Orchid taxonomy

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Phalaenopsis amabilis

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae

The orchid family contains 125 Genera and 408 accepted taxa overall.[1]

Genera

Amerorchis (amerorchis) Anoectochilus (anoectochilus ) Aplectrum (Adam and Eve) Arethusa (dragon's mouth) Arundina (bamboo orchid) Basiphyllaea (basiphyllaea) Beloglottis Bletia (bletia) Bletilla (bletilla) Brachionidium (cup orchid) Brassavola ( brassavola) Brassia (brassia) Broughtonia (broughtonia) Bulbophyllum (bulbophyllum) Caelogyne (caelogyne) Calanthe Calopogon (grasspink) Calypso (fairy slipper) Campylocentrum (bentspur orchid Catasetum (catasetum) Cattleya (cattleya) Caularthron Cephalanthera (cephalanthera) Cleistes (rosebud orchid) Cochleanthes (cochleanthes)

Comparettia (comparettia) Corallorhiza (coralroot) Corymborkis (crow orchid) Cranichis (orchid) Cyclopogon (ladies'-tresses) Cymbidium (cymbidium) Cypripedium (lady's slipper) Cyrtopodium (cyrtopodium) Dactylorhiza (keyflower) Deiregyne Dendrobium (dendrobium) Dendrophylax Dichaea (leafystem orchid) Dichromanthus Dilomilis (dilomilis) Domingoa (domingoa) Elleanthus (tiger orchid) Eltroplectris (eltroplectris) Encyclia (butterfly orchid) Epidendrum (star orchid) Epipactis (helleborine) Erythrodes (false helmetorchid) Eulophia (wild coco) Eurystyles (custard orchid) Galeandra (hooded orchid)

Galearis (galearis) Geodorum Goodyera (rattlesnake plantain) Govenia (govenia) Gymnadenia (gymnadenia) Habenaria (bog orchid) Hapalorchis (hapalorchis) Harrisella (harrisella) Helleriella (helleriella) Hexalectris (crested coralroot) Ionopsis (violet orchid) Isochilus (isochilus) Isotria (fiveleaf orchid) Jacquiniella (tufted orchid) Koellensteinia (koellensteinia) Laelia (laelia) Leochilus (leochilus) Lepanthes (babyboot orchid) Lepanthopsis (lepanthopsis) Liparis (widelip orchid) Listera (twayblade) Lycaste (lycaste) Macradenia (macradenia) Malaxis (adder's-mouth orchid) Masdevallia (masdevallia)

Maxillaria (tiger orchid) Mesadenus (ladies'-tresses) Miltonia (pansy orchid) Nervilia Nidema (nidema) Odontoglossum (odontoglossum) Oeceoclades (monk orchid) Oncidium (dancing-lady orchid) Ophrys (ophrys) Orchis (orchis) Paphiopedilum (Venus' slipper) Pelexia (hachuela) Phaius (nun's-hood orchid) Phalaenopsis (moth orchid) Piperia (rein orchid) Platanthera (fringed orchid) Platythelys (platythelys) Pleurothallis (bonnet orchid) Pogonia (pogonia) Polystachya (yellowspike orchid) Ponthieva (shadow witch) Prescotia (Prescott orchid) Prosthechea Pseudorchis (bog orchid) Psilochilus (psilochilus)

Psychilis (peacock orchid) Psychopsis (butterfly orchid) Pteroglossaspis (pteroglossaspis) Renanthera (renanthera) Restrepiella Scaphyglottis (scaphyglottis) Schiedeella Sobralia (sobralia) Spathoglottis (ground orchid) Spiranthes (lady's tresses) Stanhopea (stanhopea) Stelis (leach orchid) Stenorrhynchos (lady orchid) Tetramicra (wallflower orchid) Tipularia (tipularia) Tolumnia (dancing-lady orchi) Trichocentrum Trichosalpinx (bonnet orchid) Triphora (noddingcaps) Tropidia (tropidia) Vanda (vanda) Vanilla (vanilla) Wullschlaegelia (wullschlaegelia) Xylobium Zeuxine (zeuxine)

References

• Orchidaceae by the US Department of Agriculture.