Laeliinae
Encyclopedia
Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola
, Laelia
, Sophronitis
, and Cattleya
. The genus Epidendrum
is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia
, with over 120 species.
Brassavola
Brassavola is a genus of 20 orchids . They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Venetian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals....
, Laelia
Laelia
Laelia, abbreviated L. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of 25 species from the orchid family . This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture. It is probably named after...
, Sophronitis
Sophronitis
Sophronitis, abbreviated Soph in horticultural trade, is a genus of small, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids, growing in the damp montane forest of eastern Brazil, Paraguay and NE Argentina. Currently, 65 species are recognized....
, and Cattleya
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
. The genus Epidendrum
Epidendrum
Epidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...
is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia
Encyclia
Encyclia is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek enkykleomai , referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. The abbreviation in the horticultural trade is E....
, with over 120 species.
List of genera
Genus and Number of Species (based on Van den Berg et al., 2005 - Genera Orchidacearum Vol. IV)- AcrorchisAcrorchisAcrorchis Dressler 1990, is a monotypic genus from the orchid family , subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Laeliinae....
Dressler, 1 - AdamantiniaAdamantiniaAdamantinia is a monotypic genus of orchids , described in 2004 by Cássio van den Berg and Cezar Neubert Gonçalves. The name is a reference to Chapada Diamantina, Brazil, where this species comes from....
Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1 - Alamania La Llave & Lex., 1
- ArpophyllumArpophyllumArpophyllum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
La Llave & Lex, 5 - ArtorimaArtorimaArtorima is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Dressler & G.E.Pollard, 1 - BarkeriaBarkeriaBarkeria, abbreviated Bark in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids originating from Mexico, comprising about 15 species. This genus was once considered part of Epidendrum....
Knowles & Westc., 17- Syn. Dothilophis Raf.
- BrassavolaBrassavolaBrassavola is a genus of 20 orchids . They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Venetian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals....
R.Br., 17 - BroughtoniaBroughtoniaBroughtonia is a genus of orchids of the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals.With the inclusion of the genera Cattleyopsis Lem. and Laeliopsis Lindl. & Paxton it consists of 6 species.The haploid chromosome number of one species, B. sanguinea, has been determined...
R.Br., 6- Syn. Cattleyopsis Lem., Laeliopsis Lindl.
- CattleyaCattleyaCattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
Lindl., 40- Syn. Maelenia Dum.
- CattleyellaCattleyellaCattleyella is a monotypic genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in the southeastern border of the amazon in Brazil.- Species :*Cattleyella araguaiensis Van den Berg & M.W.Chase: Araguaia Cattleyella Synonymy:...
Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1- Syn. Schluckebieria Braem
- CaularthronCaularthronCaularthron Raf. , abbreviated Cau. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with 4 species. They are epiphytic orchids with specialized hollow pseudobulbs that house ants. The genus is exclusively found in the neotropics....
Raf., 3- Syn. Diacrium (Lindl.)Benth., Dothilophis Raf.
- ConstantiaConstantia (orchid)Constantia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Barb.Rodr., 5 - DimerandraDimerandraDimerandra, abbreviated Dmd. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.-Species:Kew, in its World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, has accepted nine species in this genus:...
Schltr., 1 - Dinema Lindl., 1
- DomingoaDomingoaDomingoa is a genus of orchids, , consisting of four species at home on Cuba, Hispaniola and Mona of the Greater Antilles....
Schltr., 5- Syn. Hartwegia Lindl., Nageliella L.O.Williams
- EncycliaEncycliaEncyclia is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek enkykleomai , referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. The abbreviation in the horticultural trade is E....
Hook., 120 - EpidendrumEpidendrumEpidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...
L., 1500- Syn. Amblostoma Scheidw., Amblystoma Kuntze, Amphiglottis Salisb., Amphiglottium (Salisb.) Lindl. ex Stein, Auliza Salisb., Auliza Salisb. ex Small, Aulizeum Lindl. ex Stein, Coilostylis Raf., Didothion Raf., Diothonea Lindl., Epidanthus L.O.Williams, Epidendropsis Garay & Dunst., Gastropodium Lindl., Hemiscleria Lindl., Kalopternix Garay & Dunst., Lanium (Lindl.) Benth., Larnandra Raf., Minicolumna Brieger, Nanodes Lindl., Neohlemannia Kraenzl., Neowilliamsia Garay, Nyctosma Raf., Oerstedella Rchb.f., Physinga Lindl., Pleuranthium (Rchb.f.) Benth., Pseudepidendrum Rchb.f., Psilanthemum Klotszch ex Stein, Seraphyta Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Spathiger Small, Spathium Lindl. ex Stein, Stenoglossum Kunth, Tritelandra Raf.
- GuariantheGuariantheGuarianthe, abbreviated Gur. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It was separated from the bifoliate Cattleyas in 2003, based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data- Species...
Dressler & W.E.Higgins, 4 - HagsateraHagsateraHagsatera is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
R.González, 2 - HomalopetalumHomalopetalumHomalopetalum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Rolfe, 7- Syn. Pinelia Lindl., Pinelianthe Rauschert
- IsabeliaIsabeliaIsabelia is an orchid genus formed by three tiny species and one natural hybrid, spread from Northeast of Brazil to Argentina, which are closely related to the genus Constantia. During more than a century Isabelia was a genus formed by just one species, however, around 1968, it was merged with...
Barb.Rodr., 3- Syn. Neolauchea Kraenzl., Sophronitella Schltr.
- JacquiniellaJacquiniellaJacquiniella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.The diploid chromosome number of one species, J. globosa, has been determined as 2n = 38.-Species:Kew accepts twelve species of Jacquiniella:...
Schltr., 11- Syn. Dressleriella Brieger, Briegeria Senghas
- LaeliaLaeliaLaelia, abbreviated L. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of 25 species from the orchid family . This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture. It is probably named after...
Lindl., 25- Syn. Amalia Lindl., Amalias Hofmsgg., Schomburgkia Lindl.
- LeptotesLeptotes (orchid)Leptotes, abbreviated Lpt in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids formed by nine small species that grow in the dry jungles of south and southeast Brazil, and also in Paraguay or Argentina...
Lindl., 5 - LoefgrenianthusLoefgrenianthusLoefgrenianthus blanche-amesiae is a showy orchid species, inhabitant of Serra do Mar mountains in Brazilian southeast. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Loefgrenianthus. It can be differentiated from its closest genus, Leptotes, both because of its pending vegetation with flat leaves...
Hoehne, 1 - MeiracylliumMeiracylliumMeiracyllium, abbreviated as Mrclm in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids and the sole genus of the subtribe Meiracyllinae. The genus comprises 2 or 3 rare species, found from Mexico to Guatemala....
Rchb.f., 2 - Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins, 1
- MyrmecophilaMyrmecophilaMyrmecophila is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. Species in this genus are either ephiphytic or lithophytic in their growth habit. Their slightly scented flowers are produced on pole like growths that extend upwards from 1 to 4 meters high and take up to 4 months to develop...
Rolfe, 10 - NidemaNidemaNidema is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Britton & Millsp., 2 - OestlundiaOestlundiaOestlundia is a validly published genus of orchid within the subtribe Laeliinae. Its component species are found from Mexico to Venezuela.-Taxonomic history:...
W.E.Higgins, 4 - OrleanesiaOrleanesiaOrleanesia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Barb.Rodr., 11 - ProsthecheaProsthecheaProsthechea is a genus in the orchid family . The name is derived from the Greek word prostheke , referring to the appendage on the back of the column....
Knowles & Westc., 100- Syn. Epithecium Knowles & Westc., Hormidium Heynh., Anacheilium Hoffmgg., Euchile (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner, Pseudencyclia Chiron & V.P.Castro., Panarica Withner & P.A.Harding, Pollardia Withner & P.A.Harding
- PseudolaeliaPseudolaeliaPseudolaelia is a small genus belonging to the orchid family . The abbreviation used in the horticultural trade is Pdla.- Description :...
Porto & Brade, 10- Syn. Renata Ruschi
- PsychilisPsychilisPsychilis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species endemic to the Caribbean Archipelago.- References :...
Raf., 15 - PygmaeorchisPygmaeorchisPygmaeorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Brade, 2 - QuisqueyaQuisqueya (orchid)Quisqueya is a genus of orchids, , consisting of four species endemic to the island of Hispaniola of the Greater Antilles.The genus was established in 1979 by Donald Dungan Dod. Its name is derived from the Taino name for Hispaniola....
Dod, 4 - RhyncholaeliaRhyncholaeliaRhyncholaelia, abbreviated Rl. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids , comprising 2 species. They are distributed in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Both species were originally published in Brassavola by Lindley. In 1918, Schlechter erected the new genus Rhyncholaelia and...
Schltr, 2 - ScaphyglottisScaphyglottisScaphyglottis is a genus of orchids native to Central America, northern South America and parts of the Caribbean. The current concept of this genus is the result of combining several genera which have been described at various times...
Poepp. & Endl., 60- Syn. Hexisea Lindl., Cladobium Lindl., Hexadesmia Brongn., Tetragamestus Rchb.f., Reichenbachanthus Barb.Rodr., Fractiungis Schltr., Leaoa Schltr. & Porto, Pachystele Schltr., Costaricaea Schltr., Ramonia Schltr., Platyglottis L.O.Williams
- SophronitisSophronitisSophronitis, abbreviated Soph in horticultural trade, is a genus of small, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids, growing in the damp montane forest of eastern Brazil, Paraguay and NE Argentina. Currently, 65 species are recognized....
Lindl., 61- Syn. Sophronia Lindl., Lophoglottis Raf., Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones, Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro, Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Chironiella Braem, Brasilaelia Campacci
- TetramicraTetramicraTetramicra is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Lindl., 13