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List: Common Orchidaceae genera

Effective 1 August 2023

This table aims to provide a guide to importers and department staff on the most commonly imported Orchid genera.

Note: For any orchid genera not listed below it is the importer’s responsibility to satisfy the department that a genus is a member of the Orchidaceae family. Please follow the web links at the bottom of this table to search for confirmation.

Table 1: List of commonly imported Orchid genera.

Aa spp.

Abdominea spp.

Acacallis spp.

Acampe spp.

Acanthephippium spp.

Aceras spp.

Aceratorchis spp.

Acianthus spp.

Acineta spp.

Ackermania spp.

Acoridium spp.

Acostaea spp.

Acriopsis spp.

Acrolophia spp.

Acrorchis spp.

Ada spp.

Adenochilus spp.

Adenoncos spp.

Adrorhizon spp.

Aerangis spp.

Aeranthes spp.

Aerides spp.

Aganisia spp.

Aglossorrhyncha spp.

Agrostophyllum spp.

Alamania spp.

Altensteinia spp.

Amerorchis spp.

Amesiella spp.

Amitostigma spp.

Amparoa spp.

Anacamptis spp.

Ancistrochilus spp.

Ancistrorhynchus spp.

Androcorys spp.

Angraecopsis spp.

Angraecum spp.

Anguloa spp.

Anoectochilus spp.

Ansellia spp.

Anteriorchis spp.

Anthogonium spp.

Anthosiphon spp.

Aporostylis spp.

Apostasia spp.

Appendicula spp.

Arachnis spp.

Aranda spp.

Aranthera spp.

Arpophyllum spp.

Arethusa spp.

Armodorum spp.

Arundina spp.

Arthrochilus spp.

Artorima spp.

Ascochilopsis spp.

Ascidieria spp.

Ascocentrum spp.

Aspasia spp.

Ascochilus spp.

Ascoglossum spp.

Barbrodria spp.

Aspidogyne spp.

Barbosella spp.

Bartholina spp.

Barkeria spp.

Barlia spp.

Beclardia spp.

Baskervilla spp.

Batemannia spp.

Bifrenaria spp.

Benthamia spp.

Benzingia spp.

Bletia spp.

Binotia spp.

Bipinnula spp.

Bolusiella spp.

Bletilla spp.

Bollea spp.

Brachionidium spp.

Bonatea spp.

Bonniera spp.

Brachypeza spp.

Brachtia spp.

Brachycorythis spp.

Brassia spp.

Bracisepalum spp.

Brassavola spp.

Brownleea spp.

Bromheadia spp.

Broughtonia spp.

Cadetia spp.

Buchtienia spp.

Bulbophyllum spp.

Calochilus spp.

Caladenia spp.

Calanthe spp.

Calypso spp.

Calopogon spp.

Calymmanthera spp.

Capanemia spp.

Calyptrochilum spp.

Campylocentrum spp.

Caucaea spp.

Catasetum spp.

Cattleya spp.

Centrostigma spp.

Caularthron spp.

Centroglossa spp.

Ceratandra spp.

Cephalanthera spp.

Cephalantheropsis spp.

Ceratostylis spp.

Ceratocentron spp.

Ceratochilus spp.

Chamorchis spp.

Chamaeangis spp.

Chamaeanthus spp.

Chaubardiella spp.

Chaseella spp.

Chaubardia spp.

Chelonistele spp.

Chauliodon spp.

Cheirostylis spp.

Chiloschista spp.

Chiloglottis spp.

Chilopogon spp.

Chondradenia spp.

Chitonochilus spp.

Chloraea spp.

Chrysocycnis spp.

Chondrorhyncha spp.

Chroniochilus spp.

Chytroglossa spp.

Chrysoglossum spp.

Chysis spp.

Claderia spp.

Cirrhaea spp.

Cischweinfia spp.

Cleisostoma spp.

Cleisocentron spp.

Cleisomeria spp.

Cochleanthes spp.

Cleistes spp.

Clowesia spp.

Codonosiphon spp.

Cochlioda spp.

Codonorchis spp.

Coelogyne spp.

Coelia spp.

Coeliopsis spp.

Comparettia spp.

Coilochilus spp.

Collabium spp.

Cordiglottis spp.

Condylago spp.

Constantia spp.

Corycium spp.

Coryanthes spp.

Corybas spp.

Cranichis spp.

Corymborkis spp.

Cottonia spp.

Cryptarrhena spp.

Cremastra spp.

Cribbia spp.

Cryptopus spp.

Cryptocentrum spp.

Cryptochilus spp.

Cuitlauzina spp.

Cryptopylos spp.

Cryptostylis spp.

Cycnoches spp.

Cyanaeorchis spp.

Cyclopogon spp.

Cynorkis spp.

Cymbidiella spp.

Cymbidium spp.

Cyrtopodium spp.

Cypripedium spp.

Cyrtidiorchis spp.

Cystorchis spp.

Cyrtorchis spp.

Cyrtostylis spp.

Dactylostalix spp.

Dactylorhiza spp.

Dactylorhynchus spp.

Dendrochilum spp.

Deiregyne spp.

Dendrobium spp.

Diceratostele spp.

Dendrophylax spp.

Diaphananthe spp.

Dickasonia spp.

Dichaea spp.

Dichromanthus spp.

Dilochia spp.

Didymoplexiella spp.

Diglyphosa spp.

Dinklageella spp.

Dimerandra spp.

Dimorphorchis spp.

Diplocentrum spp.

Diphylax spp.

Diplocaulobium spp.

Dipodium spp.

Diplomeris spp.

Diploprora spp.

Dipteranthus spp.

Disa spp.

Domingoa spp.

Disperis spp.

Diuris spp.

Dossinia spp.

Doritis spp.

Doritaenopsis spp.

Dresslerella spp.

Dracula spp.

Drakaea spp.

Drymoanthus spp.

Dressleria spp.

Dryadella spp.

Dunstervillea spp.

Drymoda spp.

Drymonanthus

Dyakia spp.

Earina spp.

Eggelingia spp.

Eltroplectris spp.

Eleorchis spp.

Elleanthus spp.

Encyclia spp.

Elythranthera spp.

Embreea spp.

Epiblastus spp.

Entomophobia spp.

Ephippianthus spp.

Epigeneium spp.

Epiblema spp.

Epidendrum spp.

Epipactis spp.

Epistephium spp.

Eria spp.

Eriopsis spp.

Eriochilus spp.

Erycina spp.

Erythrodes spp.

Esmeralda spp.

Euanthe spp.

Eulophia spp.

Eulophiella spp.

Eurycentrum spp.

Eurychone spp.

Eurystyles spp.

Fernandezia spp.

Ferruminaria spp.

Flickingeria spp.

Fimbriella spp.

Fuertesiella spp.

Funkiella spp.

Galeandra spp.

Galearis spp.

Galeottia spp.

Galeola spp.

Gastrochilus spp.

Geesinkorchis spp.

Gennaria spp.

Genoplesium spp.

Genyorchis spp.

Geoblasta spp.

Geodorum spp.

Glomera spp.

Glossodia spp.

Gomphichis spp.

Glossorhyncha spp.

Gomesa spp.

Goniochilus spp.

Gonatostylis spp.

Gongora spp.

Grammangis spp.

Goodyera spp.

Govenia spp.

Grastidium spp.

Grammatophyllum spp.

Graphorkis spp.

Gunnarella spp.

Grobya spp.

Grosourdya spp.

Gymnadenia spp.

Gynoglottis spp.

Habenaria spp.

Harrisella spp.

Hagsatera spp.

Hapalochilus spp.

Hemipilia spp.

Helcia spp.

Helleriella spp.

Hetaeria spp.

Herminium spp.

Herpysma spp.

Hintonella spp.

Hexisea spp.

Himantoglossum spp.

Hofmeisterella spp.

Hippeophyllum spp.

Hoehneella spp.

Homalopetalum spp.

Holcoglossum spp.

Holothrix spp.

Huntleya spp.

Horichia spp.

Houlletia spp.

Hygrochilus spp.

Huttonaea spp.

Hyacinthorchis spp.

Hymenorchis spp.

Hylaeorchis spp.

Hylophila spp.

Ionopsis spp.

Imerinaea spp.

Inobulbon spp.

Isabelia spp.

Ipsea spp.

Isochilus spp.

Isotria spp.

Jacquiniella spp.

Jumellea spp.

Kegeliella spp.

Kefersteinia spp.

Konantzia spp.

Kingidium spp

Koellensteinia spp.

. Kuhlhasseltia spp.

Laelia spp.

Lacaena spp.

Lemurella spp.

Lankesterella spp.

Lemboglossum spp.

Lepanthes spp.

Lemurorchis spp.

Leochilus spp.

Leporella spp.

Lepanthopsis spp.

Lepidogyne spp.

Leucohyle spp.

Leptotes spp.

Lesliea spp.

Listrostachys spp.

Liparis spp.

Listera spp.

Lueddemannia spp.

Lockhartia spp.

Ludisia spp.

Lycomormium spp.

Luisia spp.

Lycaste spp.

Lyperanthus spp.

Macradenia spp.

Macodes spp.

Malaxis spp.

Macroclinium spp.

Macropodanthus spp.

Margelliantha spp.

Malleola spp.

Manniella spp.

Mediocalcar spp.

Masdevallia spp.

Maxillaria spp.

Megastylis spp.

Megalorchis spp.

Megalotus spp.

Mesoglossum spp.

Meiracyllium spp.

Mesadenella spp.

Microcoelia spp.

Mesospinidium spp.

Mexicoa spp.

Microstylis spp.

Micropera spp.

Microsaccus spp.

Microtis spp.

Microtatorchis spp.

Microthelys spp.

Mischobulbum spp.

Miltonia spp.

Miltoniopsis spp.

Mokara spp.

Monomeria spp.

Mobilabium spp.

Mormodes spp.

Mormolyca spp.

Monophyllorchis spp.

Myrmecophila spp.

Monosepalum spp.

Myrmechis spp.

Myoxanthus spp.

Mystacidium spp.

Nabaluia spp.

Nageliella spp.

Neobolusia spp.

Neobenthamia spp.

Neobathiea spp.

Neofinetia spp.

Neodryas spp.

Neomoorea spp.

Neocogniauxia spp.

Neogyna spp.

Nephelaphyllum spp.

Neogardneria spp.

Neottianthe spp.

Neuwiedia spp.

Neotinea spp.

Nervilia spp.

Notylia spp.

Nephrangis spp.

Nidema spp.

Oberonia spp.

Octomeria spp.

Octarrhena spp.

Odontoglossum spp.

Oeoniella spp.

Oeonia spp.

Oeceoclades spp.

Oerstedella spp.

Oliveriana spp.

Omoea spp.

Ophidion spp.

Ophrys spp.

Orleanesia spp.

Oncidium spp.

Orchis spp.

Orthoceras spp.

Orchipedum spp.

Ornithochilus spp.

Ornithocephalus spp.

Osmoglossum spp.

Otoglossum spp.

Otochilus spp.

Otostylis spp.

Pachystoma spp.

Pachyplectron spp.

Pachyphyllum spp.

Panisea spp.

Pabstia spp.

Pachites spp.

Palumbina spp.

Papilionanthe spp.

Palmorchis spp.

Paphiopedilum spp.

Papuaea spp.

Paphinia spp.

Papperitzia spp.

Parapteroceras spp.

Papillilabium spp.

Paraphalaenopsis spp.

Pelatantheria spp.

Paradisanthus spp.

Pedilochilus spp.

Peristeranthus spp.

Pecteilis spp.

Pennilabium spp.

Pescatoria spp.

Pelexia spp.

Peristylus spp.

Pholidota spp.

Peristeria spp.

Phalaenopsis spp.

Phreatia spp.

Phaius spp.

Phragmorchis spp.

Physogyne spp.

Phragmipedium spp.

Physoceras spp.

Phymatidium spp.

Piperia spp.

Pinelia spp.

Pilophyllum spp.

Platyclinis spp.

Platanthera spp.

Pityphyllum spp.

Platylepis spp.

Platyglottis spp.

Platythelys spp.

Platycoryne spp.

Platystele spp.

Plectrophora spp.

Platyrhiza spp.

Plectrelminthus spp.

Plocoglottis spp.

Plectorrhiza spp.

Pleurothallis spp.

Podochilus spp.

Pleione spp.

Podangis spp.

Polyotidium spp.

Poaephyllum spp.

Polycycnis spp.

Pomatocalpa spp.

Pogonia spp.

Polystachya spp.

Ponthieva spp.

Polyradicion spp.

Ponerorchis spp.

Porphyrodesme spp.

Ponera spp.

Porpax spp.

Porroglossum spp.

Porolabium spp.

Porphyrostachys spp.

Porphyroglottis spp.

Porrorhachis spp.

Prescottia spp.

Prasophyllum spp.

Prosthechea spp.

Pseudacoridium spp.

Promenaea spp.

Pseudolaelia spp.

Pseudocentrum spp.

Psilochilus spp.

Pseuderia spp.

Pseudovanilla spp.

Psychopsis spp.

Pseudorchis spp.

Psychopsiella spp.

Pteroceras spp.

Psychilis spp.

Pterichis spp.

Pterostemma spp.

Psygmorchis spp.

Pteroglossaspis spp.

Pygmaeorchis spp.

Pteroglossa spp.

Pterygodium spp.

Pterostylis spp.

Quekettia spp.

Rangaeris spp.

Reichenbachanthus spp.

Restrepia spp.

Renantherella spp.

Rhinerrhiza spp.

Renanthera spp.

Restrepiopsis spp.

Restrepiella spp.

Rhynchostylis spp.

Ridleyella spp.

Rhyncholaelia spp.

Risleya spp.

Robiquetia spp.

Rodrigueziopsis spp.

Rimacola spp.

Rodrigueziella spp.

Rudolfiella spp.

Rodriguezia spp.

Rossioglossum spp.

Roeperocharis spp.

Saccolabiopsis spp.

Saccolabium spp.

Saccoglossum spp.

Sacoila spp.

Sarcanthopsis spp.

Sarcoglyphis spp.

Salpistele spp.

Sarcoglottis spp.

Satyrium spp.

Sarcanthus spp.

Sarcostoma spp.

Scaphosepalum spp.

Sarcophyton spp.

Sauroglossum spp.

Schiedeella spp.

Saundersia spp.

Scelochilus spp.

Scaphyglottis spp.

Schlimmia spp.

Schizodium spp.

Scuticaria spp.

Schizochilus spp.

Schomburgkia spp.

Schoenorchis spp.

Selenipedium spp.

Seidenfadenia spp.

Sedirea spp.

Serapias spp.

Sigmatostalix spp.

Sievekingia spp.

Smitinandia spp.

Smithorchis spp.

Solenangis spp.

Skeptrostachys spp.

Sobralia spp.

Solenocentrum spp.

Sobennikoffia spp.

Solenidium spp.

Solenidiopsis spp.

Sophronitis spp.

Soterosanthus spp.

Spathoglottis spp.

Spiculaea spp.

Sphyrastylis spp.

Sphyrarhynchus spp.

Spiranthes spp.

Staurochilus spp.

Stanhopea spp.

Stenia spp.

Stellilabium spp.

Stereochilus spp.

Stelis spp.

Stenorrhynchos spp.

Stenoglottis spp.

Stolzia spp.

Sunipia spp.

Summerhayesia spp.

Systeloglossum spp.

Symphyosepalum spp.

Symphyglossum spp.

Tainia spp.

Taeniorrhiza spp.

Taeniophyllum spp.

Telipogon spp.

Teuscheria spp.

Tetramicra spp.

Thelasis spp.

Thecostele spp.

Thunia spp.

Thecopus spp.

Thrixspermum spp.

Thelymitra spp.

Tolumnia spp.

Tipularia spp.

Ticoglossum spp.

Townsonia spp.

Trevoria spp.

Traunsteinera spp.

Trichocentrum spp.

Triceratorhynchus spp.

Trichopilia spp.

Trias spp.

Trichoglottis spp.

Tridactyle spp.

Trichoceros spp.

Trichotosia spp.

Trisetella spp.

Trichosalpinx spp.

Triphora spp.

Trudelia spp.

Trigonidium spp.

Tropidia spp.

Trizeuxis spp.

Tylostigma spp.

Tuberolabium spp.

Uncifera spp.

Vandopsis spp.

Vanilla spp.

Vanda spp.

Vrydagzynea spp.

Vargasiella spp.

Warmingia spp.

Warreella spp.

Warrea spp.

Xerorchis spp.

Xylobium spp.

Ypsilopus spp.

Zeuxine spp.

Zootrophion spp.

Zygopetalum spp.

Zygosepalum spp.

Zygostates spp.

If the genus is not listed on the above table please search the following websites to confirm whether it belongs to the Orchidaceae family.

GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

International Plant Names Index search

Tropicos.org

Warnings and Information Notices
Information

If a plant is permitted at the species level then all subordinate taxa (e.g. varieties, subspecies, forms and subforms.) of that species are also permitted. Similarly, if a plant is permitted at a genus level, then all species are permitted etc.

Where the parents of a hybrid are permitted the hybrid plant may be imported without a separate BICON case. Imported hybrids must be clearly labelled with their full parentage for identification by the department.

If the species you wish to import is not listed but you believe it is a synonym of a permitted species please contact the Biosecurity Imports Support Team for an assessment.