Orchid Genera and Abbreviations: A

The Orchidaceae, the family of orchids, is one of the largest families of flowering plants. It consists of approximately 30,000 known species, classified into over 600 genera. In addition, orchidists are creating new genera by creating intergeneric hybrids, involving two ore more natural genera. For generic names that are results of hybridization, I have listed the natural genera that were used to create them. Here are abbreviations of common genera.

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	Abbrev.	Generic Name	Component Genera	Sample Photos
A
	Ada	Ada	Natural Genus	*Ada aurantiaca*
	Adcm.	Adacidium	Ada x Oncidium
	Adgm.	Adaglossum	Ada x *Odontoglossum*
	Aergs.	*Aerangis*	Natural Genus	Aergs. citrata *Aergs. fastuosa* *Aergs. hyaloides* *Aergs. lueto-alba var. rhodosticta*
	Aerth.	*Aeranthes*	Natural Genus	*Aerth grandiflora*
	Aescta.	*Aer*asconetica	Aerides x Ascocentrum xNeofnietia
	Aer.	*Aerides*	Natural Genus	Aer. odorata alba *Aer. houlletiana*
	Aerctm.	*Aeridocentrum*	Aerides x Ascocentrum
	Aerf.	*Aeridofinetia*	Aerides x Neofinetia
	Aerps.	*Aeridopsis*	Aerides x Phalaenopsis
	Aerdv.	*Aeridovanda*	Aerides x Vanda	Aerdv. T. Iwasaki
	Agn.	Aganisia	Natural Genus
	Alxra.	Alexanderara	Brassia x Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Ondidium
	Alcra.	Aliceara	Brassia xMiltonia x Ondidium
	Angsts.	Angraecostylis	Angraecum x Rhynchostylis
	Angcm.	*Angraecum*	Natural Genus	Angcm. distichum Angcm. germinyanum Angcm. mystacidii **Angcm. Longiscott**
	Angrs.	*Angrangis*	**Angraecum x Aerangis**
	Ang.	*Anguloa*	Natural Genus	Ang. hohenlohii *Ang. uniflora* *Ang. virginalis*
	Angcst.	*Angulocaste*	**Anguloa x Lycaste**	Angcst. Olympus
	Aslla.	*Ansellia*	**Anguloa x Lycaste**	*Aslla. africana var. nilotica* *Aslla. africana var. gigantia*
	Ascda.	*Ascocenda*	**Ascocentrum x Vanda**	Ascda. Princess Mikasa Ascda. Su-Fun Beauty
	Asctm.	*Ascocentrum*	Natural Genus	Asctm. ampullaceum Asctm. *miniatum*
	Ascf.	*Ascofinetia*	**Ascocentrum x Neofinetia**	Ascf. Cherry Blossom
	Ascps.	*Asconopsis*	**Ascocentrum x Phalaenopsis**	Ascps. Irene Dobkin
B
	Bapt.	*Baptistonia*	Natural Genus	*Bapt. echinata*
	Bpgm.	*Baptistoglossum*	**Baptistonia x Odontoglossum**
	Bark.	*Barkeria*	Natural Genus	**Bark. lindleyana (pink) Bark. lindleyana (white)**
	Bllra	*Beallara*	**Brassia x Cochlioda x Miltonia x Odontoglossum**	Bllra. Tropic Splendor
	Blkr.	*Blackara*	**Aspasia x Vuylstekeara**
	Ble.	*Bletilla*	Natural Genus	Ble. striata
	Bnt.	*Bonatea*	Natural Genus	Bnt. bracteara
	B.	*Brassavola*	Natural Genus	B. cucullata B. digbyana B. nodosa B. perrinii
	*Brsdm.*	*Brassidium*	**Brassia x Oncidium**	Brsdm. Fly Away
	*Broda.*	*Brassioda*	Brassia x Cochlioda.
	*Bepi.*	*Brassoepidendrum*	Brassavola x Epidendrum.	Bepi Femme Fatale
	Brs.	*Brassia*	Natural Genus	*Brs. caudata* Brs. Rex 'Sakata'
	*Bc.*	*Brassocattleya*	Brassavola x Cattleya.	Bc. Lindleyana Bc. Maikai Bc. Marcella Koss
	*Bl.*	*Brassolaelia*	Brassavola x Laelia.	Bl. Morning Glory Bl. Yellow Bird
	*Blc.*	*Brassolaeliocattleya*	Brassavola x Cattleya x Laelia	*Blc.* Alma Kee 'Tipmalee' Blc. Banana Royal *Blc.* George King 'Serendipity' Blc. Hausermann's Holiday
	*Bnts.*	*Brassophronitis*	**Brassavola x Sophronitis**
	Bro.	*Broughtonia*	Natural Genus	Bro. sanguinea Bro. sanguinea var. alba
	Bulb.	*Bulbophyllum*	Natural Genus	Bulb. blume Bulb. echinolabium
	Burr.	*Burrageara*	**Cochlioda x Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Oncidum**	Burr. Living Fire Burr. Nelly Isler Burr. Stephen Isler
C
	Cal.	*Calanthe*	Natural Genus	Cal. Amagawa Cal. Fuji Cal. Koibumi
	Cptra.	*Carpenterara*	**Baptistonia x Oncidum x Odontoglossum**
	Ctsm.	*Catasetum*	Natural Genus	*Ctsm. pileatum*
	C.	*Cattleya*	Natural Genus	C. aurantiaca *C. harrisomnara* C. intermedia C. intermedia alba C. labiata C. labiata semialba *C. labiata var. fowleyana* C. loddigesii C. mossie C. percivaliana C. pumila C. skinneri C. violacea C. warneri
	Ctna.	*Cattleytonia*	**Broughtonia x Cattleya**	Ctna. Why Not
	Chsch.	*Chiloschista*	Natural Genus	*Chsch. lunifera* *Chsch. parishii*
	Clow.	*Clowessia*	Natural Genus	*Clow. ruselliana* Clow. Rebecca Nothern
	Cirr.	*Cirrhopetalum*	Natural Genus	Cirr. lepidum Cirr. makoyanum Cirr. skkimense
	Crphm.	*Cirrhophyllum*	**Bulbophyllum x Cirrhopetalum**
	Cnths.	*Cochleanthes*	Natural Genus	Cnths. Amazing
	Cda.	*Cochlioda*	Natural Genus	Cda. rosea Cda. vulcanica
	Coel.	*Coelogyne*	Natural Genus	Coel. crystata *Coel. intermedia* Coel. massangeana Coel. mooreana Coel. mossiae
	Colm.	*Colmanara*	Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Oncidium	Colm. Wildcat
	Comp.	*Comparettia*	Natural Genus	*Comp. macroplectron*
	Cook.	*Cookara*	Broughtonia x Cattleya x Diacrium x Laelia	Cook. Tropical Snow
	Cyc.	*Cycnoches*	Natural Genus	Cyc. chlorochilon
	*Cymla.*	*Cymbidiella*	Natural Genus	*Cymbidiella rhodochila*
	*Cym.*	*Cymbidium*	Natural Genus	*Cym. aloifolium* *Cym.* *erythrostylum* Cym. goeringii Cym. goeringii Cym. lowianum *Cym. sinensis* *Cym. tracyanum* *Cym. Golden Elf* Cym. Hunter's Point
	Cyp.	*Cypripedium*	Natural Genus	Cyp. acaule Cyp. arietinum Cyp. calceolus Cyp. parviflorum var parvifolium Cyp. parviflorum var pubescens Cyp. reginae Cyp. ventricosum
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