List of Orchidaceae genera
List of genera in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), according to The Families of Flowering Plants (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/orchidac.htm) - L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz.
Ancistrochilus rothschildianus
This taxonomy undergoes constant change and evolves rapidly, mainly through
evidence from DNA study. At the moment, orchids are mostly defined by morphological
similarity (structure of their flowers and other parts). Furthermore, each year about another 150 new species are being
discovered.
From a cladistic point of view, the orchid family is considered a monophyly, i.e. the group incorporates all the taxa derived from an ancenstral group.
The taxonomy of the orchids is explained on the page Taxonomy of the Orchid family.
Subfamilies
There are five recognized subfamilies :
- Apostasioideae
- Cypripedioideae
- Epidendroideae
- Orchidoideae
- Vanilloideae
Genera
Comparettia macroplectrum
Epidendrum parkinsonianum
Lycaste Cassiopeia (a cultivar)
Miltonia schroederae - a cultivar
Oerstedella centropetalla
Northern Green Orchid (
Platanthera hyperborea)
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (
Platanthera praeclara)
Rhynchostele bictoniensis
Late-flowering Ladies'-tresses (
Spiranthes magnicamporum)
Nodding ladies'-tresses (
Spiranthes cernua)
Moon Orchid (
Phalaenopsis amabilis)
Reference
- The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) (2000).
- Dressler, R.L. (1993). Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family. Cambridge Univ. Press
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
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