
Pronunciation Guide
Common Orchids
Cattleya
Kat-lee-a
Cymbidium
sim-BID-ee-em
den-DROH-bee-um
Oncidium
on-SID-ee-um
Paphiopedilum
paff-ee-oh-PEE-di-lum
fal-en-OP-sis
Vanda
VAN-da
Other Orchids
Acacallis
a-ka-KALL-is
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
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
Cypripedium
sip-ree-PEE-dee-um
Cyrtorchis
SIR-tor-kiss
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
Pleione
plye-OH-nee
Rhynchostylis
rink-oh-STYE-liss
Sophronitis
sof-roh-NYE-tiss
Spathoglottis
spath-oh-GLOT-tiss