Scientific classification:

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Cattleya
Genus: Cattleya

Species:

C. aclandiae : Lady Ackland's Cattleya (Brazil)
C. amethystoglossa : Amethyst-lipped Cattleya (Brazil)
C. araguaiensis : Cattleya from Araguaia river (Brazil) == Cattleyella araguaiensis (Pabst) van den Berg & M.W.Chase.
C. aurantiaca : Orange Cattleya (Mexico to C. America) == Guarianthe aurantiaca, see Guarianthe
C. aurea : Golden-yellow Cattleya (S. Panama to Colombia). Pseudobulb epiphyte
C. bicolor : Bicolored Cattleya (SE. Brazil)
Cattleya bicolor subsp. bicolor (Brazil). Pseudobulb epiphyte
Cattleya bicolor subsp. canastrensis (Brazil) . Pseudobulb epiphyte
Cattleya bicolor subsp. minasgeraiensis (Brazil). Pseudobulb epiphyte
C. bowringiana : Bowring's Cattleya (Mexico to Honduras) == Guarianthe bowringiana, see Guarianthe
C. candida (Colombia).
C. dormaniana : Dorman's Cattleya (Brazil)
C. dowiana : Queen of the Cattleyas, Dow's Cattleya (Costa Rica).
C. elongata : Cattleya with the Elongated Stalk (Brazil). 2n = 80[3]
C. forbesii : Forbes' Cattleya (Brazil)
C. gaskelliana : Gaskell's Cattleya (Colombia to Trinidad).
C. granulosa : Granulose Cattleya (Brazil)
C. guttata : Spotted Cattleya (Brazil).
C. harrisoniana : Harrison's Cattleya (SE. Brazil).
C. intermedia : Intermediate Cattleya (SE. & S. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay).
C. intermedia var. orlata
C. iricolor : Rainbow-colored Cattleya (Ecuador to Peru).
C. jenmanii : Jenman's Cattleya (Venezuela to Guyana).
C. kerrii : Kerr's Cattleya (Brazil).
C. labiata : Crimson Cattleya, Ruby-lipped Cattleya, named for the large labellum (Brazil)
C. lawrenceana : named for Sir Trevor Lawrence (Venezuela, Guyana, N. Brazil).
C. loddigesii : named for the Loddiges brothers (SE. Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Cattleya loddigesii subsp. loddigesii (SE. Brazil to NE. Argentina). Pseudobulb epiphyte
Cattleya loddigesii subsp. purpurea (Brazil). Pseudobulb epiphyte
C. lueddemanniana : Lueddemann's Cattleya (N. Venezuela).
C. luteola : named for the pale yellow flowers (N. Brazil, Ecuador to Bolivia).
C. maxima : Christmas Flower, named for the large flowers (Venezuela to Peru).
C. mendelii : named for Mendel (NE. Colombia).
C. mooreana : named for Moore (Peru).
C. mossiae : Easter Orchid, named for Mrs. Moss (N. Venezuela)
C. nobilior : More noble Cattleya (WC. Brazil to Bolivia).
C. patinii : named for Patin (Costa Rica to Venezuela, Trinidad) == Guarianthe patinii, see Guarianthe
C. percivaliana : Christmas orchid, named for Percival (Colombia to W. Venezuela).
C. porphyroglossa : Purple-lipped Cattleya (Brazil).
C. rex : King of the Cattleyas (Colombia to N. Peru).
C. schilleriana : named for Consul Schiller (Brazil).
C. schofieldiana : named for Schofield (Brazil)
C. schroederae : Easter Orchid, named for Baroness Schr?der (NE. Colombia).
C. skinneri : Flower of San Sebastian, Skinner's Cattleya (SE. Mexico to C. America) == Guarianthe skinneri, see Guarianthe
C. tenuis : Slender-stemmed Cattleya (NE. Brazil).
C. tigrina (SE. & S. Brazil).
C. trianae : Dr. Triana's Cattleya (Colombia).
C. velutina : Velvety Cattleya (Brazil) 2n = 40[4]
C. violacea : Superba of the Orinoco, Brazil, Guyana, Violet Cattleya (S. Trop. America).
C. walkeriana : Walker's Cattleya (WC. & SE. Brazil).
C. wallisii: "Wallis' Cattleya" (N. Brazil).
C. warneri : Warner's Cattleya (E. Brazil).
C. warscewiczii : Warscewicz's Cattleya (Colombia).

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Scientific Classifiation:

Kingdom : Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order : Asparagales
Family : Orchidaceae
Subfamily : Epidendroideae
Tribe : Cymbidieae
Subtribe : Oncidiinae
Genus : Oncidium

Species:

Oncidium aberrans (Brazil - Paran?).
Oncidium abortivum (N. Venezuela to Ecuador).
Oncidium abruptum (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium acinaceum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium acrochordonia (Colombia).
Oncidium adelaidae (Colombia).
Oncidium advena (N. Venezuela).
Oncidium albini (Brazil - Paran?).
Oncidium alcicorne (Colombia).
Oncidium allenii (Panama).
Oncidium aloisii (Ecuador).
Oncidium altissimum : "Wydler's Dancing-lady Orchid" (Jamaica).
Oncidium amabile (Brazil).
Oncidium amictum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium amoenum (Mexico).
Oncidium ampliatumLindl. (Panama) (now a synonym of the accepted name Chelyorchis ampliata (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali, 2000 )
Oncidium andradeanum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium andreae (Colombia).
Oncidium andreanum (SW. Mexico).
Oncidium angustisegmentum (Peru).
Oncidium ? ann-hadderae (O. haitiense ? O. variegatum) (Dominican Republic).
Oncidium anomalum (Colombia).
Oncidium ansiferum (C. America to Colombia).
Oncidium anthocrene (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium antioquiense (Colombia).
Oncidium ariasii (Peru).
Oncidium arizajulianum (Dominican Republic) (now synonym of Tolumnia arizajuliana)
Oncidium armillare (W. South America to N. Venezuela).
Oncidium aspecum (Peru).
Oncidium auricula (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium auriferum (Colombia to NW. Venezuela).
Oncidium aurorae (Peru).
Oncidium ayabacanum (Peru).
Oncidium baccatum (Venezuela).
Oncidium bahiense (Cogn.) Schltr (NE Brasil)
Oncidium barbaceniae (Brazil - Minas Gerais).


Wydler's Dancing-lady Orchid (Oncidium altissimum)
Oncidium barbatum (Brazil to Bolivia).
Oncidium batemannianum (Brazil to Peru).
Oncidium baueri (Trop. America).
Oncidium bennettii (Peru).
Oncidium bicolor (NE. Venezuela to Brazil).
Oncidium bidentatum (Ecuador).
Oncidium bifolium (Brazil to N. Argentina).
Oncidium blanchetii (E. & S. Brazil.).
Oncidium boothianum (Venezuela to Ecuador).
Oncidium brachyandrum (Mexico)
Oncidium brachystachys (Colombia).
Oncidium brachystegium (Bolivia).
Oncidium bracteatum (Costa Rica to Colombia).
Oncidium braunii (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium brevilabrum (Colombia.
Oncidium brunleesianum (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium brunnipetalum (S. Brazil).
Oncidium bryocladium (Colombia).


Oncidium croesus
Oncidium bryolophotum (Costa Rica to Panama).
Oncidium buchtienii (Bolivia).
Oncidium bustosii K?niger (Ecuador)
Oncidium calanthum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium callistum (Colombia).
Oncidium calochilum (Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic) (now synonym of Tolumnia calochila)
Oncidium caminiophorum (N. Venezuela).
Oncidium cardiostigma (Mexico).
Oncidium ? cassolanum (O. cornigerum]] ? O. riograndense) (S. Brazil).
Oncidium caucanum (Colombia).
Oncidium cebolleta (Mexico to Brazil) (synonym of the accepted name : Trichocentrum cebolleta (Jacq.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams, 2001
Oncidium chapadense (Brazil - Goi?s).
Oncidium cheirophorum (Mexico - Chiapas to Colombia).
Oncidium chrysomorphum (Colombia to N. Venezuela).
Oncidium chrysops (Mexico - Guerrero, Oaxaca).
Oncidium chrysopteranthum (Brazil).
Oncidium chrysopterum (WC. Brazil to Bolivia).
Oncidium chrysothyrsus (SE. Brazil)
Oncidium ciliatum (SE. Brazil).


Oncidium flexuosum
Oncidium citrinum (Trinidad to Venezuela).
Oncidium cogniauxianum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium ? colnagoi. (O. forbesii ? O.) (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium coloratum (Brazil - Esp?rito Santo) (now synonym of Carria colorata]] (K?niger & J.G.Weinm.bis) V.P.Castro & K.G.Lacerda 2005)
Oncidium compressicaule (Haiti) (now synonym of Tolumnia compressicaulis)
Oncidium concolor (Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium cornigerum (SE. & S. Brazil to Paraguay).
Oncidium crassopterum (Peru).
Oncidium crispum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium cristatellum (Brazil to Ecuador).
Oncidium croesus (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium cruciferum (Peru).
Oncidium cultratum (Ecuador) .
Oncidium curtum (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).


Oncidium forbesii
Oncidium cycnicolle (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium dactyliferum (Venezuela to Ecuador).
Oncidium dactylopterum (Colombia).
Oncidium dasytyle (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium decorum (Colombia).
Oncidium deltoideum (N. Peru).
Oncidium dichromaticum (Costa Rica to Colombia).
Oncidium disciferum (Bolivia).
Oncidium discobulbon (Peru).
Oncidium divaricatum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium donianum (Brazil - S?o Paulo).
Oncidium drepanopterum (Ecuador).
Oncidium durangense (Mexico - Durango).
Oncidium duveenii (Brazil).
Oncidium echinophorum (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium echinops (Ecuador).
Oncidium edmundoi (Brazil).


Oncidium harrisonianum
Oncidium edwallii (Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium elephantotis (NW. Venezuela to Ecuador).
Oncidium emilii (Paraguay).
Oncidium enderianum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium endocharis (Mexico - Chiapas to C. America).
Oncidium ensatum : 'Latin American Orchid']] (S. Mexico to NW. Venezuela).
Oncidium erucatum (Ecuador).
Oncidium estradae (Ecuador).
Oncidium eurycline (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium exalatum (Panama).
Oncidium exasperatoides (Peru).
Oncidium excavatum (C. America to Peru).
Oncidium fasciculatum (Mexico - Oaxaca, Chiapas to Guatemala).
Oncidium fasciferum (Peru).
Oncidium fimbriatum (Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium flexuosum (E. & S. Brazil to NC. Argentina).
Oncidium floridanum : 'Florida Orchid']] (S. Florida to Cuba).
Oncidium ? floride-phillipsae (O. prionochilum]] ? O. variegatum) (Leeward Is.).
Oncidium forbesii (Brazil - Minas Gerais).
Oncidium formosissimum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium fragae (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium fuscans (Brazil - Minas Gerais).
Oncidium fuscatum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium fuscopetalum (WC. Brazil).


Oncidium longipes
Oncidium gardneri (Ecuador, SE. Brazil).
Oncidium ? gardstyle (O. dasystyle]] ? O. gardneri) (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium gauntlettii (Jamaica) (now synonym of Tolumnia gauntlettii)
Oncidium geertianum (C. & SW. Mexico).
Oncidium gilvum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium gracile (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium graciliforme (C.Panama).
Oncidium gracillimum (Colombia).
Oncidium graminifolium (Mexico to C. America).
Oncidium gravesianum (E. Brazil).
Oncidium guianense (Hispaniola) (now synonym of Tolumnia guianensis)
Oncidium guibertianum (Cuba) (now synonym of Tolumnia guibertiana)
Oncidium guttatum (Mexico to Colombia and Caribbean) (now synonym of Tolumnia guttata)
Oncidium gyrobulbon (Ecuador).
Oncidium hagsaterianum (Mexico to Guatemala).
Oncidium haitiense (Hispaniola) (now synonym of Tolumnia haitensis)
Oncidium hannelorae (Windward Is.-(Dominica).
Oncidium hapalotyle (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium harrisonianum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium hastatum (Mexico).
Oncidium hastilabium (W. South America).
Oncidium hatschbachii (Brazil - Paran?).


Oncidium macronix
Oncidium helgae (Ecuador).
Oncidium herzogii (Bolivia to NW. Argentina).
Oncidium heteranthum (S. Trop. America).
Oncidium hians (Peru, SE. Brazil).
Oncidium hieroglyphicum (Peru).
Oncidium hintonii (N. & SW. Mexico).
Oncidium hirtzii (Ecuador – Napo).
Oncidium hookeri (SE. & S. Brazil.
Oncidium hydrophilum (Brazil to Paraguay).
Oncidium hyphaematicum (W. South America).
Oncidium imitans (Costa Rica).
Oncidium imperatoris-maximiliani (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium incurvum (Mexico - Veracruz to Chiapas).


Oncidium pulvinatum
Oncidium inouei (Peru).
Oncidium insigne (Brazil).
Oncidium ionopterum (Peru - Cajamarca).
Oncidium iricolor (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium isidrense (Peru).
Oncidium isopterum (Brazil - Minas Gerais).
Oncidium isthmii (Costa Rica to Panama).
Oncidium kautskyi (Brazil).
Oncidium klotzschianum (Costa Rica to Venezuela and Peru).
Oncidium kraenzlinianum (Brazil).
Oncidium kramerianum (Costa Rica to Suriname and Ecuador) (now synonym of Psychopsis krameriana)
Oncidium lancifolium (Ecuador).
Oncidium leinigii (Brazil).
Oncidium leleui (SW. Mexico).
Oncidium lentiginosum (Colombia to N. Venezuela).
Oncidium leopardinum (Peru).
Oncidium lepidum (Ecuador).


Oncidium sphegiferum
Oncidium lepturum (Bolivia).
Oncidium leucochilum (SE. Mexico to Guatemala).
Oncidium lietzei (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium ligiae (Colombia).
Oncidium lindleyi (S. Mexico to Guatemala).
Oncidium lineoligerum (N. Peru).
Oncidium litum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium loechiloides (Venezuela).
Oncidium loefgrenii (SE. & S. Brazil).
Oncidium longicornu (Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Oncidium longipes (Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium lucasianum (Peru - Cajamarca).
Oncidium lucayanum (Bahamas) (now synonym of Tolumnia lucayana)
Oncidium luteum (Costa Rica).
Oncidium lykaiosii (Bolivia).
Oncidium macronyx (Brazil).
Oncidium macropetalum (WC. Brazil)
Oncidium maculatum (Mexico to C. America).
Oncidium maculosum (Brazil - Minas Gerais.
Oncidium magdalenae (NW. Venezuela - M?rida).
Oncidium maizifolium (Colombia to NW. Venezuela).
Oncidium majevskyi (Brazil).
Oncidium mantense Dodson & R.Estrada (Ecuador)
Oncidium mandonii (Bolivia).
Oncidium marshallianum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium martianum (SE. & S. Brazil).
Oncidium mathieuanum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium megalopterum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium melanops (Ecuador).
Oncidium micropogon (Brazil).
Oncidium micropogon var. micropogon (S. Brazil). Pseudobulb epiphyte
Oncidium microstigma (C. & SW. Mexico).
Oncidium millianum (Colombia).
Oncidium miserrimum (Colombia to NW. Venezuela).
Oncidium morenoi (Brazil) (replaced synonym of the accepted name Trichocentrum morenoi (Dodson & Luer) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams, 2001 )
Oncidium nebulosum (Colombia).
Oncidium niesseniae (Colombia).
Oncidium nigratum (Colombia to Guyana).
Oncidium obryzatoides (Costa Rica to Ecuador).
Oncidium ochmatochilum]] (SE. Mexico to Peru).


Oncidium ochmatochilum
Oncidium ochthodes (Ecuador).
Oncidium oliganthum (Mexico - Oaxaca, Chiapas to El Salvador).
Oncidium orbatum (Colombia).
Oncidium ornithocephalum (Colombia).
Oncidium ornithopodum (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium ornithorhynchum (Mexico to C. America).
Oncidium orthostates (S. Venezuela to Guyana and Brazil). This species has been redefined as Nohawilliamsia pirarense (Rchb. f.), M.W. Chase & Whitten [2]
Oncidium orthostatoides (Peru).
Oncidium ototmeton (Bolivia).
Oncidium ouricanense (Brazil - Bahia).
Oncidium panamense (Panama).
Oncidium panduratum (Colombia.
Oncidium panduriforme (Costa Rica).
Oncidium papilio (Panama to S. Trop. America and Trinidad) (now synonym of Psychopsis papilio)
Oncidium paranaense (Brazil to Argentina - Misiones).
Oncidium paranapiacabense (Brazil - S?o Paulo).
Oncidium pardalis (N. Venezuela).
Oncidium pardoglossum (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium pardothyrsus (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium parviflorum (Costa Rica to Panama).
Oncidium pectorale (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium pelicanum (Mexico - Guerrero, Oaxaca).
Oncidium peltiforme (Ecuador).
Oncidium pentadactylon (W. South America).
Oncidium pergameneum (NC. & SE. Mexico to C. America).
Oncidium pictum (W. South America).
Oncidium picturatum (N. Venezuela).
Oncidium pirarene (Guyana).
Oncidium planilabre (W. South America).
Oncidium platychilum (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium platyglossum (Colombia).
Oncidium pollardii (Mexico - Oaxaca).
Oncidium polyadenium (Ecuador to N. Peru).
Oncidium polyodontum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium portillae (Ecuador).
Oncidium posadarum (Colombia).
Oncidium powellii (Panama).
Oncidium praetextum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium prionochilum (Puerto Rico to Virgin Is.) (now synonym of Tolumnia prionochila)
Oncidium pubes (Colombia, SE. Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium pulchellum (Jamaica) (now synonym of Tolumnia pulchella)
Oncidium pulvinatum (Brazil to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium punctulatum (Panama).
Oncidium pyramidale (W. South America).
Oncidium pyxidophorum (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium quadrilobum (Hispaniola) (now synonym of Tolumnia quadriloba)
Oncidium raniferum (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium reductum (Bolivia).
Oncidium reflexum (SW. Mexico)
Oncidium regentii V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr (2005) (Brazil)
Oncidium reichenbachii (Colombia to NW. Venezuela).
Oncidium remotiflorum (Brazil).
Oncidium retusum (Peru).
Oncidium rhinoceros (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium riograndense (S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Oncidium riopalenqueanum (Ecuador).
Oncidium riviereanum (Brazil).
Oncidium robustissimum (Brazil).
Oncidium rodrigoi (Colombia).
Oncidium rostrans (Colombia).
Oncidium rutkisii (Venezuela).
Oncidium sanderae (Peru - Hu?nuco) (now synonym of Psychopsis sanderae)
Oncidium sarcodes]] (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium saxicola (Colombia).
Oncidium schillerianum (Peru).
Oncidium schmidtianum (Trop. America) (?).
Oncidium schunkeanum (Brazil).
Oncidium schwambachiae (Brazil).
Oncidium sclerophyllum (Costa Rica).
Oncidium ? scullyi (O. curtum]] ? O. gravesianum) (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium sellowii (Brazil).
Oncidium semele (Ecuador).
Oncidium sessile (Venezuela to Peru).
Oncidium silvanoi (Peru).
Oncidium silvanum (Brazil).
Oncidium spegazzinianum (Argentina - Misiones).
Oncidium sphacelatum (Mexico to C. America, SE. Venezuela).
Oncidium sphegiferum (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium stelligerum (SW. Mexico).
Oncidium stenobulbon (Costa Rica).
Oncidium stenotis (Costa Rica to Ecuador).
Oncidium storkii (Costa Rica).
Oncidium suave (C. & SW. Mexico, El Salvador).
Oncidium subcruciforme (Nicaragua).
Oncidium suttonii (Mexico - Chiapas to El Salvador).
Oncidium swartzii (Windward Is.- Martinique).
Oncidium sylvestre (Cuba to Haiti) (now synonym of Tolumnia sylvestris)
Oncidium tectum (Colombia).
Oncidium tenellum (French Guiana).
Oncidium tenuipes (Guatemala).
Oncidium tetrotis (Colombia).
Oncidium tigratum (Ecuador to Peru).
Oncidium tigrinum (C. & SW. Mexico).
Oncidium tipuloides (Peru).
Oncidium toachicum (Ecuador).
Oncidium trachycaulon (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium trichodes (N. Brazil).
Oncidium trilobum (Peru).
Oncidium trinasutum (Ecuador).
Oncidium triquetrum (Jamaica) (now synonym of Tolumnia triquetra)
Oncidium trulliferum (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
Oncidium truncatum (Brazil - Mato Grosso).
Oncidium tsubotae (Colombia).
Oncidium tuerckheimii (Cuba to Hispaniola) (now synonym of Tolumnia tuerckheimii )
Oncidium unguiculatum (C. & SW. Mexico).
Oncidium unicolor (SE. Brazil).
Oncidium uniflorum (SE. & S. Brazil).
Oncidium urophyllum (Lesser Antilles) (now synonym of Tolumnia urophylla)
Oncidium usneoides (Cuba) (now synonym of Tolumnia usneoides)
Oncidium varicosum (Brazil to N. Argentina).


Oncidium Varicosum
Oncidium variegatum (S. Florida to Caribbean) (now synonym of Tolumnia variegata)
Oncidium variegatum subsp. bahamense (S. Florida to Bahamas) (now synonym of Tolumnia bahamensis)
Oncidium variegatum subsp. leiboldii (Cayman Is. to Cuba) (now synonym of Tolumnia leiboldii )
Oncidium variegatum subsp. scandens (Haiti) (now synonym of Tolumnia scandens)
Oncidium variegatum subsp. velutinum (Cuba) (now synonym of Tolumnia velutina)
Oncidium vasquezii (Bolivia).
Oncidium venustum (Brazil).
Oncidium vernixium (Ecuador).
Oncidium verrucosissimum (Paraguay to NE. Argentina).
Oncidium versteegianum (Suriname to Ecuador) (now synonym of Psychopsis versteegiana)
Oncidium viperinum (Bolivia to NW. Argentina).
Oncidium virgulatum (Colombia to Ecuador).
Oncidium volvox (NW. & N. Venezuela).
Oncidium warmingii (S. Venezuela to Brazil).
Oncidium warszewiczii (Costa Rica to Colombia).
Oncidium weddellii (Bolivia).
Oncidium welteri (Brazil - S?o Paulo).
Oncidium wentworthianum (Mexico – Chiapas to El Salvador).
Oncidium wheatleyanum (Brazil).
Oncidium widgrenii (SE. & S. Brazil to Paraguay).
Oncidium williamsii (Bolivia).
Oncidium xanthocentron (Colombia).
Oncidium xanthornis (NW. Venezuela to Ecuador).
Oncidium zappii (Brazil).

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Scientific classification:

Kingdom : Plantae
(unranked) : Angiosperms
(unranked) : Monocots
Order : Asparagales
Family : Orchidaceae
Subfamily : Epidendroideae
Tribe : Vandeae
Subtribe : Aeridinae
Alliance : Phalaenopsis Blume
Genus : Phalaenopsis
(Blume 1825)

The generic name means "Phalaen[a]-like" and is probably a reference to the genus Phalaena, the name given by Carolus Linnaeus to a group of large moths; the flowers of some species supposedly resemble moths in flight. For this reason, the species are sometimes called Moth orchids.

They are native throughout southeast Asia from the Himalayan mountains to the islands of Polillo, Palawan and Zamboanga del Norte in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines and northern Australia. Orchid Island of Taiwan is named after this genus. Little recent information about their habitat and their ecology in nature is available since little field research has been done in the last decades.


Phalaenopsis aphrodite (Moon Orchid)
Most are epiphytic shade plants; a few are lithophytes. In the wild, some species grow below the canopies of moist and humid lowland forests, protected against direct sunlight; others grow in seasonally dry or cool environments. The species have adapted individually to these three habitats.

Possessing neither pseudobulbs nor rhizome, Phalaenopsis shows a Monopodial growth habit: a single growing stem produces one or two alternate, thick, fleshy, elliptical leaves a year from the top while the older, basal leaves drop off at the same rate. If very healthy, a Phalaenopsis plant can have up to ten or more leaves. The inflorescence, either a raceme or panicle, appears from the stem between the leaves. They bloom in their full glory for several weeks. If kept in the home, the flowers may last two to three months.

Some Phalaenopsis species in Malaysia are known to use subtle weather cues to coordinate mass flowering.

Species

Phalaenopsis amabilis (Moon Orchid; East Malaysia to Papuasia)
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis (East Malaysia to Papuasia).
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis forma Grandiflora (the Philippines - Palawan island).
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. moluccana (Northeastern Borneo to the Moluccas).
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. rosenstromii (New Guinea to Queensland).
Phalaenopsis amboinensis (Sulawesi to the Moluccas).
Phalaenopsis amboinensis var. amboinensis (the Moluccas).
Phalaenopsis amboinensis var. flavida (Sulawesi)
Pink Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis aphrodite (Southeastern Taiwan to the Philippines).
Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. aphrodite (the Philippines).
Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. formosana (Southeastern Taiwan).
Phalaenopsis appendiculata (Malaya to northeastern Borneo).
Phalaenopsis bastianii (the Philippines - Luzon).
Phalaenopsis bellina (Borneo).
Phalaenopsis borneensis (Borneo).
Phalaenopsis braceana (Eastern Himalayas to China - Yunnan).
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana (Indochina)
Phalaenopsis celebensis (Sulawesi)
Phalaenopsis chibae (Vietnam)
Phalaenopsis cochlearis (Malaya to Borneo)
Phalaenopsis corningiana (Borneo)
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Indochina to southern Philippines)
Phalaenopsis deliciosa (Indian subcontinent to Malesia)
Phalaenopsis deliciosa subsp. deliciosa (Indian subcontinent to Malesia)
Phalaenopsis deliciosa subsp. hookeriana (Eastern Himalayas to southwestern China)
Phalaenopsis deliciosa subsp. philippinensis (the Philippines)
Phalaenopsis dowery?nsis (Northeastern Borneo).
Phalaenopsis equestris (Taiwan - Hsiao Lan Y? to the Philippines)
Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba
Phalaenopsis equestris var. aurantiacum
Phalaenopsis equestris f. aurea (synonym of the accepted name Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f.,, 1850 )
Phalaenopsis equestris var. coerulea
Phalaenopsis equestris f. cyanochila (synonym of the accepted name Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f.,, 1850 )
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucotanthe
Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea (synonym of the accepted name Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f.,, 1850 )
Phalaenopsis fasciata (the Philippines).
Phalaenopsis fimbriata (Sumatra, Java and Borneo).
Phalaenopsis floresensis (Lesser Sunda Islands).
Phalaenopsis fuscata (Borneo to Philippines - Palawan island)
Phalaenopsis gibbosa (Vietnam).
Phalaenopsis cultivars
Phalaenopsis gigantea (Borneo to Java).
Phalaenopsis hainanensis (China - Hainan and Yunnan).
Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica (the Philippines - Luzon, Leyte, Samar, Palawan, and Mindanao islands).
Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica var. Alba
Phalaenopsis honghenensis (China - Yunnan).
Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis (Central Sumatra
Phalaenopsis javanica (Western Java).
Phalaenopsis kunstleri (Myanmar to Malaya).
Phalaenopsis lamelligera (Northeastern Borneo).
Phalaenopsis lindenii (the Philippines - Luzon island).
Phalaenopsis lindenii var. alba
Phalaenopsis lobbii (Eastern Himalayas to Myanmar).
Phalaenopsis lowii (Southern Myanmar to western Thailand).
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana (the Philippines).
Phalaenopsis Mambo (a hybrid cultivar)
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. delicata
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. ochracea
Phalaenopsis luteola (Northwestern Borneo).
Phalaenopsis maculata (Malaya to Borneo).
Phalaenopsis malipoensis Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen (China - Yunnan)
Phalaenopsis mannii (Eastern Himalayas to China - Yunnan).
Phalaenopsis mariae (Northeastern Borneo to the Philippines - Mindanao).
Phalaenopsis micholitzii (the Philippines - Mindanao island).
Phalaenopsis modesta (Borneo).
Phalaenopsis mysorensis (Indian subcontinent).
Phalaenopsis pallens (the Philippines - Luzon and Mindanao islands).
Phalaenopsis pantherina (Borneo).
Phalaenopsis parishii (Eastern Himalayas to Myanmar).
Phalaenopsis petelotii (Vietnam)
Phalaenopsis philippinensis (the Philippines - Luzon island).
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Indochina to Borneo). Formerly classified as Doritis.
Phalaenopsis pulchra (the Philippines - Luzon island).
Phalaenopsis pulchra var. Alba
Phalaenopsis regnieriana (Indochina).
Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana (the Philippines - Mindanao island).
Phalaenopsis Nivacolor (a hybrid cultivar)
Phalaenopsis robinsonii (the Moluccas).
Phalaenopsis sanderiana (the Philippines - Mindanao island).
Phalaenopsis sanderiana var. Alba
Phalaenopsis sanderiana var. Marmorata
Phalaenopsis schilleriana (the Philippines - Luzon, Mindoro, and Biliran islands).
Phalaenopsis schilleriana var. immaculata
Phalaenopsis speciosa (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
Phalaenopsis stobartiana (China - southeastern Tibet to Guangxi)
Phalaenopsis stuartiana (the Philippines - Mindanao island).
Phalaenopsis stuartiana var. nobilis
Phalaenopsis stuartiana var. punctatissima
Phalaenopsis sumatrana (Indochina, Borneo to Philippines - Palawan island).
Phalaenopsis taenialis (Eastern Himalayas to China - Yunnan)
Phalaenopsis tetraspis (Andaman and Nicobar Islands to northwestern Sumatra).
Phalaenopsis venosa (Sulawesi).
Phalaenopsis violacea (Malaya to Sumatra).).
Phalaenopsis viridis (Sumatra).
Phalaenopsis wilsonii (China - southeastern Tibet to Guangxi).
Phalaenopsis zebrina (Borneo).

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Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
(unranked) : Monocots
Order : Asparagales
Family : Orchidaceae
Subfamily : Epidendroideae
Tribe : Podochilaeae
Subtribe : Dendrobiinae
Genus : Dendrobium.

Dendrobium species are either epiphytic, or occasionally lithophytic. They have adapted to a wide variety of habitats, from the high altitudes in the Himalayan mountains to lowland tropical forests and even to the dry climate of the Australian desert.

This genus of sympodial orchids develop pseudobulbs, which vary in length from a few centimetres (e.g. Dendrobium cuthbertsonii) to two metres long (e.g. Dendrobium pulchellum). Most grow into long reedlike stems. Some appear densely covered with short white or black hairs (Dendrobium infundibulum).

In selected species, the short, ovate leaves grow alternately over the whole length of the stems, in others, the leaves are bunched towards the apex of the stem (e.g. Dendrobium tetragonum). The axillary inflorescence vary in length from insignificant to 1m long, and can carry from a few (1-4) (e.g. Dendrobium nobile) to as many as 100 (e.g. Dendrobium speciosum) flowers. Deciduous species carry their leaves for one to two years then typically flower on leafless canes, while canes of evergreen species usually flower in the second year and can continue to flower for a number of years (e.g. Dendrobium densiflorum).

These Orchids grow quickly throughout summer, but take a rest during winter. Dormant buds erupt into shoots from the base of the pseudobulb mainly in spring, and a few species in autumn. This is then followed by rapid growth of new roots. Reproduction is usually through seed, but a few species reproduce asexually through keikis produced along the stem, usually after flowering and sometimes as a result of injury to the growing tip.

Selected species

Dendrobium amethystoglossum– Amethyst Tongued Dendrobium.
Dendrobium anosmum – Unscented Dendrobium - misnomer.
Dendrobium auriculatum – Eared Dendrobium.
Dendrobium bicaudatum – Two-tailed Dendrobium.
Dendrobium bukidnonensis– Bukidnon Dendrobium.
Dendrobium bullenianum – Bullen's Orange Dendrobium.
Dendrobium candidum.
Dendrobium cariniferum.
Dendrobium ceraula – Horned Dendrobium.
Dendrobium cerinum.
Dendrobium chameleon – Chameleon-like Dendrobium.
Dendrobium chrysanthum.
Dendrobium conanthum.
Dendrobium crumenatum – Pigeon Orchid, Sparrow Orchid, Bag-shaped Dendrobium, "dove orchid".
Dendrobium cuthbertsonii – Cuthbertson's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium dearei – Deare's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium erosum.
Dendrobium fairchildae – Fairchild's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium formosum.
Dendrobium gerlandianum.
Dendrobium gibsonii.
Dendrobium goldschmidtianum – Goldschmidt's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium guerreroi – Guerrero's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium hercoglossum.
Dendrobium heterocarpum – Different fruits Dendrobium.
Dendrobium hymenophyllum.
Dendrobium ionopus – Violet scented Dendrobium.
Dendrobium junceum Philippine endemic.
Dendrobium kingianum – Pink Rock Orchid, Captain King's Dendrobium, Pink Rock Lily (sometimes separated in Thelychiton).
Dendrobium lindleyi – Lindley's Dendrobium (formerly D. aggregatum).
Dendrobium lituiflorum.
Dendrobium loddigesii – Loddiges' Dendrobium.
Dendrobium macrophyllum – Large leafed Dendrobium.
Dendrobium mindanaense – Mindanao island Dendrobium.
Dendrobium miyasakii – Miyaki's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium nobile – Noble Dendrobium.
Dendrobium papilio – Butterfly Dendrobium.
Dendrobium parthenium.
Dendrobium phalaenopsis – Cooktown Orchid (formerly D. bigibbum var. phalaenopsis, D. bigibbum var. superbum) - now classified as Vappodes phalaenopsis.
Dendrobium philippinensis– Philippine Dendrobium.
Dendrobium phillippsii – Phillips' Dendrobium.
Dendrobium platycaulon – Flat Cane Dendrobium.
Dendrobium profusum – Profused' Dendrobium.
Dendrobium ramosii – Ramos' Dendrobium.
Dendrobium sanderae – Sander's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium schuetzei – Schuetz's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium secundum.
Dendrobium seratilabium – Serrated Lip Dendrobium.
Dendrobium sinense.
Dendrobium speciosum – Outstanding Dendrobium, King Orchid, Rock Lily.
Dendrobium taurinum – Bulls Head Dendrobium.
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum.
Dendrobium thysanophorum.
Dendrobium uniflorum – Single flowered Dendrobium.
Dendrobium velutinalabrum.
Dendrobium victoriae -reginae – Queen Victoria's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium wenzellii – Wenzell's Dendrobium.
Dendrobium yeagerei – Yeager's Dendrobium.


From wikipedia, The free ensyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrobium)

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