FRAGRANT ORCHIDS (SPECIES)

Genera G Through M

Compiled by Sydney H. Yearron
Member of the Victoria Orchid Society
Victoria, B.C. Canada



GENUS     SPECIES   CODE 

Galeandra

     batemani (bauri etc)

     bauri (batemani) (cristata)

     beyrichii del

     cristata (bauri etc)

     devoniana

     pubicentrum    del

Galearis

(Galeorchis)   spectabilis (Orchis s)

Galeottia

see Mendonsella

Gastrochilus

(Saccolabium)  acutifolia

     bellinis  INV N+

     bellinus-bigibbus

     bigibbus

     calceolaris (Saccolabium calceolare)    F

     curvifolium (Ascocentrum c etc)

     dasypogon S

     platycalcaratus

     speciosus (Aerides maculosum etc)

Gastrodia

     sessamoides    cinnamon

Genoplesium

     fimbriatum     S lemon



Geodorum

     attenatum (candidum)

     candidum (attenatum)



Geodorum  dilatatum (purpureum etc)

     purpureum (dilatatum) (Limodorum,

          Malaxis nutans)



Gomesa

(all species)  " var purpurea

     crispa (Odontoglossum crispulum)

          (Rodriguezia c)     primrose

     densiflora (recurva etc)

     foliosa (Rodriguezia f)

     " var luteola

     planifolia (Odontoglossum planifolium)

          (Rodriguezia p)

     recurva (densiflora)

          (Odontoglossum recurvum)

          (Rodriguezia r)     del

     scandens (glaziovii)

     sessilis

     theodorea (Hellerorchis,

          Theodorea gomezoides)



Gongora

     amparoana

     armeniaca (Acropera a, cornuta)    VS apricots

     aromatica

     atropurpurea (Acropera a)

     boothiana hort (maculata etc)

     bufonia (irrorata)

     cassidea (Acropera batemanni)

     charonitis

     donkelaariana (truncata)

     ecornuta

     galeata (Acropera, Cirrhaea loddigesii)

          (Maxillaria g)

     grossa

     hirtzii

     irrorata (bufonia)

     leucochila (maculata etc)

     macrantha (Coryanthes m)

     maculata (boothiana hort) (leucochila)

          (nigrita) (odoratissima) (unicolor)     chocolate,

spice

     nigrita (maculata etc)

     odoratissima (maculata etc)

     portentosa

     powellii

     quinquenervis

     quintuplinerva





Gongora   sanderiana

     scaphephorus

     tricolor  XS spice

     tridentata

     truncata (donkelaariana)

     unicolor (maculata etc)



Goodyera

     atrorubens (Epipactis a) vanilla

     discolor (Haemaria d etc)

     repens



Govenia

     superba (fasciata) (lagenophora)

          (platyglossa) (strictoglossa)

          (sulphurea) (Maxillaria s)    XS



Grammangis

     ellisii (Grammatophyllum e)   VS



Grammatophyllum

     ellisii (Grammangis e)

     fastuosum (speciosum etc)

     giganteum (speciosum etc)

     grandiflorum hort (measuresianum)

     macranthum (speciosum etc)

     measuresianum (grandiflorum hort)  FI

     roempleriana (Eulophiella r etc)

     sanderianum hort (speciosum etc)

     speciosum (fastuosum) (giganteum)

          (macranthum) (sanderianum hort)

          (Pattonia macrantha)     I



Gymnadenia

     conopsea  S SW spice

     " var densiflora    S cloves

     odoratissima (suaviolens) (Orchis o)    XS

     uniflora (Cynorkis u)

     viride (Coeloglossum v)



Gynoglottis

     cymbidioides



Habenaria

     achalensis

     aitchesoni (brachyphylla)

     anguiceps

     arcuata (Platanthera a)



Habenaria arietina (pectinata LDL)

     bakeriana (Platanthera b)

     brachyphyllum (aitchesoni)

     ceratopetala

     chlorantha (Platanthera montana etc)

     ciliaris

     cornuta

     davidii

     decorata

     delavayi (yunnanensis)

     digitalis (trinervia)

     ensifolia (pectinata SMITH)

     fimbriata (Platanthera f)     lavender

     galpinii

     glaucifolia

     gracilis (Platanthera stricta)

     henryi (Platanthera h)

     hookeri (Platanthera h)

     hyperborea (Plantanthera h)

     incisa(Plantanthera I)

     integra (Plantanthera I) E

     leucophaea (Plantanthera l)

     linearifolia (sagittifera)

     macrantha

     macroceratitis (quinqueseta)

     mairei

     orbiculata (Plantanthera o)

     pachycaulon

     pectinata SMITH (ensifolia) (Orchis p)

     pectinata LDL (arietina)

     peramoena (Plantanthera p)

     praestans

     psycodes (Platanthera p) calico

     quinqueseta (macroceratitis)

     repens    heavenly N

     rhodochila

     sagittifera (linearifolia)

     splendens

     stenantha (var auriculata)

          (Platanthera finetiana)

     susannae (Pecteilis s etc)

     trinervia

     uliginosa

     unalascencas (Piperia u)

     viridis (Coeloglossum viride etc)

     yunnanensis (delavayi)









Haemaria

     discolor (Goodyera, Ludisia d etc) SW spice



Haraella

     odorata (retrocalla)



Helcia

     sanguinolenta (Trichopilia s)



Hellerorchis

     gomezioides (Gomesa theodorea)

          (Theodorea g)



Herminium

     monorchis honey



Herschelia

     graminifolia (coelestis) (Disa g)  VS

     purpurescens (Disa p)    VS



Hintonella

     mexicana



Holcoglossum

     amesiana (Vanda amesiana)



Holothrix

(Scapularia)   bucculina

     lindleyana

     monotris

     orthoceras

     saccidium

     suplicpteriana



Houlletia

     brocklehurstiana

     chrysantha

     lansbergii (tigrina)

     odoratissima   S

     picta



Houlletia tigrina (lansbergii)



Huntleya

     burtii (meleagris etc)

     cerinum (Zygopetalum c)

     discolor (Chondrorhyncha d etc)



Huntleya  marginata hort (Chondrorhyncha m etc)

     meleagris (burtii) (wallisii)

          (Batemania, Zygopetalum b)

          (Zygopetalum meleagris)

     violacea (Batemania, Bollea,

     Zygopetalum violaceum)

     wallisii (meleagris etc)



Hygrochilus

     parishii (Vanda p)

     Ionopsis

     satyrioides (teres) (testiculata)

     Dendrobium, Epidendrum s)     violetsIpsea

     speciosa

     Iridorchis

     gigantea (Cymbidium giganteum)



Jumellea

     angustifolia

     amplifolia

     arachnanthe    S

     arborescens

     comorensis

     confusa   F

     densifoliata

     filicornoides  S violets E

     fragrans (Angraecum, Aeranthus f)

     gracilipes     SW

     ibidyana

     major     N

     maxillarioides

     rector

     rigida    VS

     sagittatta

     teretifolia



Katherina

see Epigineium



Koellensteinia

     graminea (kellneriana) (Maxillaria g)

     tricolor (Zygopetalum t)



Lacaena

     bicolor   VS









Laelia

(Cattleya *)  *     acuminata (rubescens etc)     *

     albida (discolor)   primrose*

     anceps (barkeriana) I*

     autumnalis (gouldiana)   SW pungent, spice

     barkeriana (anceps)

     boothiana (lobata etc)

     briegeri

     casperiana (purpurata etc)

     crinieta  *

     crispa (rupestris)

     digbyana (Rhyncholaelia d)

     discolor (albida)

     duveenii  S*

     flava (fulva)  *

     furfuracea

     glauca (Rhycholaelia g)  *

     gouldiana (autumnalis)   INV

     grandiflora (speciosa etc)

     grandis   I

     " var tenebrosa (Laelia t)

     humboldtii

     jonqueana

     lasioglossa    *

     lobata (boothiana) (riverii)

     lyonsii (Schomburgkia l) *

     majalis (speciosa etc)   *

     peduncularis (rubescens etc)

     primaveralis   musk*

     pumila    *

     purpurata (casperiana) (wyattiana) XS

     " var carnea   licorice, anise

     " var werckhauseri  S spice, anise?

     " var semi-alba

     riverii (lobata etc)     *

     rubescens (acuminata) (penduncularis)

          (violacea)     wintergreen

     rupestris (crispa)

     sincorana

     speciosa (grandiflora) (majalis)

          (Cattleya m etc)    *

     superbiens (Schomburgkia s)

     tenebrosa (grandis var t etc) *

     tibicinis INV

     triptera (Cymbidium t)





 

Laelia    undulata  I

     violacea (rubescens etc)

     virens 

     wendlandii

     wyattiana (purpurata etc)

     xanthina  I



Laeliopsis

     domingensis



Lemboglossum

     bictoniense (Odontoglossum b)

     cervantesii (Odontoglossum c)

     cordatum (Odontoglossum c etc)



Lenticara

     hadweni (Bifrenaria h)



Leochilus

     crocodiliceps  F

     labiatus  F I coconut

     major

     oncidioides    SW

     powellii

     retusa

     scriptus  fruity



Leptotes

     bicolor (glaucophylla) (serrulata)

     unicolor  S SW vanilla



Limodorum

     altum (Eulophia alta)

     aphyllum (Dendrobium pierardii etc)

     bidens (Diaphnanthe b etc)

     callosum

     cristatum (Eulophia purpurata)

     distichum (Aeranthes distichus etc)

     eburneum (Angraecum e etc)

     epidendroides (virens) (Eulophia e etc)

     falcatum (Neofinetia falcata)

     flavum (Phaius flavus etc)

     flos-aeris (Arachnis f etc)

     funale (Aeranthes funalis etc)

          (Polyrrhiza funalis)

     glaucophylla (bicolor)

     imbricatum (Aeranthus distichus etc)

     lindeni (Angraecum l)



Limodorum nutans

     purpureum (Geodorum p etc)

     tankervilliae (Phaius t)

     virens (epidendroides etc)



Liparis

     reflexa



Lissochilus

see Eulophia



Listrostachys

     arcuata (Cyrtorchis a etc)

     bidens (Diaphnanthe b etc)

     caudata (Plectrelminthus caudatus etc)

     chailluana (Cyrtorchis c etc)

     monteirae (Cyrtorchis m)

     pellucida (Diaphnanthe p)

     vandaeformis (Diaphnanthe v)



Ludisia

     discolor (furetii) (odorata)

          (Haemaria d etc)



Luisia

     bicaudata (Diploprora championi)



Lycaste

(Maxillaria *) alba (virginalis etc)    cinnamon*

     aromatica (consobrina)

          (Maxillaria a.c.)   VS I lemon, cloves

     balsamea (cruenta) (Maxillaria b)  *

     barringtoniae (Epidendrum b etc)   lemonN+ 

     ? bradeorum    *  orange

     brevispatha (candida)    fresh apples

     ? campbellii

     ? candida (brevispatha)

     chrysoptera (deppei etc) *

     ciliata (fimbriata) (rossyi)  F N fresh apples

     cinnabarina (denningiana)     N

     citrina (harrisonae) (inodora)

          (Bifrenaria h)

     cochleata *

     consobrina (aromatica etc)    *

     costata   XS*

     crinita (micheliana)     F

     crocea (fulvescens etc)





Lycaste   cruenta (balsamea)  VS I cinnamon,      

               lemon, cloves

     denningiana (cinnabarina)     N*

     deppei (chrysoptera) (leiantha)

          (Deppei mexicana) (Maxillaria d)   S peppermint,       

          eucalyptus*

     dowiana (macrophylla)

     dyeriana  INV?

     fragrans (Ecuador) to be named

     fimbriata (ciliata etc)  *

     fulvescens (crocea) (peruviana)

          (Maxillaria f) *

     gigantea (longipetala) (Maxillaria g)

     harrisonae (citrina etc)

     inodora (citrina etc)

     inodora hort (Bifrenaria fragrans etc)  *

     lanipes (mesochlaena)    VS SW N honey*

     ? lasioglossa (macropogan)    *

     leiantha (deppei etc)

     leucantha SW heady

     locusta   ripe apples*

     longipetala (gigantea)

     longiscapa     E soap

     longisepala (schilleriana)    *

     macrophylla (dowiana)

     macropogon (lassioglossa)

     mesochlaena (lanipes)

     micheliana (crinita)

     oriienta

     peruviana (fulvescens etc)

     powellii  VS

     reichenbachii

     rossiana

     rossyi (ciliata etc)

     schilleriana (longiscapa)     *

     ? skinneri (virginalis etc)

          (Maxillaria s)

     skinneri rosea

     suaveolens     S cinnamon

     N+  triophora  F

     virginalis (alba) (skinneri)

          (Maxillaria v) *

     tetragona (Bifrenaria t etc)  XS



Lycomormium

     squalidum S







Lyperanthus

     forrestii VS

     suaveolens     S musk



Macradenia

(Rhynchadenia) lutescens (Rhynchadenia cubensis)



Macroplectrum 

see Angraecum



Maelenia

(Cattleya)     paradoxa (Cattleya forbesii etc)

Malaxis

     caudata (Brassia c etc)

     nutans (Geodorum purpureum etc)

     palludosa cucumber

     triangularis   S peculiar



Malleola

     penangiana (Saccolobium penangianum)



Marsupiara

     iridifolia (Maxillaria I)     F



Masdevallia

     agaster

     amanda    I

     attenuata

     bella

     caloptera S

     caudata (shuttleworthii) unusual

     chontalensis   waterlilies

     colossus

     datura

     davisii

     estradae (ludibunda)     SW citrus

     falcago   S lemon

     gheisbreghtiana     XS

     glandulosa     SW chocolate, cloves

     guayanensis    SW

     gutierrezii

     lehmannii

     ludibunda (estradae)

     mejiana   I

     ovalis    I

     polysticta     VS I





Masdevallia    sanctae-rosae  F

     shuttleworthii (caudata)

     tovarensis     SW



Maxillaria

     acicularis     I

     acutifolia (rufescens etc)

     alba (Dendrobium album HK)    F

     amparoana (ringens etc)

     anatomorum (venusta etc)

     arachnites

     aromatica (Lycaste a)

     articulata (rufescens etc)

     atropurpurea (Bifrenaria a etc)

     balsamea (Lycaste cruenta etc)

     barringtoniae (ciliata LDL)

          (Lycaste b etc)

     boothii (Epidendrum b etc)

     brenesi (ringens etc)

     brevispatha (Lycaste b etc)

     callichroma (setigera etc)

     camaridii (Ornithidium album) VS narcissus  I

     cerifera

     chlorantha

     ciliata LDL (barringtoniae etc)

     ciliata (R & P) (Lycaste c)

     citrina (xanthina) (Promenaea c etc)

     coccinea

     colleyi (Batemania c)

     concava (Xylobium foveatum)

     consobrina (Lycaste c)   F

     costata (Lycaste c)

     crassifolia (gatunensis) (sessilis)

     crinita (Lycaste c)

     crocea

     densa

     deppei (Lycaste d etc)

     devauxiana     water melon

     eburnea (grandiflora etc)

     flagellifera (steelii) (Scuticara f, s)

     fletcheriana

     foveata (stachyobiorium)

          (Xylobium foveatum)

     fucata (hubschii)

     fuerstenbergiana

     fulvescens (Lycaste f)

     fuscata (kreysigii) (leucocheile)

          (monoceras)



Maxillaria     galeata (Gongora g etc)

     gatunensis (crassifolia etc)

     gigantea (Lycaste g etc)

     glandulosa

     gracilis (punctata) (queirogana)

     graminea (Koelensteinia g)

     grandiflora (eburnea) (lehmanni)

     hedwigi   F egg-white

     haematoglossum F

     harrisoniae (Bifrenaria h etc)

     hubschii (fucata)

     inaudita  F

     irridifolia (Malleola I)

     jugosa (Colax, Zygopetalum jugosum)

     kalbreyeri (venusta etc)

     kreysigii (picta etc)

     lanipes (Lycaste l)

     lasioglossa (Lycaste l)

     lehmanni (grandiflora etc)

     leiantha (Lycaste l)

     lepidota (pertusa)

     leptosepala (setigera etc)

     leucocheile (picta etc)

     longisepala

     luteo-alba (luteo-grandiflora)

          (triloris)     S/F I

     macrobulbon (Lycaste m)

     maleolens coconut & moth balls

     marginata (tricolor) (Lycaste t)

     monoceres (picta etc)

     neglecta (Ornithidium n etc)

     nigrescens     S

     ochroleuca (splendens)   S SW M

     palmifolia (Xylobium palmifolium)

     pertusa (lepidota)

     picta (fuscata) (kresigii)    SW

          (leucocheile) (monoceras)

          (rupestris)    I

     pubigera (Bifrenaria harrisoniae etc)

     pulla

     punctata (gracilis etc)

     queirogana (gracillis etc)

     racemosa (Adipa r etc)

     ramonensis

     ringens (amparoana) (brenesii)     F SW

     rufescens (acutifolia) (articulata)     vanilla

     rupestris (picta etc)





Maxillaria     sanderiana     SW

     sessilis (crassifolia etc)

     setigera (callichroma) (leptosepala)

     seymouriana    lemon

     skinneri (Lycaste s etc)

     spathacea (Bifrenaria harrisoniae)

     splendens (ochroleuca)

     stachyobiorum (foveata etc)

     steelii (flagellifera etc)

     superba (Govenia s etc)

     tenuifolia     XS coconut

     tetragona (Bifrenaria t)

     tonsoriae

     tricolor (marginata etc)

     triloris (luteo-alba etc)

     turneri

     valenzuelana   spice

     venusta (anatomorum) (kalbreyeri)

     virginalis (Lycaste v etc)

     warreana (warrea w)

     xanthina (citrina) (Promenaea c, x)



Meiracyllium

     gemma (wendlandii)  D cinnamon

     trinasutum     cinnamon



Menadenium

     labiosum (rostratum) Epidendrum l)

          (Zygosepalum rostratum)  SW



Mendonsella

(Galeottia)    fimbriata

     grandiflora (Batemania g)

          (Zygopetalum grandiflorum)



Microcoelia?

     guyoniana



Microtis

     oblongea (parviflora)



Miltonia 

(Miltoniopsis)(*)   N+  bluntii

     candida (Oncidium candidum RCHB.f)

     clowesii

     endresii (superba) (genus not

          determined)

     flavescens     grassy*



Miltonia  phalaenopsis

     regnellii F*

     roezlii   SW

     schroederiana

     spectabilis    spicy, rose

     superba (endresii)  *

     vexillaria (Odontoglossum v)  F*

     warscewiczii (Odontoglossum w etc) F



Miltonioides

     hastilabium (Odontoglossum h etc)



Monachanthus

(Catasetum)    viridis (Catasetum barbatum etc)



Mormodes

     aromatica vinegar

     atropurpurea (hookeri etc)

     barbatum (hookeri etc)

     brachystachyum (buccinator etc)

     buccinator (brachystachyum) (flaveolum)

          (leucochilum) (wagnerianum)   spice

     calceolatum    F spice

     castroi

     colossus (macranthum) (powellii)

          (wendlandii)

     dasilvae

     flaveolum (buccinator etc)

     hookeri (atropurpureum) (barbatum)

     igneum    I

     leucochilum (buccinator etc)

     luxatum (williamsii) (Catasetum l)

     macranthum (colossus etc)

     maculatum (pardina) pleasant

     ocanae    XS

     pardina (maculatum)

     powellii (colossus etc)

     ralpheana

     sanguineoclaustrum

     sinuata   spice, pungent

     tuxtlensis     S SW jasmine

     uncia     aromatic

     wagnerianum (buccinator etc)

     wendlandii (colossus etc)

     williamsonii (luxatum etc)

Myrmecophila

(Laelia)

(Schomburgkia) superbiens

     tibicinis



Myrobroma

     fragrans (Vanilla planifolia)



Mystacidium

     braybonae

     capense (filicornu) (longicornu)   SW

     distichum (Angraecum d etc)

     gracile   del N

     infundibulare (Angraecum I)

     sesquipedale (Angraecum s etc)

     venosum

     neippergia

     chrysantha (Acinita c)



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