Orkideoiden nimet ovat yleensä latinalaisia, koska se on yleisesti hyväksytty. Älä pelkää orkideoiden nimiä! Tässä on nopea ääntämisopas lyhenteineen:
Suku |
Lyhenne |
Ääntäminen |
Aeranthes |
Aerth. |
Ay- er - an- thees |
Angranthes |
Angth. |
An- gran -theez |
Brassavola |
B. |
Bra- sah- vol-lah |
Brassia |
Brs. |
Messinki - ee-ah |
Brassocattleya |
Bc. |
Messinki- oh- k at -lee-ya |
Brassolaelia |
Bl. |
Messinki- oh- lay- lee-yah |
Brassolaeliocattleya |
Blc. |
Messinki-oh-lay-lee-oh- kat -lee-yah |
Bulbophyllum |
Polttimo. |
Polttimo- oh - täytä- um |
Catasetum |
Ctsm. |
Kat-a- see- tum |
Cattleya |
C. |
Kat - lee-ya |
Cochleanthes |
Cnths. |
Kok-lee- an- theez |
Coelogyne |
Coel. |
Katso- loj- in-ee |
Coryanthes |
Crths. |
Kory- an- theez |
Cymbidium |
Cym. |
Sim- tarjous -ee-um |
Dendrobium |
Den. |
Den- droh -bee-um |
Encyclia |
Encycl. |
En- sik -klee ah |
Epidendrum |
Epi. |
Eh- pi - den -rumpu |
Epilaelia |
Epl. |
Eh- pi- lay- lee-ah |
Laelia |
L. |
Lay -lee-ah |
Laeliocattleya |
Lc. |
Lay-lee- oh- kat -lee -ya |
Lycaste |
Lyc. |
Lye- kass -tee |
Miltonia |
Maiti. |
Mil- tone -ee-ah |
Miltonidium |
Mtdm. |
Mil- tone- id -ee-um |
Miltoniopsis |
Mltnps. |
Mil-tone-ee- op -sis |
Odontobrassia |
Odbrs. |
Oh-don-toh- messinki - ee-ah |
Odontocidium |
Odcdm. |
Voi-don-toh- sid- ee-um |
Oncidiuim |
Onc. |
On- sid -ee-um |
Paphiopedilum |
Paph. |
Paff-ee-OH- ped di-LUM |
Phalaenopsis |
Phal. |
Fal-en- op- sis |
Phragmipedium |
Phrag. |
Frag-muh- pee- dee-um |