| Orchid Genus | Abbr. | Pronunciation |
| Aerangis | Aergs | ay-er-RANG-is |
| Aliceara | Alcra | al-iss-ee-AR-uh |
| Angreacum | Angcm | am-GRYE-cum |
| Anoectachillus | Anct | an-nek-toh-KYE-luss |
| Ascosenda | Ascda | as-koe-SEN-da |
| Bakerara | Bak | BAKER-ar-ah |
| Barkeria | Bark | bar-KER-ee-ah |
| Beallara | Brlla | bee-al-ARE-ah |
| Bergmanara | Brg | BERG-man-ara |
| Brassada | Brsa | brass-AY-dah |
| Brassia | Brs | BRASS-ee-ah |
| Brassidium | Brsdm | bra-SID-ee-um |
| Brassocattleya | Bc | brass-oh-Kat-lee-yah |
| Brassolaelia | Bl | brass-soe-LAY-lee-ah |
| Brassolaeliocattleya | Blc | brass-soe-LAY-lee-oh-kat-lee-ah |
| Brassophronthe | Bsp | brass-soe-FRAN-thee |
| Brassophonitis | Bnts | brass-soe-fro-NYE-tis |
| Broughtonia | Bro | brow-TOH-nee-ah |
| Bublophyllum | Bulb | bulb-oh-FILL-um |
| Barrageara | Burr | burr-AGE-are-ah |
| Catcylaelia | Ctyl | kat-sih-Lay-lee-ah |
| Cattleya | C | KAT-lee-a |
| Cattlianthe | Ctt | kat-LEE-an-thee |
| Ceratostylis | Css | sayr-at-oh-STYE-liss |
| Chiloschista | Chsch | kye-loh-SHISS-tah |
| Cirrhopetalum | Cirr | seer-oh-PET-ah-lum |
| Coelogyne | Coel | see-loh-GYE-ne |
| Cymbidium | Cym | sim-BID-ee-um) |
| Degarmoara | Dgrma | day-gar-MOE-are-ah |
| Dendrobium | Den | den-DROH-bee-um |
| Dendrochilum | Ddc | den-droh-KYE-lum |
| Diacattleya | Diaca | die-ah-KAT-lee-ah |
| Doritaenopsis | Dtps | dore-ite-ay-NOP-sis |
| Epidendrum | Epi | ep-ee-DEN-drum |
| Epilaeliocattleya | Epic | ep-ee-lay-lee-oh-KAT-lee-ah |
| Eria | Eria | EER-ee-ah |
| Galeandra | Gal | gal-ee-AN-drah |
| Gongora | Gga | gone-GORE-ah |
| Goodyeara | G | good-YEAR-ah |
| Gramatophyllum | Gram | gram-at-oh-FILL-um |
| Gratrixara | Grx | gray-TRICKS-are-ah |
| Guarianthe | Gur | gwore-ee-AN-thee |
| Guarisophleya | Gsl | |
| Guaritonia | Grt | |
| Haraella | Grt | ha-rah-El-ah |
| Howeara | Hwra | how-ee-ARE-ah |
| Ionocidium | Incdm | eye-on-SID-ee-um |
| Isochilus | Iso | eye-so-KYE-lus |
| Laeliocattleya | Lc | LAY-lee-oh-kat-lee-a | Oncidium | Onc | on-SID-ee-um |
| Paphiopedilum | Paph | paff-ee-oh-PEH-di-lum |
| Phalaenopsis | Phal | fal en-OP-sis |
| Phragmipedium | Phrag | frag-muh-PEE-dee-um |