There are about 141 genera of orchids representing about 1,100 orchid species, 900 of which are described as endemic to the Philippines. Many of them have showy, brightly colored and attractive flowers.[1]
Vanda sanderiana , considered as the "Queen of Philippine Flowers"
Vanda sanderiana is unofficially dubbed the National Flower, as the only representative of the species is unique to the Philippines and is only found on the island of Mindanao.[2] [3]
A genus with species that have showy flowers, and in the Philippines, characterized by the presence of fleshy looking spurs. The special feature of this flower is the fragrance some of the species of this genus has.[4]
Agrostophyllum philippinense
Agrostophyllum elmeri endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum elongatum
Agrostophyllum inocephalum
Agrostophyllum leytense endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum longivaginatum endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum luzonense endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum malindangense endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum mearnsii
Agrostophyllum merrillii endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum mindanaense endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum philippinense endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum planicaule
Agrostophyllum saccatilabium endemic to the Philippines
Agrostophyllum stipulatum
Agrostophyllum wenzelii
Aphyllorchis halconensis endemic to the Philippines
Aphyllorchis montana
Aphyllorchis pallida
Appendicula alba
Appendicula anceps
Appendicula buxifolia
Appendicula clemensiae
Appendicula cornuta
Appendicula crotalina
Appendicula cuneata
Appendicula elmeri
Appendicula fenixii
Appendicula irigensis endemic to the Philippines
Appendicula laxifolia
Appendicula leytensis
Appendicula lucbanensis
Appendicula luzonsensis
Appendicula malindangensis
Appendicula maquilingensis endemic to the Philippines
Appendicula merrillii endemic to the Philippines
Appendicula negrosiana
Appendicula pendula
Appendicula perplexa
Appendicula polyantha
Appendicula reflexa
Appendicula tagalensium
Appendicula tembuyukenensis
Appendicula torta
Appendicula undulata
Appendicula weberi
Appendicula xytriophora
Ascidieria cymbidifolia
Ascidieria palawanensis
Ascidieria zamboangensis
Ascochilus emarginatus
Ascochilus leytensis
Ascochilus mindanaensis
Ascochilus siamensis
Cephalantheropsis halconensis
Cephalantheropsis longipes
Cephalantheropsis obcordata
Ceratocentron fesseli endemic to the Philippines
Ceratostylis caespitosa
Ceratostylis dataensis
Ceratostylis elmeri
Ceratostylis heterophylla
Ceratostylis incognita
Ceratostylis loheri
Ceratostylis mindanaensis
Ceratostylis philippinensis
Ceratostylis ramosa
Ceratostylis retisquama
Ceratostylis senilis
Ceratostylis subulata
Ceratostylis wenzelii
Chamaeanthus brachystachys
Chamaeanthus wenzelii
Cheirostylis chinensis
Cheirostylis merrillii
Cheirostylis octodactyla
Cleisostoma chrysochilum
Cleisostoma duplicilobum
Cleisostoma sagittatum
Cleisostoma striolatum
Cleisostoma subulatum
Cleisostoma uraiense
Cleisostoma williamsonii
Coelogyne alvinlokii endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne asperata
Coelogyne bilamellata endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne candoonensis
Coelogyne chloroptera endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne confusa endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne elmeri
Coelogyne integerrima
Coelogyne loheri
Coelogyne longirachis
Coelogyne marmorata endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne mayeriana
Coelogyne merrillii endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne minutissima
Coelogyne palawanensis
Coelogyne pandurata
Coelogyne prasina
Coelogyne quinquelamellata endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne remediosae endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne rochussenii
Coelogyne rubrolanata
Coelogyne salvaneraniana endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne sparsa endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne sulcata
Coelogyne swaniana
Coelogyne usitana endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne vanoverberghii endemic to the Philippines
Coelogyne zahlbrucknerae
Collabium formosanum
Collabium simplex
Corybas merrillii
Corybas laceratus
Corybas ramosianus
Cryptostylis acutata
Cryptostylis arachnites
Cryptostylis taiwaniana
Cystorchis aphylla
Cystorchis javanica
Cystorchis luzonensis
Diglyphosa elmeri
Diglyphosa latifolia
Dilochia elmeri
Dilochia wallichii
Eria albolutea
Eria aliciae
Eria aporoides
Eria binabayensis
Eria brachystachya
Eria cootesii
Eria cymbiformis
Eria elisheae
Eria fastigiatifolia
Eria halconensis
Eria javanica
Eria longissima
Eria mearnsii
Eria odorifera
Eria ornata
Eria perspicabilis
Eria propinqua
Eria ramosii
Eria robusta
Eria sessilifolia
Erythrodes boettcheri
Erythrodes weberi
Erythrodes wenzelii
Erythrorchis altissima
Glomera gastrodioides
Glomera merrillii
Grosourdya appendiculata
Grosourdya muscosa
Grosourdya tripercus
Habenaria alagensis
Habenaria aristulifera
Habenaria boadanensis
Habenaria congesta
Habenaria curranii
Habenaria dentata
Habenaria diphylla
Habenaria falcigera
Habenaria leibergii
Habenaria lingulosa
Habenaria malintana
Habenaria mearnsii
Habenaria muricata
Habenaria polytricha
Habenaria ponerostachys
Habenaria reticulata
Habenaria rhodocheila
Habenaria robinsonii
Habenaria rosulata
Habenaria rumphii
Habenaria stenopetala
Habenaria vanoverberghii
Habenaria warburgana
Habenaria zephyrica
Hylophila lanceolata
Hylophila rubra
Hymenorchis vanoverberghii
Kuhlhasseltia whiteheadii
Kuhlhasseltia yakushimensis
Liparis acaulis
Liparis amesiana
Liparis asinacephala
Liparis barbata
Liparis benguetensis
Liparis bicuspidata
Liparis bontocensis
Liparis bootanensis
Liparis carnicolor
Liparis cauliflora
Liparis cespitosa
Liparis condylobulbon
Liparis cumingii
Liparis distans
Liparis dumaguetensis
Liparis elegans
Liparis elliptica
Liparis elmeri
Liparis fragilis
Liparis grossa
Liparis halconensis
Liparis latifolia
Liparis leytensis
Liparis linearifolia
Liparis magnicallosa
Liparis merrillii
Liparis negrosiana
Liparis nervosa
Liparis nutans
Liparis palawanensis
Liparis pallida
Liparis parviflora
Liparis philippinensis
Liparis prava
Liparis propinqua
Liparis somae
Liparis tricallosa
Liparis trichoglottis
Liparis viridicallus
Liparis viridiflora
Luisia cordatilabia
Luisia curtisii
Luisia foxworthii
Luisia ramosii
Luisia tristis
Microsaccus griffithii
Microsaccus wenzelii
Microtatorchis aristata
Microtatorchis compacta
Mycaranthes anceps
Mycaranthes candoonensis
Mycaranthes citrina
Mycaranthes clemensiae
Mycaranthes davaensis
Mycaranthes gigantea
Mycaranthes lamellata
Mycaranthes leonardoi
Mycaranthes longibracteata
Mycaranthes major
Mycaranthes mindanaensis
Mycaranthes oblitterata
Mycaranthes vanoverberghii
Myrmechis gracilis
Myrmechis perpusilla
Myrmechis philippinensiis
Nephelaphyllum mindorense
Nephelaphyllum pulchrum
Oberonia aporophylla
Oberonia basilanensis
Oberonia benguetensis
Oberonia cylindrica
Oberonia elmeri
Oberonia hispidula
Oberonia leytensis
Oberonia lipensis
Oberonia luzonensis
Oberonia lycopodioides
Oberonia mcgregorii
Oberonia merrillii
Oberonia mindorensis
Oberonia minima
Oberonia minutissima
Oberonia monstruosa
Oberonia mucronata
Oberonia obesa
Oberonia reilloi
Oberonia rufilabris
Oberonia setigera endemic to the Philippines
Oberonia surigaensis
Oberonia thisbe
Oberonia toppingii
Oberonia wenzelii
Octarrhena amesiana
Octarrhena elmeri
Octarrhena ensifolia
Octarrhena gemmifera
Octarrhena parvula
Omoea philippinensis endemic to the Philippines
Oxystophyllum carnosum
Oxystophyllum cultratum
Oxystophyllum elmeri
Parapteroceras escritorii
Parapteroceras quisumbingii
Pennilabium confusum
Pennilabium luzonense
Peristylus constrictus
Peristylus copelandii
Peristylus goodyeroides
Peristylus gracilis
Peristylus grandis
Peristylus intrudens
Peristylus lacertifer
Peristylus monticola
Found in Himalayan mountains , Southern India and rest of Southeast Asia , the most number of species for this genus of orchids are found in the Philippines. The country represents the center of Phalaenopsis orchids with about twenty two species[5] and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world.[6] Some of the species endemic to the Philippines such as P. stuartiana , P. sanderiana and P. schilleriana , have had the greatest influence on hybridizing than any other Phalaenopsis species.
Phalaenopsis philippinensis habitus in Singapore's National Orchid Garden
Phreatia amesii
Phreatia aristulifera
Phreatia caulescens
Phreatia densiflora
Phreatia infundibuliformis
Phreatia listrophora
Phreatia luzoniensis
Phreatia mearnsii
Phreatia negrosiana
Phreatia plantaginifolia
Phreatia ramosii
Phreatia sulcata
Phreatia tahitensis
Phreatia vanoverberghii
Phreatia wenzelii
Phreatia xantholeuca
Pinalia barbifrons
Pinalia bractescens
Pinalia carnicolor
Pinalia compacta
Pinalia copelandii
Pinalia copelandii
Pinalia curranii
Pinalia cylindrostachya
Pinalia dagamensis
Pinalia densa
Pinalia floribunda
Pinalia graciliscapa
Pinalia hutchinsoniana
Pinalia jarensis
Pinalia leavittii
Pinalia longicruris
Pinalia longilabris
Pinalia lyonii
Pinalia macera
Pinalia maquilingensis
Pinalia merrittii
Pinalia microchila
Pinalia nielsenii
Pinalia ovata
Pinalia philippinensis
Pinalia polyura endemic to the Philippines
Pinalia profusa
Pinalia puguahaanensis
Pinalia ramosa
Pinalia rhodoptera
Pinalia ringens
Pinalia senilis
Pinalia taylorii
Pinalia tridens
Pinalia ventricosa
Pinalia woodiana
Pinalia xanthocheila
Platanthera angustata
Platanthera singgalangensis
Plocoglottis bicallosa
Plocoglottis bicomata
Plocoglottis copelandii
Plocoglottis javanica
Plocoglottis loheriana
Plocoglottis lucbanensis
Plocoglottis mindorensis
Plocoglottis plicata
Poaephyllum grandiflorum
Poaephyllum pauciflorum
Podochilus bicaudatus
Podochilus cumingii
Podochilus hystricinus
Podochilus intricatus
Podochilus longilabris
Podochilus lucescens
Podochilus plumosus
Podochilus ramosii
Podochilus sciuroides
Podochilus strictus
Pomatocalpa bicolor
Pomatocalpa diffusum
Pomatocalpa fuscum
Pomatocalpa kunstleri
Pomatocalpa maculosum
Pomatocalpa spicatum
Porphyrodesme papuana
Porphyrodesme sarcanthoides
Pseudovanilla philippinensis
Pteroceras cladostachyum
Pteroceras leopardinum
Pteroceras longicalcareum
Pteroceras pallidum
Pteroceras philippinense
Pteroceras teres
Pteroceras unguiculatum
Rhomboda blackii
Rhomboda cristata
Rhomboda lanceolata
Saccolabiopsis tenella
Saccolabiopsis viridiflora
Sarcophyton crassifolium
Sarcophyton pachyphyllum
Stichorkis compressa
Stichorkis disticha
Stichorkis gibbosa
Taeniophyllum biocellatum
Taeniophyllum copelandii
Taeniophyllum elmeri
Taeniophyllum leytense
Taeniophyllum merrillii
Taeniophyllum philippinense
Taeniophyllum saccatum
Tainia elmeri endemic to the Philippines
Tainia maingayi
Thrixspermum acuminatissimum
Thrixspermum agusanense
Thrixspermum amesianum
Thrixspermum amplexicaule
Thrixspermum angustatum
Thrixspermum bromeliforme
Thrixspermum celebicum
Thrixspermum centipeda
Thrixspermum cootesii
Thrixspermum elmeri
Thrixspermum elongatum
Thrixspermum eximium
Thrixspermum fantasticum
Thrixspermum fernandeziae
Thrixspermum hystrix
Thrixspermum integrum
Thrixspermum ligulatum
Thrixspermum linearifolium
Thrixspermum merguense
Thrixspermum pensile
Thrixspermum quinquelobum
Thrixspermum robinsonii
Thrixspermum rostratum
Thrixspermum subulatum
Thrixspermum vanoverberghii
Thrixspermum weberi
Thrixspermum wenzelii
Trichoglottis atropurpurea in Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Trichoglottis philippinensis
Trichoglottis amesiana
Trichoglottis apoensis
Trichoglottis atropurpurea endemic to the Philippines
Trichoglottis brachystachya
Trichoglottis calochila
Trichoglottis geminata
Trichoglottis latisepala
Trichoglottis mindanaensis
Trichoglottis philippinensis
Trichoglottis rosea
Trichoglottis solerederi
Trichoglottis subviolacea
Staurochilus agusanensis
Staurochilus corazoniae
Staurochilus fasciatus
Staurochilus guibertii
Staurochilus intermedius
Staurochilus ionosmus
Staurochilus leytensis
Staurochilus loherianus
Staurochilus luchuensis
Staurochilus luzonensis
Staurochilus mimicus
Staurochilus tamesii
Trichotosia fusca
Trichotosia hirsutipetala
Trichotosia lagunensis
Trichotosia leytensis
Trichotosia mcgregorii
Trichotosia ramosii
Trichotosia vulpina
Tropidia angulosa
Tropidia mindanaensis
Tropidia mindorensis
Tropidia nipponica
Tropidia pedunculata
Tropidia robinsonii
Tropidia schlechteriana
Tropidia septemnervis
Tropidia somae
Tuberolabium brevirhachis
Tuberolabium guamense
Tuberolabium kotoense
Tuberolabium minutum
Tuberolabium phillipsii
Tuberolabium rhopalorrhachis
Tuberolabium sarcochiloides
Tuberolabium woodii
Vanilla calopogon
Vanilla ovalis
Vanilla platyphylla
Vanilla raabii
Vanilla deceasarii
Vanilla philippinensis
Vrydagzynea albida
Vrydagzynea vrydagzynoides
Vrydagzynea weberi
Zeuxine elmeri
Zeuxine flava
Zeuxine lancifolia
Zeuxine leytensis
Zeuxine marivelensis
Zeuxine mindanaensis
Zeuxine nervosa
Zeuxine parvifolia
Zeuxine philippinensis
Zeuxine strateumatica
Zeuxine weberi
Zeuxine wenzelii