Orchid Genus Pronunciation

Acacallis a-ka-KALL-iss
Acampe a-KAM-pe
Acineta a-sin-EE-ta
Ada AY-da
Aerangis ay-er-RANG-giss
Aeranthes ay-er-AN-theez
Aerides AIR-i-deez
Aganisia ag-an-IZ-ee-a
Angraecum an-GRYE-kum
Anguloa an-gyew-LOH-a
Ansellia an-SELL-ee-a
Arethusa a-reh-THEW-za
Arpophyllum ar-poh-FILL-um
Arundina a-run-DEE-na
Ascocentrum ass-koh-SEN-trum
Aspasia a-SPAY-zi-a
Batemannia bayt-MAN-nee-a
Bifrenaria bye-fren-AIR-i-a
Bletia BLEE-shia
Bletilla ble-TILL-a
Brassavola bra-SAH-vo-la
Brassia BRASS-ee-ah
Broughtonia brow-TOH-nee-a
Bulbophyllum bulb-oh-FILL-um
Caladenia kal-a-DEE-nee-a
Calanthe kal-AN-thee
Caleana kal-ee-AN-a
Calopogon kal-o-POH-gon
Calypso ka-LIP-so
Catasetum kat-a-SEE-tum
Cattleya KAT-lee-a
Cattleyopsis kat-lee-op-sis
Caularthron kawl-ar-thron
Chondrorhyncha kon-droh-RINK-a
Chysis KYE-siss
Cochleanthes kok-lee-AN-theez
Cochlioda kok-lee-OH-da
Coelia SEE-li-a
Coelogyne see-LOJ-in-ee
Colax KOH-laks
Comparettia kom-pa-RET-ee-a
Corallorrhiza kor-al-lo-RYE-za
Coryanthes ko-ree-AN-theez
Cycnoches SIK-no-keez
Cymbidium sim-BID-ee-em
Cypripedium sip-ree-PEE-dee-um
Cyrtorchis SIR-tor-kiss
Dendrobium den-DROH-bee-um
Dendrochilum den-droh-KYE-lum
Dichaea dye-KEE-a
Dilochia dye-LOH-kee-a
Dipodium dye-POH-dee-um
Disa DYE-sa
Diuris Dye-YEWR-is
Domingoa do-ming-GOH-a
Doritis doh-RYE-tis
Dossinia doss-IN-ee-a
Drakaea DRAY-kee-a
Earina EER-ee-na
Encyclia en-SEE-clee-ah
Epidendrum eh-pi-DEN-drum
Eria EAR-ee-a
Eriopsis ear-ee-OP-siss
Erythrodes err-i-THROH-deez
Euanthe yew-AN-thee
Eulophia yew-LOH-fee-a
Eulophidium yew-loh-FID-ee-um
Eulophiella yew-loh-fee-EL-a
Gastrochilus gas-tro-KYE-lus
Grammatophyllum gram-mat-o-FILL-um
Habenaria hab-en-AY-ri-a
Hexisea heks-ISS-ea-a
Homalopetalum ho-mal-oh-PET-al-um
Houlletia hoo-LET-ee-a
Huntleya HUNT-lee-a
lonopsis eye-o-NOP-siss
lpsea IP-see-a
Isabelia iz-a-BELL-ee-a
Isochilus eye-so-KYE-lus
Isotria eye-SOH-tree-a
Jaquiniella jack-i-nee-ELL-a
Jumellea joo-MELL-ee-a
Laelia LAY-lee-ah or LIE-lee-a
Laeliopsis LAY-li-OP-sis
Lankesterella LANK-es-ter-ELL-a
Leochilus lee-o-KYE-luss
Lepanthes lee-PAN-theez
Lepanthopsis lee-pan-THOP-siss
Leptotes lep-TOH-teez
Liparis LIP-a-riss
Listera LISS-ter-a
Lockhartia lok-HART-ee-a
Lycaste lye-KASS-tee
Masdevallia mas-de-VAL-lee-a
Miltonia mil-TOH-nee-a
Nageliella NAY-gel-i-ELL-a
Neofinetia nee-o-fin-AY-tee-a
Neottia nee-OTT-ee-a
Notylia no-TILL-ee-a
Oberonia o-ber-ROH-nee-a
Odontoglossum o-don-toh-GLOSS-um
Oncidium on-SID-ee-um
Paphiopedilum paff-ee-oh-PEE-di-lum
Phalaenopsis fal-en-OP-sis
Pleione plye-OH-nee
Rhynchostylis rink-oh-STYE-liss
Sophronitis sof-roh-NYE-tiss
Spathoglottis spath-oh-GLOT-tiss
Vanda VAN-da

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