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Common names of orchids and their Botanical Equivalents
Here are some of the more frequently encountered common names with their botanical equivalents.
Common Name |
Botanical Name |
| Bamboo orchid | Arundina graminifolia |
| Bee orchid | Luisia, Ophrys apifera |
| Braided orchid | Lockhartia species |
| Bucket orchid | Coryanthes species |
| Butterfly orchid | Oncidium papilio |
| Christmas star orchid | Angraecum sesquipedale |
| Cigar orchid | Cyrtopodium punctatum |
| Cow-horn orchid | Cyrtopodium punctatum, Schomburgkia tibicinis |
| Dancing-lady orchid | Oncidium species |
| Dove orchid | (Dove flower) Peristeria elata |
| Frog orchid | Polyrrhiza lindenii, Coeloglossum viride, Habenaria viridis |
| Ghost orchid | Polyrrhiza lindenii |
| Grass pink | Calopogon tuberosus |
| Jewel orchids | Anoectochilus, Dossinia, Goodyera, Ludisia species |
| Ladies' tresses | Spiranthes species |
| Lady-of-the-night orchid | Brassavola nodosa, Epidendrum nocturnum |
| Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium,Selenipedium |
| Moth orchid | Phalaenopsis |
| Mule-ear orchid | Oncidium luridum and its relatives |
| Nun's orchid (nun's lily) | Phaius tankervilleae (syn. Phaius grandifolius) |
| Pansy orchid | Miltoniopsis species |
| Spider orchids | Arachnis, Brassia, Epidendrum ciliare, Caladenia |
| Star-of-Bethlehem orchid | Angraecum sesquipedale |
| Swan orchid | Cycnoches, especially Cycnoches chlorochilon |
| Tulip orchid | Anguloa, especially Anguloa clowesii |
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