Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   PLANT   (PLANTAE)
Phylum   SEED PLANTS   (EMBRYOPHYTA)
Class   MONOCOT   (MONOCOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   ORCHIDS and BURMANNIA   (MICROSPERMAE)
Family   ORCHIDS   (ORCHIDACEAE)
Subfamily   ORCHID - NEW WORLD TROPICAL ORCHID   (ORCHIDACEAE - NEOTROPICAL)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ASPASIA VARIEGATA
Common name:
Scientific name: BRASSIA ANTHEROTES
Common name:
Scientific name: BRASSIA CAUDATA
Common name:
Scientific name: BLETIA FLORIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: BLETIA PURPUREA
Common name:
Scientific name: BRASSAVOLA CUCULATA
Common name:
Scientific name: BRASSAVOLA DIGBYANA
Common name:
Scientific name: BRASSAVOLA MARTIANA
Common name: ORCHID - LADY OF THE NIGHT
Scientific name: BRASSAVOLA NODOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: BROUGHTONIA SANGUINEA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATTLEYA BOWRINGIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATTLEYA SKINNERI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHONDRORHYNCHA DISCOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: COMPARETTIA FALCATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CRYPTOPHORANTHUS NIGRIFORMUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COMPARETTIA SPECIOSA
Common name: ORCHID - SWAN
Scientific name: CYCNOCHES EGERTONIANUM
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM COCHLEATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM FALCATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM GUATEMALENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM POLYBULBON
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM PSEUDEPIDENDRUM
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM RADIATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM TAMPENSE
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRUM VITELLINUM
Common name:
Scientific name: HARTWEGIA PURPUREA
Common name:
Scientific name: HEXISEA BIDENTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: HUNTLEYA MELEAGRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: LAELIOPSIS DOMINGENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: LAELIA FLAVA
Common name:
Scientific name: LAELIA GOULDIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: LAELIA PUMILA DAYANA
Common name:
Scientific name: LAELIA RUBESCENS
Common name:
Scientific name: LYCASTE LASIOGLOSSA
Common name:
Scientific name: MASDEVALLIA BONPLANDI
Common name:
Scientific name: MASDEVALLIA CALURA
Common name:
Scientific name: MASDEVALLIA ERYTHROCHAETE
Common name:
Scientific name: MASDEVALLIA INFRACTA PURPUREA
Common name:
Scientific name: MAXILLARIA FRIEDRICHSTHALLII
Common name:
Scientific name: ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE
Common name:
Scientific name: ONCIDIUM CEBOLLETA
Common name:
Scientific name: ONCIDIUM LANCEANUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ONCIDIUM SPHAECELATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ONCIDIUM SPLENDIDUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ONCIDIUM UNIFLORUM
Common name:
Scientific name: PESCATOREA DAYANA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLEUROTHALLIS ELEGANS
Common name:
Scientific name: RODRIGUEZIA VENUSTA
Common name:
Scientific name: SARCOGLOSSUS SKEPTIOTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SCUTICARIA STEELII
Common name:
Scientific name: SOBRALIA AMABILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SOBRALIA MACRANTHA
Common name:
Scientific name: SOBRALIA XANTHOLEUCA
Common name:
Scientific name: STANHOPEA CANDIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: STANHOPEA CIRRHATA