Name: Masdevallia mendozae Luer Etymology: mendozae = named in honor of Hartman Mendoza, an Ecuadorian orchid collector who discovered the type spe...

Name: Masdevallia constricta Poepp. & Endl. Synonym: Masdevallia urosalpinx Kraenzl. Etymology: constricta = constricted / narrowed — refers to...

Name: Masdevallia caesia Roezl Etymology: caesia = bluish-gray / gray-green — refers to the characteristic bluish-frosted sheen of the leaves. Firs...

Name: Lepanthes helicocephala Rchb.f. Etymology: helicocephala = snail-headed or spiral-headed — derived from the Greek words helix (spiral/coil) a...

Name: Lepanthes hexapus Luer & R.Escobar Synonyms: Etymology: hexapus = six-footed — refers to the extraordinary structure of the two petals, e...

Name: Lepanthes manabina Dodson Etymology: manabina = refers to the Manabí province in Ecuador, the region where this species was found. First desc...

Name: Lepanthes saltatrix Luer & Hirtz Synonyms: Etymology: saltatrix = dancer — refers to the graceful, almost floating appearance of the flow...

Name: Lepanthes telipogoniflora Schuit. & A.de Wilde Etymology: telipogoniflora = Telipogon-flowered — refers to the visual similarity of the s...

Name: Dendrobium smillieae var. alba hort. Etymology: smillieae = named in honor of Mrs. E. J. Smillie, a 19th-century Australian orchid enthusiast...

Name: Lepanthes dictydion Luer & Hirtz Synonyms: Etymology: dictydion = little net / net-like — refers to the Greek word for "little net" (dikt...

Name: Lepanthes desmondleeana A.Doucette, H.Medina & J.Portilla Synonyms:Etymology: desmondleeana = named in honor of Desmond Lee, in recogniti...

Name: Lepanthes hexapus Luer & R.Escobar Synonyms: Etymology: hexapus = six-footed — refers to the extraordinary structure of the two petals, e...

Name: Lepanthes guatemalensis Schltr. Synonyms: Lepanthes tuerckheimii Schltr. Etymology: guatemalensis = originating from Guatemala — refers to th...

Name: Chysis David PortillaParents: Chysis tricostata × Chysis limminghei Etymology: Chysis comes from the Greek chysis = melting / casting (referr...

Name: Vanilla pompona Schiede Synonyms: Vanilla sativum Schiede; Vanilla lutescens Cast.Moç. & Sessé ex R.Br.; Vanilla pompona subsp. grandiflo...

Name: Dichaea ancoraelabiaEtymology: The genus name Dichaea derives from a Greek root meaning "two-parted"; ancoraelabia refers to the characterist...

Name: Trichotosia vulpinaEtymology: The genus name Trichotosia refers to the hairiness characteristic of many species; vulpina means "fox-like" and...

Name: Oncidium strictumEtymology: The genus name Oncidium derives from the Greek onkos, meaning “swelling” or “bump,” and refers to the callus of t...

Name: Maxillaria swartzianaEtymology: The genus name Maxillaria is derived from the Latin maxilla, meaning “jaw”; swartziana honors the Swedish bot...

Name: Encyclia vitellina (Lindl.) Dressler Synonyms: Epidendrum vitellinum Lindl.; Prosthechea vitellina (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Pseudencyclia vitell...

Name: Zootrophion serpentinum Luer Synonyms: Etymology: serpentinum = snake-like, winding — presumably refers to the creeping, elongated growth for...

Name: Chysis tricostata × limminghei Etymology: Chysis comes from the Greek chysis = melting / pouring (referring to the fused pollinia); the epith...

Name: Bulbophyllum graveolens, J.J. Sm. 1912Synonyms: Bulbophyllum pachybulbum (Schltr.) Seidenf. 1973 publ. 1974Cirrhopetalum graveolens F.M. Bail...

Name: Oncidium rodrigoi Königer Synonyms: Etymology: rodrigoi = named in honor of Rodrigo Escobar, a well-known Colombian orchid enthusiast and col...