List of the orchids of the Philippines

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Vanda sanderiana
, considered as the "Queen of Philippine Flowers"

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

  • Abdominea minimiflora

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

Agrostophyllum philippinense

Amesiella

Aphyllorchis

Apostasia

Appendicula

Arachnis

Arundina

  • Arundina graminifolia

Ascidieria

Ascochilus

Ascoglossum

  • Ascoglossum calopterum

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

Dendrobium anosmum. Some specimen from the Philippines first described by Lindley are unscented. However, majority of the species are fragrant, giving the combined Tagalog term Sanggumay for its “repulsive” and “overpowering" scent.
Dendrobium victoriae-reginae. Named after Queen Victoria, this species is endemic to the Philippines
Dendrobium philippinense

Dendrochilum

Dendrolirium

Didymoplexis

Dienia

Diglyphosa

Dilochia

Dipodium

Disperis

Epiblastus

Epipogium

Eria

Erythrodes

Euanthe

  • Vanda sanderiana
     endemic to the Philippines

Eulophia

Galeola

Gastrochilus

Gastrodia

Geodorum

Glomera

Goodyera

Grammatophyllum

Grosourdya

Habenaria

Herminium

Hetaeria

Hippeophyllum

Hylophila

Hymenorchis

Kuhlhasseltia

Lecanorchis

Lepidogyne

  • Lepidogyne longifolia

Liparis

Ludisia

Luisia

Macodes

Macropodanthus

Malaxis

Megalotus

  • Megalotus bifidus

Micropera

Microsaccus

Microtatorchis

Microtis

Mycaranthes

Myrmechis

Nephelaphyllum

Nervilia

Neuwiedia

Oberonia

Octarrhena

Omoea

Orchipedum

Oxystophyllum

Pachystoma

Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum philippinense

Parapteroceras

Pennilabium

Peristylus

Phaius

Phaius philippinensis

Phalaenopsis

Found in

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.

Phalaenopsis philippinensis habitus in Singapore's National Orchid Garden

Pholidota

Phragmorchis

  • Phragmorchis teretifolia

Phreatia

Pilophyllum

  • Pilophyllum villosum

Pinalia

Platanthera

Plocoglottis

Poaephyllum

Podochilus

Polystachya

Pomatocalpa

Porphyrodesme

Pseuderia

Pseudovanilla

Pteroceras

Renanthera

Rhomboda

Rhynchostylis

Robiquetia

Saccolabiopsis

Samarorchis

Santotomasia

  • Santotomasia wardiana

Sarcophyton

Schoenorchis

Schuitemania

  • Schuitemania merrillii

Spathoglottis

Spiranthes

Staurochilus

Moved to trichoglottis

Stereochilus

Stereosandra

  • Stereosandra javanica

Stichorkis

Taeniophyllum

Tainia

Thecostele

  • Thecostele alata

Thelasis

Thelymitra

Thrixspermum

Trichoglottis

Trichoglottis atropurpurea in Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Trichoglottis philippinensis

Trichotosia

Tropidia

Tuberolabium

Vanda

Vandopsis

Vanilla

Vrydagzynea

Zeuxine

References

  1. ISBN 9711005522
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  2. ISBN 9780881925166
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  3. ^ "Orchid Species - the Philippines - Orchidiana.com". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. ^ "Aerides - Orchidiana.com". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. ^ Ikedo, Tsuneo Dr."Habitat Distribution and Ecology of Phalaenopsis Species". Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  6. ^ American Orchid Society."Phalaenopsis, The Genus Beginner's Handbook, XXIII". Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  7. ^ "OrchidaceaeN-Z". www.philippineplants.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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