orchid family

Noun
  1. Enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers (synset 112060212)
    is a type of: liliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym:
    • orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
    • genus orchis - type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere
    • genus aerides - epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes
    • angraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum - genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque
    • anoectochilus, genus anoectochilus - genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
    • aplectrum, genus aplectrum - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
    • genus arethusa - genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan
    • genus bletia - genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers
    • bletilla, genus bletilla - small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
    • genus brassavola - genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids
    • brassia, genus brassia - genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
    • genus caladenia - terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia
    • genus calanthe - large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids
    • calopogon, genus calopogon - terrestrial orchids of North America
    • genus calypso - one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia
    • catasetum, genus catasetum - genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
    • genus cattleya - large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties
    • cephalanthera, genus cephalanthera - small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
    • cleistes, genus cleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
    • coeloglossum, genus coeloglossum - terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
    • genus coelogyne - large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids
    • corallorhiza, genus corallorhiza - genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
    • coryanthes, genus coryanthes - small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
    • cycnoches, genus cycnoches - genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids
    • genus cymbidium - genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera
    • cypripedium, genus cypripedium - genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum
    • dactylorhiza, genus dactylorhiza - genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
    • genus dendrobium - large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia
    • genus disa - genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids
    • dracula, genus dracula - comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
    • dryadella, genus dryadella - comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers
    • eburophyton, genus eburophyton - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
    • encyclia, genus encyclia - large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
    • epidendrum, genus epidendrum - large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States
    • epipactis, genus epipactis - genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
    • genus glossodia, glossodia - small genus of Australian orchids
    • genus goodyera, goodyera - genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers
    • genus grammatophyllum, grammatophyllum - small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long
    • genus gymnadenia, gymnadenia - small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia
    • genus gymnadeniopsis, gymnadeniopsis - genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria
    • genus habenaria, habenaria - chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
    • genus hexalectris, hexalectris - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
    • genus himantoglossum, himantoglossum - small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region
    • genus laelia - large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes
    • genus liparis - genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate
    • genus listera, listera - genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe
    • genus malaxis, malaxis - large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan
    • genus masdevallia - large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum
    • genus maxillaria - large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes
    • genus miltonia, miltonia - genus of tropical American orchids
    • genus odontoglossum - large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera
    • genus oncidium - large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America
    • genus ophrys, ophrys - a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
    • genus paphiopedilum, paphiopedilum - horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium
    • genus phaius - genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids
    • genus phalaenopsis, phalaenopsis - genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia
    • genus pholidota, pholidota - genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific
    • genus phragmipedium, phragmipedium - genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers
    • genus platanthera, platanthera - herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres
    • genus plectorrhiza, plectorrhiza - small genus of Australian orchids
    • genus pleione, pleione - small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan
    • genus pleurothallis - large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America
    • genus pogonia - small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone
    • genus psychopsis, psychopsis - epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium
    • genus pterostylis, pterostylis - genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific
    • genus rhyncostylis, rhyncostylis - genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia
    • genus sarcochilus, sarcochilus - diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia
    • genus scaphosepalum, scaphosepalum - comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape
    • genus schomburgkia, schomburgkia - genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers
    • genus selenipedium, selenipedium - genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
    • genus sobralia - genus of tropical American orchids
    • genus spiranthes, spiranthes - large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
    • genus stanhopea - genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids
    • genus stelis - genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America
    • genus trichoceros, trichoceros - small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America
    • genus vanda - genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia
    • genus vanilla - large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds
    belongs to: orchidales, order orchidales - order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae
    same as: family orchidaceae, orchidaceae

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