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 |
