List of the orchids of the Philippines explained

There are about 141 genera of orchids representing about 1,100 orchid species, 900 of which are described as endemic to the Philippines. Many of them have showy, brightly colored and attractive flowers.[1] Vanda sanderiana is unofficially dubbed the National Flower, as the only representative of the species is unique to the Philippines and is only found on the island of Mindanao.[2] [3]

Abdominea

Acampe

Acanthophippium

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.[4]

Agrostophyllum

Amesiella

Aphyllorchis

Apostasia

Appendicula

Arachnis

Arundina

Ascidieria

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[5] and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world.[6] 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.

Pholidota

Phragmorchis

Phreatia

Pilophyllum

Pinalia

Platanthera

Plocoglottis

Poaephyllum

Podochilus

Polystachya

Pomatocalpa

Porphyrodesme

Pseuderia

Pseudovanilla

Pteroceras

Renanthera

Rhomboda

Rhynchostylis

Robiquetia

Saccolabiopsis

Samarorchis

Santotomasia

Sarcophyton

Schoenorchis

Schuitemania

Spathoglottis

Spiranthes

Staurochilus

Moved to trichoglottis

Stereochilus

Stereosandra

Stichorkis

Taeniophyllum

Tainia

Thecostele

Thelasis

Thelymitra

Thrixspermum

Trichoglottis

Trichotosia

Tropidia

Tuberolabium

Vanda

Vandopsis

Vanilla

Vrydagzynea

Zeuxine

Notes and References

  1. Valmayor, Helen L. (1984). Orchidiana Philippiniana. .
  2. Cootes, Jim (2001). The Orchids of The Philippines: p. 123. .
  3. Web site: Orchid Species - the Philippines - Orchidiana.com . 2013-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216040230/http://www.orchidiana.com/the-philippines.html . 2013-12-16 .
  4. Web site: Aerides - Orchidiana.com . 2013-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210507/http://www.orchidiana.com/aerides.html . 2014-07-14 .
  5. Ikedo, Tsuneo Dr.Web site: Habitat Distribution and Ecology of Phalaenopsis Species . 2013-04-03.
  6. American Orchid Society.Web site: Phalaenopsis, The Genus Beginner's Handbook, XXIII . 2013-04-03.
  7. Web site: OrchidaceaeN-Z. www.philippineplants.org. 2020-04-07.