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 - INDO-AUSTRALIAN ORCHID   (ORCHIDACEAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: BULBOPHYLLUM GRANDIFLORUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CHONDRORHYNCHA ORNATISSUMUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM AGGREGATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM BULLENIANUM "TOPAZA"
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM CRISPUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM FIMBRIATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM NOBILE
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM PRENTICEI
Common name: ORCHID - PLUME
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM SPECIOSUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DENDROBIUM VIOLACEOFLAVA
Common name:
Scientific name: DIMORPHORCHIS LOWII MALE
Common name:
Scientific name: DIURIS LONGIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIDENDRON LYONII
Common name:
Scientific name: GRAMMATOPHYLLUM SCRITPTUM
Common name:
Scientific name: GRAMMATOPHYLLUM SPECIOSUM
Common name:
Scientific name: PAPHIOPEDILUM CONCOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: PAPHIOPEDILUM PRAESTANS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHAIUS WALLICHII
Common name:
Scientific name: PHALAENOPSIS CORNU-CERVI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHALAENOPSIS GRANDE
Common name:
Scientific name: PHALAENOPSIS LUEDDEMANNIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: PHALAENOPSIS MANNII
Common name:
Scientific name: PLEIONE HOOKERIANA
Common name: ORCHID - FOXTAIL
Scientific name: RHYNCHOSTYLIS GIGANTEA