How Do You Say That?
Working with Orchids brings some pretty odd looking
names. Sometimes these names are very difficult to pronounce. Here is a
guide to many pronunciations associated with orchids.
Acacallis
a-ka-KALL-iss
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
Cattleya
KAT-lee-a
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
Cymbidium
sim-BID-ee-em
Cypripedium sip-ree-PEE-dee-um
Cyrtorchis SIR-tor-kiss
Dendrobium den-DROH-bee-um
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
Oncidium
on-SID-ee-um
Paphiopedilum paff-ee-oh-PEE-di-lum
Phalaenopsis fal-en-OP-sis
Pleione
plye-OH-nee
Rhynchostylis rink-oh-STYE-liss
Sophronitis sof-roh-NYE-tiss
Spathoglottis spath-oh-GLOT-tiss
Vanda
VAN-da |
