifolium (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum mauritianum [Poir.]Frapp. 1891
~Aerobion maculatum (Lindl.) Spreng. 1826 - See Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl. 1833
~Aerobion parviflorum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecopsis parviflora (Thouars) Schltr. 1914
~Aerobion pectinatum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum pectinatum Thouars 1822
~Aerobion rectum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Jumellea recurva (Thouars) Schltr. 1915
~Aerobion recurvum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Jumellea recurva (Thouars) Schltr. 1915
~Aerobion striatum (Thouars) Spreng. 1826 - See Angraecum striatum Thouars 1822
~Aerobion superbum Sprgl. 1826 - See Angraecum superbum Thouars 1822
~`Aetheorhyncha Dressler 2005 - See Chondrorhyncha Lindley 1846 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae, SUBTRIBE Zygopetalinae.
~Aetheorhyncha andreettae (Jenny) Dressler 2005 - See Chondrorhyncha andreettae Jenny 1989
~`Aetheria Endl. 1837 - See Cystorchis Blume 1858 SUBFAMILY Spiranthoideae, TRIBE Cranichideae SUBTRIBE Goodyerinae
~Aetheria anomala Lindl. 1857 - See Hetaeria anomala Lindl. 1857
~Aetheria javanica [Bl.] Lindl.1840 - See Cystorchis variegata Blume 1859
Aganisia Lindley 1839 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae, SUBTRIBE Zygopetalinae
Two species make up this genus of epiphytic South American and Trinidad climbing orchids. They have an ascending growth habit, unlike their close cousin Acacalis cyanea, and a smaller flower, column foot shorter and an elongate stipe.
Common Name or Meaning refers to the beautiful flower
Type species = ! = Aganisia pulchella Lindley 1839
~Aganisia brachypoda Schltr. 1925 - See Aganisia pulchella Lindl. 1839
~Aganisia brachystalix (Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1914 - See Otostylis brachystalix (Rchb.f.) Schltr.1918
~Aganisia cinerea Benth. 1880 - See Warreella cyanea (Lindl.) Schltr. 1914
~Aganisia coerulea Rchb.f 1876 - See Acacallis cyanea Lindley 1853
~Aganisia cyanea Lindley not Benth. - See Acacalis cyanea Lindley 1853
~Aganisia graminea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook. f. 1892 - See Koellensteinia graminea (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1856
~Aganisia ionoptera (Linden & Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson 1885 - See Koellensteinia ionoptera Linden & Rchb.f. 1871
~Aganisia oliveriana Rchb. f 1878 - See Acacallis cyanea Lindley 1853
~Aganisia tricolor NE Br. 1885 - See Acacallis cyanea Lindley 1853
~Aganisia tricolor Batem. 1885 - See Warrea warreana (Lodd. ex Lindl.) C. Schweinf. 1955
`~Aggeianthus Wight 1851 - See Eria Lindley 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Podochileae, SUBTRIBE Eriinae.
Aglossorhyncha Schltr. ? SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Glomerinae
There are 6 small to medium, mostly epiphytic to terrestrial herbs; stems slender to c. 35 cm long, usually branched; differing from Glossorhyncha Ridl. by the upper leaf sheaths not being ciliated, differing in the absence of a spur or sack like projection at the base of the lip and the presence of a slender and perfectly bare column. The leaves are usually spread out, distichously arranged, linear or ligulate with either an acute or to near apiculate apex; in the species A. serrulata the leaves are finely serrated, cabbage-like. The leaves in other species are more rigid. The inflorescences are apical with green to sulphur yellow glabrous flowers. The flowers are relatively small and borne singely or in pairs; the sepals are cucullate - amplectens with the laterals sometimes conglutinate; labella are more or less cucullate and concave. Six epiphytic orchids, with one exeption, of the Papua and New Guinea mist-forests where they grow on thick branches of very tall primary trees and only in those places surrounded by thick moss.
Common Name or Meaning un-like the genus Glossorhyncha
Type species = ! = Aglossorhyncha aurea Schltr. ?
~Aglossorhyncha bilobula Kores 1989 - See Aglossorhyncha biflora J.J.Sm. 1910
~Aglossorhyncha longicaulis J.J.Sm. 1928 - See Aglossorhyncha biflora J.J.Sm. 1910
~Aglossorhyncha lucida var. dischorensis Schltr. 1912 - See Aglossorhyncha lucida Schltr. 1912
Aglossorhyncha lucida var lucida - See Aglossorhyncha lucida Schltr. 1912
~Aglossorhyncha lucida var. wariana Schltr. 1912 - See Aglossorhyncha lucida Schltr. 1912
Agrostophyllum Blume 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Podochileae, SUBTRIBE Agrostophyllinae
There are fifty epiphytic or lithophytic species in this little cultivated genus that is found from the Seychelles to Samoa with the largest concentration of intermediate to warm growing species in New Guinea. They typically favor conditions suitable for Dendrobium. The genus is characterized by having clustered, erect to pendant, bilaterally flattened, leafy stems with numerous internodes carrying distichous, narrow, thin, black to brown, imbricating sheaths and bloom on terminal, usually globose or paniculate carrying many small, resupinate flowers with similar, free sepals and petals with the laterals formig a mentum holding the saccate base of the entire to 3 lobed lip with a short to long, column with a rudimentary foot and 8 pollina attached to a solitary viscidium.
Common Name or Meaning refers to the grass-like leaves
Type species = ! = Agrostophyllum javanicum Bl. 1925
~Agrostophyllum bicuspidatum J.J.Sm. 1903 - See Agrostophyllum stipulatum (Griff.) Schltr. 1912
~Agrostophyllum biflorum Ridl. 1916 - See Agrostophyllum uniflorum Schltr. 1905
SECTION Agrostophyllum
To
SECTION Agrostophyllum
~Agrostophyllum brachiatum var. brachiatum - See Agrostophyllum brachiatum J.J.Sm. 1908
~Agrostophyllum brachiatum var. latibrachiatum J.J.Sm. 1915 - See Agrostophyllum brachiatum J.J.Sm. 1908
~Agrostophyllum callosum (Blume) J.J.Sm. 1905 - See Agrostophyllum stipulatum (Griff.) Schltr. 1912
~Agrostophyllum celebicum Schltr. 1911 - See Agrostophyllum stipulatum (Griff.) Schltr. 1912
~Agrostophyllum confusum J.J.Sm. 1920 - See Agrostophyllum stipulatum (Griff.) Schltr. 1912
To
Agrostophyllum costatum var. concavum Schltr. 1912 - See Agrostophyllum elongatum (Ridl.) Schuit. 1990
~Agrostophyllum drakeanum Kraenzl. 1903 - See Earina valida Rchb.f. 1876
SECTION Appendiculopsis
To TO EARLY
SECTION Agrostophyllum
SECTION Agrostophyllum
~Agrostophyllum hasseltii [Blume] J.J.Sm. 1903 - See Agrostophyllum elongatum (Ridl.) Schuit. 1990
~Agrostophyllum hasseltii Rchb.f. 1864 - See Agr
