Abbreviated Plant Names starting with A

Look your plant's name up under Abbreviation: you'll find its name written out, then 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).

Acba

Acinbreea

Acn x Emb

Stanhopeinae

Miscellaneous

Acclls

Acacallis

Natural Genus

Zygopetalinae

Miscellaneous

Acn

Acineta

Natural Genus

Stanhopeinae

Miscellaneous

Acp

Acampe

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Acrlph

Acrolophia

Natural Genus

Cyrtopodiinae

Miscellaneous

Acsta*

Acostaea

Natural Genus

Pleurothallinae

Miscellaneous

Actphm*

Acanthephippium

Natural Genus

Bletiinae

Miscellaneous

Ada

Ada

Natural Genus

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Adcm

Adacidium

Ada x Onc

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Adgm

Adaglossum

Ada x Odm

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Adnncs

Adenoncos

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ado

Adioda

Ada x Cda

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Adps

Adapasia

Ada x Asp

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Aegts

Aeridoglottis

Aer x Trgl

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aer

Aerides

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerchs

Aeridochilus

Aer x Sarco

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerctm

Aeridocentrum

Aer x Asctm

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerdns

Aeridachnis

Aer x Arach

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerdts

Aeriditis

Aer x Dor

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerdv

Aeridovanda

Aer x V

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerf

Aeridofinetia

Aer x Neof

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aergm

Aeridoglossum

Aer x Ascgm

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aergs

Aerangis

Natural Genus

Aerangidinae

Vanda

Aerps

Aeridopsis

Aer x Phal

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aersa

Aeridisia

Aer x Lsa

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aerth

Aeranthes

Natural Genus

Angraecinae

Vanda

Aervsa

Aeridovanisia

Aer x Lsa x V

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aescta

Aerasconetia

Aer x Asctm x Neof

Aeridinae

Vanda

Agn

Aganisia

Natural Genus

Zygopetalinae

Miscellaneous

Agsta

Ascogastisia

Asctm x Gchls x Lsa

Aeridinae

Vanda

Agths

Agananthes

Agn x Cnths

Zygopetalinae

Miscellaneous

Agwa

Alangreatwoodara

Clx x Prom x Z

Zygopetalinae

Miscellaneous

Agx

Aganax

Agn x Clx

Zygopetalinae

Miscellaneous

Aitk

Aitkenara

Otst x Z x Zspm

Zygopetalinae

Miscellaneous

Alcra

Aliceara

Brs x Milt x Onc

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Almn

Alamania

Natural Genus

Laeliinae

Cattleya

Alna

Allenara

C x Diam x Epi x L

Laeliinae

Cattleya

Alph

Alphonsoara

Arach x Asctm x V x Vdps

Aeridinae

Vanda

Alxra

Alexanderara

Brs x Cda x Odm x Onc

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Amb

Amblostoma

Natural Genus

Laeliinae

Cattleya

Amsll

Amesiella

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Amtstg

Amitostigma

Natural Genus

Orchidinae

Miscellaneous

Ancmpt

Anacamptis

Natural Genus

Orchidinae

Miscellaneous

Ancstrc

Ancistrochilus

Natural Genus

Arethusinae

Miscellaneous

Anct

Anoectochilus

Natural Genus

Goodyerinae

Miscellaneous

Anctma

Anoectomaria

Anct x Haem

Goodyerinae

Miscellaneous

Ancyth

Angraecyrtanthes

Aerth x Angcm x Cyrtcs

Vandeae

Vanda

Andw

Andrewara

Arach x Ren x Trgl x V

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ang

Anguloa

Natural Genus

Lycastinae

Miscellaneous

Angchs

Angraeorchis

Angcm x Cyrtcs

Vandeae

Vanda

Angcm

Angraecum

Natural Genus

Angraecinae

Vanda

Angcps

Angraecopsis

Natural Genus

Aerangidinae

Vanda

Angcst

Angulocaste

Ang x Lyc

Lycastinae

Miscellaneous

Angctm

Angraecentrum

Angcm x Asctm

Vandeae

Vanda

Angnla

Angreoniella

Angcm x Oenla

Angraecinae

Vanda

Angrs

Angrangis

Aergs x Angcm

Vandeae

Vanda

Angsts

Angraecostylis

Angcm x Rhy

Vandeae

Vanda

Angth

Angranthes

Aerth x Angcm

Angraecinae

Vanda

Angtla

Angranthellea

Aerth x Angcm x Jum

Angraecinae

Vanda

Appndc

Appendicula

Natural Genus

Podochilinae

Miscellaneous

Arach

Arachnis

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aranda

Aranda

Arach x V

Aeridinae

Vanda

Archnn

Arachnanthe

Natural Genus

?

Vanda

Arcp

Aracampe

Acp x Arach

Aeridinae

Vanda

Aret

Arethusa

Natural Genus

Arethusinae

Miscellaneous

Ariz

Arizara

C x Dga x Epi

Laeliinae

Cattleya

Armdrm

Armodorum

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Arngl

Arachnoglottis

Arach x Trgl

Aeridinae

Vanda

Arngm

Arachnoglossum

Arach x Ascgm

Aeridinae

Vanda

Arnps

Arachnopsis

Arach x Phal

Aeridinae

Vanda

Arnst

Arachnostylis

Arach x Rhy

Aeridinae

Vanda

Arnth

Aranthera

Arach x Ren

Aeridinae

Vanda

Arpphy

Arpophyllum

Natural Genus

Arpophyllinae

Miscellaneous

Artrm*

Artorima

Natural Genus

Laeliinae

Cattleya

Ascda

Ascocenda

Asctm x V

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ascdps

Ascandopsis

Asctm x Vdps

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ascf

Ascofinetia

Asctm x Neof

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ascgm

Ascoglossum

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ascln

Ascocleinetia

Asctm x Clctn x Neof

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ascns

Ascorachnis

Arach x Asctm

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ascps

Asconopsis

Asctm x Phal

Aeridinae

Vanda

Asctm

Ascocentrum

Natural Genus

Aeridinae

Vanda

Asdm

Ansidium

Aslla x Cym

Cyrtopodiinae

Miscellaneous

Asgts

Ascoglottis

Asctm x Trgl

Aeridinae

Vanda

Asid

Aspodia

Asp x Cda

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Aslla

Ansellia

Natural Genus

Cyrtopodiiane

Miscellaneous

Asp

Aspasia

Natural Genus

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Aspd

Aspodonia

Asp x Milt x Odm

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Aspgm

Aspoglossum

Asp x Odm

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Aspsm

Aspasium

Asp x Onc

Oncidiinae

Oncidium

Asvts

Ascovandoritis

Asctm x Dor x V

Aeridinae

Vanda

Ayb

Ayubara

Aer x Arach x Ascgm

Aeridinae

Vanda