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Plant Entry Guide
Whole Plant Names starting with P Look your plant's name up under Genus: you'll find its official abbreviation, if it's a naturally occurring genus or an intergeneric hybrid, what its closest relations are within the orchid family, and finally the information you're looking for to register it: the Alliance it belongs to. Once you know its alliance, you can look it up in the Registration Categories sheet (the link is below). |
Genus | Abbreviation | Composition | Subtribe | Alliance |
Pabstia |
Pab |
Natural Genus |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pageara |
Pga |
Asctm x Lsa x Rhy x V |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Palermoara |
Pal |
Ada x Comp x Gom |
Oncidiinae |
Oncidium |
Palmerara |
Plmra |
Btmna x Otst x Zspm |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Panczakara |
Pzka |
B x Epi x L x Soph |
Laeliinae |
Cattleya |
Panisea |
Pnsa |
Natural Genus |
Coelogyninae |
Miscellaneous |
Pantapaara |
Pntp |
Ascgm x Ren x V |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Paphinia |
Pna |
Natural Genus |
Stanhopeinae |
Miscellaneous |
Paphiopedilum |
Paph |
Natural Genus |
Cypripedioideae |
Cypripedium |
Papilionanthe |
Pplnnt |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Parachilus |
Prcls |
Psarco x Sarco |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Paradisanthus |
Pdsnth |
Natural Genus |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Paraphalaenopsis |
Prphln |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Parasarcochilus |
Psarco |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Parnataara |
Parn |
Aer x Arach x Phal |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Paulara |
Plra |
Asctm x Dor x Phal x Ren x V |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Paulsenara |
Plsra |
Aer x Arach x Trgl |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pecteilis |
Pctls |
Natural Genus |
Habenariinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pehara |
Peh |
Aer x Arach x V x Vdps |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pelacentrum |
Plctm |
Asctm x Pthia |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pelachilus |
Pelcs |
Gchls x Pthia |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pelastylis |
Pelst |
Pthia x Rhy |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pelatantheria |
Pthia |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pelatoritis |
Pltrs |
Dor x Pthia |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pelexia |
Plxia |
Natural Genus |
Spiranthinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pepeara |
Ppa |
Asc x Dor x Phal x Ren |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Peristeranthus |
Perths |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Peristerchilus |
Prschs |
Perths x Sarco |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Peristeria |
Prstra* |
Natural Genus |
Stanhopeinae |
Miscellaneous |
Perreiraara |
Prra |
Aer x Rhy x V |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pescatobollea |
Psbol |
Bol x Pes |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pescatorea |
Pes |
Natural Genus |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pescawarrea |
Psw |
Pes x Wra |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pescoranthes |
Psnth |
Cnths x Pes |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pettitara |
Pett |
Ada x Brs x Onc |
Oncidiinae |
Oncidium |
Phaiocalanthe |
Phcal |
Cal x Phaius |
Bletiinae |
Miscellaneous |
Phaiocymbidium |
Phcym |
Cym x Phaius |
Epidendroideae |
Miscellaneous |
Phaius |
Phaius |
Natural Genus |
Bletiinae |
Miscellaneous |
Phalaenopsis |
Phal |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Phalaenopsis |
Phalaerianda |
Phda |
Aer x Phal x V |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Phalandopsis |
Phdps |
Phal x Vdps |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Phalanetia |
Phnta |
Neof x Phal |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Phaliella |
Phlla |
King x Phal |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Phillipsara |
Phill |
Cnths x Stenia x Z |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pholidota |
Phldt |
Natural Genus |
Coelogyninae |
Miscellaneous |
Phragmipaphium |
Phrphm |
Paph x Phrag |
Cypripedioideae |
Cypripedium |
Phragmipedium |
Phrag |
Natural Genus |
Cypripedioideae |
Cypripedium |
Phreatia |
Phrtia |
Natural Genus |
Thelasiinae |
Miscellaneous |
Phymatidium |
Phytdm* |
Natural Genus |
Ornithocephalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Physosiphon |
Phssph |
Natural Genus |
Pleurothallidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Piperia |
Piperia |
Natural Genus |
Orchidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Platanthera |
Plat |
Natural Genus |
Orchidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Platyclinis |
Pltycl* |
Natural Genus |
Coelogyninae |
Miscellaneous |
Platyrhiza |
Pltrhz |
Natural Genus |
Ornithocephalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Platystele |
Pltstl |
Natural Genus |
Pleurothallidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Plectochilus |
Plchs |
Plrhz x Sarco |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Plectorhiza |
Plrhz |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Plectrelgraecum |
Plgcm |
Angcm x Plmths |
Vandeae |
Vanda |
Plectrelminthus |
Plmths |
Natural Genus |
Aerangidinae |
Vanda |
Plectrophora |
Plctrp |
Natural Genus |
Oncidiinae |
Oncidium |
Pleione |
Pln |
Natural Genus |
Coelogyninae |
Miscellaneous |
Pleurothallis |
Pths |
Natural Genus |
Pleurothallidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Podangis |
Pdngs |
Natural Genus |
Aerangidinae |
Vanda |
Pogonia |
Pgnia |
Natural Genus |
Pogoniinae |
Miscellaneous |
Polycycnis |
Pcn |
Natural Genus |
Stanhopeinae |
Miscellaneous |
Polyrrhiza |
Plrz* |
Natural Genus |
Angraecinae |
Vanda |
Polystachya |
Pol |
Natural Genus |
Polystachyinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pomacentrum |
Pmctm |
Asctm x Pmcpa |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pomatisia |
Pmtsa |
Lsa x Pmcpa |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pomatocalpa |
Pmcpa |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pomatochilus |
Pmtls |
Pmcpa x Sarco |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Ponthieva |
Pnthv* |
Natural Genus |
Cranichidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pooleara |
Polra |
Asctm x Ascgm x Phal x Ren |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Porroglossum |
Prgm |
Natural Genus |
Pleurothallidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Porrovallia |
Pvla |
Masd x Prgm |
Pleurothallidinae |
Miscellaneous |
Porterara |
Prta |
Rhy x Sarco x V |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Potinara |
Pot |
B x C x L x Soph |
Laeliinae |
Cattleya |
Prescottia |
Prsctt* |
Natural Genus |
Prescottiinae |
Miscellaneous |
Prolax |
Prx |
Clx x Prom |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Promenaea |
Prom |
Natural Genus |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Propetalum |
Pptm |
Prom x Z |
Zygopetalinae |
Miscellaneous |
Pseudolaelia |
Psdla* |
Natural Genus |
Laeliinae |
Cattleya |
Psychilus |
Psychl |
Natural Genus |
Laeliinae |
Cattleya |
Psychopsis |
Psychp |
Natural Genus |
Oncidiinae |
Oncidium |
Psygmorchis |
Psgmrc |
Natural Genus |
Oncdiinae |
Oncidium |
Pteroceras |
Ptrcrs |
Natural Genus |
Aeridinae |
Vanda |
Pterostylis |
Ptst |
Natural Genus |
Pterostylidinae |
Miscellaneous |