List of natural Orchidaceae genera

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This is a list of genera in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according to The Families of
Flowering Plants - L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted on a regular basis with the
changes published in the Orchid Research Newsletter which is published twice a year by the Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew. The most up to date list of accepted; genera, natural nothogenera, species
and natural nothospecies with their synonyms can be found on the World Checklist of Selected
Plants Families Search Pagepublished by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This list is reflected on
Wikispecies Orchidaceae and the new eMonocot website Orchidaceae Juss.

Ancistrochilus rothschildianus

This taxonomy undergoes constant change, mainly through evidence from DNA study. Orchids were
traditionally defined by morphological similarity (structure of their flowers and other parts). However,
recent changes to nomenclature have been driven primarily by DNA studies and also by re-
examination of herbarium specimens. This has led to a reduction of genera and species as well as
re-circumscription of sub-families, tribes and sub-tribes. Orchid taxonomy is still being revised and
each year about another 150 new species are being discovered. The list of genera alone currently
stands just short of 1000 entries.

From a cladistic point of view, the orchid family is considered to be monophyletic, i.e. the group
incorporates all the taxa derived from an ancestral group.

The taxonomy of the orchids is explained on the page Taxonomy of the Orchid family.
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Subfamilies[edit]
There are five recognized subfamilies:

Apostasioideae
Cypripedioideae

Epidendroideae

Orchidoideae

Vanilloideae

Genera[edit]
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A[edit]

Ascocentrum miniatum
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Abdominea

Aberrantia (Luer) Luer (synonym of Acianthera Scheidw.)

Acacallis Lindl. (synonym of Aganisia)

Acampe

Acanthephippium

Aceras

Aceratorchis

Acianthera Scheidw.

Acianthus

Acineta Lindl.

Ackermania

Acoridium

Acostaea Schltr.

Acriopsis

Acrochaene

Acrolophia

Acrorchis

Ada

Adamantinia Van den Berg & C.N.Gon

Adenochilus

Adenoncos

Adrorhizon

Aerangis
 Aeranthes

Aerides Lour.: Fox Brush Orchid

Aganisia

Aglossorrhyncha

Agrostophyllum

Alamania

Alatiliparis: new genus with 2 species, discovered in Sumatra, Indonesia

Altensteinia

Amblyanthe

Amblostoma Scheidw.

Ambrella

Amerorchis: Round-leaf Orchid

Amesiella

Amitostigma

Amparoa

Amphigena

Anacamptis Rich.

Anacheilium Withner & P.A.Harding

Anaphorkis Bourdon, M.F.Bourdon & J.M.H.Shaw (Ansellia Graphorkis)

Anathallis

Ancipitia

Ancistrochilus Rolfe

Ancistrorhynchus

Andreettara J.M.H.Shaw (Cochlioda Miltonia Odontoglossum).

 Androcorys

Angraecopsis

Angraecum Bory

Anguloa

Ania

Anoectochilus: Jeweled Orchid

Ansellia Lindl.

Anteriorchis (synonym of Anacamptis)

Anthogonium

Anthosiphon

Antilla

Antillanorchis

Aorchis

Aphyllorchis

Aplectrum Nuttall: Adam and Eve

Apoda-prorepentia

Aporostylis

Aporum

Apostasia Blume

Appendicula

Aracamunia

Arachnis Blume

Arachnites

Archineottia
 Areldia

Arethusa: Dragon's Mouth

Armodorum

Arnottia

Arpophyllum

Arthrochilus

Artorima

Arundina Blume: Bamboo Orchid

Ascidieria

Ascocentrum

Ascochilopsis

Ascochilus

Ascoglossum

Ascolabium

Aspasia

Aspidogyne

Atopoglossum

Aulosepalum

Auxopus

Azadehdelia (synonym of Cribbia Senghas)

B[edit]
Barkeria spectabilis

Barkeria shoemakeri