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There are about 141 genera of orchids representing about 1,100 species of orchids 900 of which that is described are endemic to the Philippines. many of them have showy, brightly colored and attractive flowers.
Contents
- Abdominea
- Acampe
- Acanthephippium
- Acriopsis
- Aerides
- Agrostophyllum
- Amesiella
- Aphyllorchis
- Apostasia
- Appendicula
- Arachnis
- Arundina
- Ascidieria
- Ascocentrum
- Ascochilus
- Ascoglossum
- Bogoria
- Brachypeza
- Bromheadia
- Bulbophyllum
- Calanthe
- Cephalantheropsis
- Ceratocentron
- Ceratostylis
- Chamaeanthus
- Cheirostylis
- Chelonistele
- Chrysoglossum
- Claderia
- Cleisostoma
- Coelogyne
- Collabium
- Cordiglottis
- Corybas
- Corymborkis
- Crepidium
- Cryptostylis
- Cymbidium
- Cyrtosia
- Cystorchis
- Dendrobium
- Dendrochilum
- Dendrolirium
- Didymoplexis
- Dienia
- Diglyphosa
- Dilochia
- Dipodium
- Disperis
- Epiblastus
- Epipogium
- Eria
- Erythrodes
- Euanthe
- Eulophia
- Galeola
- Gastrochilus
- Gastrodia
- Geodorum
- Glomera
- Goodyera
- Grammatophyllum
- Grosourdya
- Habenaria
- Herminium
- Hetaeria
- Hippeophyllum
- Hylophila
- Hymenorchis
- Kuhlhasseltia
- Lecanorchis
- Lepidogyne
- Liparis
- Ludisia
- Luisia
- Macodes
- Macropodanthus
- Malaxis
- Megalotus
- Micropera
- Microsaccus
- Microtatorchis
- Microtis
- Mycaranthes
- Myrmechis
- Nephelaphyllum
- Nervilia
- Neuwiedia
- Oberonia
- Octarrhena
- Omoea
- Orchipedum
- Oxystophyllum
- Pachystoma
- Paphiopedilum
- Parapteroceras
- Pennilabium
- Peristylus
- Phaius
- Phalaenopsis
- Pholidota
- Phragmorchis
- Phreatia
- Pilophyllum
- Pinalia
- Platanthera
- Plocoglottis
- Poaephyllum
- Podochilus
- Polystachya
- Pomatocalpa
- Porphyrodesme
- Pseudovanilla
- Pteroceras
- Renanthera
- Rhomboda
- Rhynchostylis
- Robiquetia
- Saccolabiopsis
- Samarorchis
- Santotomasia
- Sarcophyton
- Schoenorchis
- Schuitemania
- Spathoglottis
- Spiranthes
- Staurochilus
- Stereochilus
- Stereosandra
- Stichorkis
- Taeniophyllum
- Tainia
- Thecostele
- Thelasis
- Thelymitra
- Thrixspermum
- Trichoglottis
- Trichotosia
- Tropidia
- Tuberolabium
- Vanda
- Vandopsis
- Vanilla
- Vrydagzynea
- Zeuxine
- References
Vanda sanderiana (formerly Euanthe sanderiana) is unofficially dubbed the National Flower, as the only representative of the species is unique to the Philippines and is only found in the island of Mindanao.
Abdominea
Acampe
Acanthephippium
Acriopsis
Aerides
A genus with species that have showy flowers, and in the Philippines, characterized by the presence of fleshy looking spurs. The special feature of this flower is the fragrance some of the species of this genus has.
Agrostophyllum
Amesiella
Aphyllorchis
Apostasia
Appendicula
Arachnis
Arundina
Ascidieria
Ascocentrum
Ascochilus
Ascoglossum
Bogoria
Brachypeza
Bromheadia
Bulbophyllum
Calanthe
Cephalantheropsis
Ceratocentron
Ceratostylis
Chamaeanthus
Cheirostylis
Chelonistele
Chrysoglossum
Claderia
Cleisostoma
Coelogyne
Collabium
Cordiglottis
Corybas
Corymborkis
Crepidium
Cryptostylis
Cymbidium
Cyrtosia
Cystorchis
Dendrobium
Dendrochilum
Dendrolirium
Didymoplexis
Dienia
Diglyphosa
Dilochia
Dipodium
Disperis
Epiblastus
Epipogium
Eria
Erythrodes
Euanthe
Eulophia
Galeola
Gastrochilus
Gastrodia
Geodorum
Glomera
Goodyera
Grammatophyllum
Grosourdya
Habenaria
Herminium
Hetaeria
Hippeophyllum
Hylophila
Hymenorchis
Kuhlhasseltia
Lecanorchis
Lepidogyne
Liparis
Ludisia
Luisia
Macodes
Macropodanthus
Malaxis
Megalotus
Micropera
Microsaccus
Microtatorchis
Microtis
Mycaranthes
Myrmechis
Nephelaphyllum
Nervilia
Neuwiedia
Oberonia
Octarrhena
Omoea
Orchipedum
Oxystophyllum
Pachystoma
Paphiopedilum
Parapteroceras
Pennilabium
Peristylus
Phaius
Phalaenopsis
Found in Himalayan mountains, Southern India and rest of Southeast Asia, the most number of species for this genus of orchids are found in the Philippines. The country represents the center of Phalaenopsis orchids with about twenty two species and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world. Some of the species endemic to the Philippines such as P. stuartiana, P. sanderiana and P. schilleriana, have had the greatest influence on hybridizing than any other Phalaenopsis species.