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The article discusses the orchid genus Epidendrum and its top species including epidendrum centropetalum, epidendrum ilense, and epidendrum pseudepidendrum.

The article offers information Bulbophyllum, largest genera in the orchid family, discusses its features, showing extreme biodiversity and ranking according to "wow factor" of bulbos like Bulbophyllum grandiflorum, Bulbophyllum barbigerum, etc.

The article presents information on the varieties of Laelia orchid, including Laelia speciosa, Laelia superbiens and Laelia anceps.

This article provides information on the orchid, Trichopilia, including a description of its flowers, its species and the reason behind the rarity in cultivation of some of its species.

The article offers information on the orchids genus called myrmecophila which include myrmecophila exaltata, myrmecophila christinae, and myrmecophila brysiana.

The article offers information on Sigmatostalix graminea which is an orchid species found at moderate elevations in wet montane forest in Ecuador and Peru.

The article talks about the orchid genus Ornithocephalus, which grows on mountains and have small and complex flowers, and mentions its species from across the world like Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

The article reports on flowering plant genus Polystachya, also known as yellowspike orchid, and offers information on its species such as Polystachya bella and Polystachya paniculata.

The author discusses two genera of orchids including Cypripedium and Paphiopedilum which need symbionts such as mycorrhizae and bacteria, mentions their distribution throughout temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and also talks about other species such as Cypripedium passerinum.

The article offers information on Robiquetia, a type of vandaceous orchids named after French chemist Pierre-Jean Robiquet, including its several species such as Robiquetia spathulata, temperature requirement for proper growth and geographic distribution.

The article focuses on genus of orchid Chysis, which have large pseudo bulbs and needs extra attention for successful growth. It states that while growing, actively plant requires a potting medium that can drain frequently to allow enough amount of watering and heavy misting to avoid dehydration. It mentions that in Chysis aurea, inflorescences carry flowers usually longer than Chysis bractescens.

The article focuses on ornithidium and camaridium orchids. These orchids exhibit a wide range of growth habits from caespitose sympodial and are widespread across a large geographical and elevational range. These orchids make great subjects for the greenhouse and should be watered uniformly and repotted before the potting medium or mount decays.

The article discusses the history, habitat and species of Broughtonia, a genus of orchids native to the Bahamas and Greater Antilles. Topics discussed include Scottish botanist Robert Brown who coined the name of genus in 1813, the heat and drought resistant nature of plant that bears small flowers of red coloration and species Broughtonia lindenii that has cylindrical pseudo bulbs.

A personal narrative is presented which explores author's experience of finding phantom orchids (Cephalanthera) in a densely forested mountain trail in southern Oregon.

In this article, the author focus on the several species of Cattleyas orchid plants which are under taxonomical controversy. He discusses Hadrolaelia as succulent epiphytes and mentions Cattleya sincorana would be a member of Hadrolaelia due to its similar habit. He also describes ecologically different Cattleya alaorii which prefers treetop twigs rather than low-growing bushes for habitat.