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Examples of my digital images

 

Description: \\ASUS\Data D\4 Web pages\Orchid web page new\images\cattleya_deckeri_2.jpg   RECENT CHANGES: I have been slowly adding many more photographs onto this website and there are more to come! You will find links from some of the genera below to all the species that I have photographs of. Maybe it will help you identify an orchid. I will be adding links to other genera as I find the time to do it, so come back later if you are interested in a particular genus. If you would like a larger resolution photo or have any questions or corrections, please contact me.

 

Description: \\ASUS\Data D\4 Web pages\Orchid web page new\images\cattleya_deckeri_2.jpg   As I have been photographing orchids for over 25 years I have lots of pictures!  Many are 35mm slides - mainly on Kodak film - but more recently I have been taking digital photographs.  Nearly 3,000 of the slides have been scanned as 'jpg' images, and there are over 25,000 digital photographs.  They represent over 4,000 species in over 625 genera (plus around 100 hybrid genera).

  

Description: \\ASUS\Data D\4 Web pages\Orchid web page new\images\cattleya_deckeri_2.jpgI find it confusing that large orchid genera are maintained which have species where the plant habit and features of the flower vary so widely. Examples of large encompassing genera are Dendrobium, Cattleya, Epidendrum and Pleurothallis. I believe in a narrow generic concept so that all species in the one genus have similar plant morphology and floral characteristics. My naming convention therefore follows published authors who have used this approach. However, I have mentioned other generic names under which the species may be known.

Description: \\ASUS\Data D\4 Web pages\Orchid web page new\images\cattleya_deckeri_2.jpgDue to space restrictions species illustrated in the links below are represented by only one or two photographs. These may show a close-up view, plant habit or variation in flower form or colour.

Description: \\ASUS\Data D\4 Web pages\Orchid web page new\images\cattleya_deckeri_2.jpgWhere shown, measurements are taken across the widest visible limits of the flower in the natural position, often from tip to tip of the sepals, petals or lip, depending upon which is the widest.

 

Aa

Abdominea

Acacallis

Acampe

Acanthephippium

Acianthera

Acianthus

Acineta

Acinopetala

Acriopsis

Acronia

Ada

Adelopetalum

Adenoncos

Aërangis

Aëranthes

Aërides

Agrostophyllum

Alamania

Alaticaulia

Alatiglossum

Amesiella

Anacheilium

Anathallis

Ancipitia

Ancistrochilus

Ancistrorhynchus

Andinia

Angraecum

Anguloa

Ania

Anisopetala

Anneliesia

Anoectochilus

Ansellia

Anthogonium

Aphyllorchis

Apoda-prorepentia

Aporum

Appendicula

Arachnis

Arachnorchis

Arpophyllum

Arthrochilus

Arundina

Ascidieria

Ascocentropsis

Ascocentrum

Aspasia

Aulosepalum

Australorchis

Baptistonia

Barbosella

Barkeria

Baskervillea

Benzingia

Bifrenaria

Blepharochilum

Bletia

Bletilla

Bonatea

Brachtia

Brachypeza

Brasilaelia

Brasilidium

Brasiliorchis

Brassavola

Brassia

Brevilongium

Bromheadia

Broughtonia

Brownleea

Bryobium

Buccella

Bulbophyllum

Bunochilus

Byrsella

Cadetia

Caladenia

Calanthe

Callista

Callostylis

Calochilus

Calyptrochilum

Camaridium

Campanulorchis

Campylocentrum

Carenidium

Carparomorchis

Catasetum

Cattleya

Cattleyella

Cattleyopsis

Caucaea

Caularthron

Cepobaculum

Ceraia

Ceratobium

Ceratocentron

Ceratochilus

Ceratostylis

Cestichis

Chamaeangis

Chaubardia

Chaubardiella

Cheirostylis

Chelonistele

Chelyorchis

Chiloglottis

Chiloschista

Chondrorhyncha

Chondroscaphe

Christensonella

Chromatotriccum

Chysis

Chytroglossa

Cirrhopetalum

Cischweinfia

Claderia

Cleisocentron

Cleisostoma

Clowesia

Cochleanthes

Cochlioda

Coelandria

Coelia

Coelogyne

Cohniella

Coilostylis

Colombiana

Comparettia

Condylago

Coppensia

Corybas

Corymborkis

Corysanthes

Cranichis

Crepidium

Cribbia

Crocodeilianthe

Crossoglossa

Cryptarrhena

Cryptocentrum

Cryptostylis

Cuitlauzina

Cyanicula

Cyclopogon

Cycnoches

Cylindrolobus

Cymbidiella

Cymbidium

Cynorkis

Cypripedium

Cyrtochiloides

Cyrtochilum

Cyrtopodium

Cyrtorchis

Cyrtostylis

Dactylorhiza

Davejonesia

Dendrobium

Dendrochilum

Dendrophylax

Diadenium

Diaphananthe

Dichaea

Dichromanthus

Dienia

Dilochia

Dimerandra

Dimorphorchis

Dinema

Diodonopsis

Diplocaulobium

Diplodium

Diploprora

Dipodium

Dipteranthus

Disa

Distichorchis

Diuris

Dockrillia

Dracontia

Dracula

Drakaea

Drakonorchis

Dresslerella

Dressleria

Dryadella

Drymoda

Dungsia

Durabaculum

Dyakia

Earina

Effusiella

Elleanthus

Elongatia

Eloyella

Elythranthera

Embreea

Empusa

Empusella

Encyclia

Ephippium

Epiblastus

Epidendrum

Epigeneium

Epipactis

Epipogium

Epistephium

Eria

Ericaceae

Eriksonella

Eriochilus

Eriopsis

Erycina

Erythrodes

Esmeralda

Euanthe

Euchile

Eulophia

Eulophiella

Euryblema

Eurycaulis

Eurystyles

Fernandezia

Fissia

Flickingeria

Frondaria

Fruticicola

Galeandra

Galeottia

Gastrochilus

Gastrodia

Gastrorchis

Gastrosiphon

Geesinkorchis

Genoplesium

Geodorum

Glomera

Glossodia

Glossorhyncha

Gomesa

Gomphichis

Gongora

Goodyera

Govenia

Gracielianthus

Grammangis

Grammatophyllum

Grandiphyllum

Grastidium

Grobya

Guarianthe

Habenaria

Hadrolaelia

Hapalochilus

Haraella

Helcia

Helleriella

Heteranthocidium

Heterotaxis

Hintonella

Hirtzia

Hispaniella

Hoffmannseggella

Hofmeisterella

Holcoglossum

Homalopetalum

Hormidium

Houlletia

Huntleya

Hyalosema

Hygrochilus

Hymenaria

Hymenochilus

Ida

Inti

Ionobulbum

Ionopsis

Isabelia

Isochilus

Ixyophora

Jacquiniella

Jejewoodia

Jonesiopsis

Jumellea

Kalimpongia

Kalopternix

Kefersteinia

Kerigomnia

Kleberiella

Koellensteinia

Kraenzlinella

Lacaena

Laelia

Lanium

Latouria

Lectandra

Leioanthum

Leochilus

Lepanthes

Lepanthopsis

Leptoceras

Leptotes

Leucohyle

Lindleyalis

Linguella

Liparis

Listera

Listrostachys

Lockhartia

Loddigesia

Lophiaris

Ludisia

Lueddemannia

Luerella

Luisia

Luzama

Lycaste

Lycomormium

Lyperanthus

Maccraithea

Macodes

Macradenia

Macroclinium

Macropodanthus

Malaxis

Malleola

Mapinguari

Masdevallia

Mastigion

Maxillaria

Maxillariella

Mediocalcar

Megaclinium

Megema

Meiracyllium

Menezesiella

Mesospinidium

Mexicoa

Mexipedium

Microcoelia

Microepidendrum

Microlaelia

Micropera

Microsaccus

Microterangis

Microtis

Miltonia

Miltonioides

Miltoniopsis

Mobilabium

Monanthos

Mormodes

Mormolyca

Muscarella

Mycaranthes

Myoxanthus

Myrmechila

Myrmecophila

Mystacidium

Mystacorchis

Nabaluia

Nageliella

Nanodes

Nemacianthus

Neobathiea

Neobenthamia

Neodryas

Neofinetia

Neokoehleria

Neolauchea

Neolehmannia

Neomoorea

Neoruschia

Nephelaphyllum

Neuwiedia

Nidema

Nitidobulbon

Notylia

Oberonia

Octomeria

Odontoglossum

Oeceoclades

Oeonia

Oeoniella

Oerstedella

Oestlundia

Oligochaetochilus

Oliveriana

Oncidium

Oncophyllum

Ophidion

Ophrydis

Ophrys

Orbis

Orchid

Orchis

Ornithidium

Ornithocephalus

Ornithochilus

Ornithophora

Osmoglossum

Otochilus

Oxyglossellum

Oxysepala

Oxystophyllum

Pabstia

Pabstiella

Pachyphyllum

Palumbina

Panisea

Panmorphia

Paphinia

Paphiopedilum

Papilionanthe

Papillilabium

Papulipetalum

Paraphalaenopsis

Pedilochilus

Pedilonum

Pelatantheria

Pelexia

Penducella

Peristeranthus

Peristeria

Peristylus

Pescatorea

Petalochilus

Phaius

Phalaenopsis

Pharochilum

Pheladenia

Pholidota

Phragmipedium

Phreatia

Phymatidium

Phymatochilum

Physosiphon

Physothallis

Pinalia

Platanthera

Platyrhiza

Platystele

Plectorrhiza

Plectrelminthus

Plectrophora

Pleione

Pleurothallis

Pleurothallopsis

Plocoglottis

Plumatichilos

Podangis

Podochilus

Pogonia

Polycycnis

Polystachya

Pomatocalpa

Ponera

Ponthieva

Porroglossum

Portillia

Prasophyllum

Prescottia

Promenaea

Prosthechea

Pseudencyclia

Psychilis

Psychopsiella

Psychopsis

Psygmorchis

Pteroceras

Pterostylis

Pterygodium

Pyrorchis

Rangaeris

Ranorchis

Regalia

Reichantha

Renanthera

Renantherella

Restrepia

Restrepiella

Restrepiopsis

Rhetinantha

Rhinerrhiza

Rhinocidium

Rhipidoglossum

Rhizanthella

Rhyncholaelia

Rhynchopera

Rhynchostele

Rhynchostylis

Robiquetia

Rodrigoa

Rodriguezia

Rodrigueziella

Rodrigueziopsis

Rossioglossum

Rubellia

Rudolfiella

Saccolabiopsis

Sacoila

Salpistele

Sarcanthopsis

Sarcinula

Sarcocadetia

Sarcochilus

Sarcoglottis

Sarcoglyphis

Sarcophyton

Satyrium

Sauroglossum

Sauvetrea

Sayeria

Scaphosepalum

Scaphyglottis

Scelochilus

Schiedeella

Schistotylus

Schoenorchis

Schomburgkia

Scuticaria

Sedirea

Seidenfadenia

Selenipedium

Seraphyta

Serapias

Serpenticaulis

Sievekingia

Sigmatostalix

Smitinandia

Sobennikoffia

Sobralia

Sodokum

Solenangis

Solenidiopsis

Sophronitis

Spathoglottis

Specklinia

Speculantha

Sphyrastylis

Spiculaea

Spilorchis

Spilotantha

Spiranthes

Stamnorchis

Stanhopea

Staurochilus

Stegostyla

Stelis

Stellilabium

Stenia

Stenoglottis

Stenorrhynchos

Stenotyla

Stereochilus

Stichorkis

Stilbophyllum

Streptoura

Suavetrea

Sullivania

Symphyglossum

Systeloglossum

Taeniophyllum

Tainia

Talpinaria

Taurantha

Taurodium

Telipogon

Tetrabaculum

Tetramicra

Thecostele

Thelasis

Thelychiton

Thelymitra

Thrixspermum

Thunia

Ticoglossum

Tolumnia

Trachoma

Trachyrhizum

Trias

Tribulago

Trichocentrum

Trichoceros

Trichoglottis

Trichopilia

Trichosalpinx

Trichotosia

Tridactyle

Trigonidium

Trisetella

Tropilis

Trudelia

Tuberolabium

Uncifera

Unciferia

Univiscidiatus

Urochilus

Vanda

Vandopsis

Vanilla

Vappodes

Vitekorchis

Warmingia

Warrea

Warszewiczella

Xenosia

Xylobium

Zahleria

Zelenkoa

Zeuxine

Zhukowskia

Zootrophion

Zygopetalum

Zygosepalum

Zygostates

Hybrids

 

Aërides

Aeridovanda

Angraecum

Angulocaste

Ascocenda

Ascofinetia

Bapticidium

Barkeria

Brassolaeliocattleya

Bulbophyllum

Caladenia

Calanthe

Catasetum

Cattleya

Catyclia

Chilosimpliglottis

Chysis

Cirrhopetalum

Clowesetum

Clowesia

Cochleanthes

Coelogyne

Cycnoches

Cymbidium

Cypripedium

Dendrobium

Devereuxara

Disa

Dockrillia

Doritaenopsis

Doritis

Dracuvallia

Epicattleya

Epidendrum

Eulophia

Gastrophaius

Guarianthe

Hadrolaelia

Hoffmannseggella

Howeara

Laelia

Laeliocattleya

Lycaste

MaClellanara

Macradenia

Masdevallia

Maxillaria

Miltassia

Miltonia

Miltoniopsis

Mokara

Neostylis

Odontioda

Odontocidium

Oncidium

Paphiopedilum

Paraphalaenopsis

Pararanthera

Phaiocalanthe

Phaiocymbidium

Phaius

Phalaenopsis

Phragmipedium

Plectorrhiza

Potinara

Pterostylis

Rechingerara

Renanstylis

Renanthera

Renetia

Rhynchobrassoleya

Rhynchocentrum

Rhynchorides

Rhynchosophorocattleya

Rhynchovanda

Rumrilla

Sarcochilus

Sarconopsis

Sartylis

Sheena

Sophrocattleya

Sophrolaeliocattleya

Sophronitis

Spathoglottis

Taurodium

Thelychiton

Thunia

Thwaitesara

Trichocentrum

Vanda

Vappabaculum

Vascostylis

Wilsonara

Zelemnia

Zygocolax

Zygonisia

Zygopetalum