How we check the validity of orchid names

Here at Orchids Online we use and recommend the below online resources to aid in clarifying plant names.

Species Plants

World Checklist of selected plant families

Hybrid Plants

Parentage Search can be used to identify any grexes from particular seed and pollen parents.
Grex Name Search can be used to find the parentage of particular grexes.

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Published on the Internet; http://www.kew.org/wcsp/ accessed 22nd January 2008.

For a fantastic reference for Intergeneric Orchid Hybrid Names and Abbreviations visit http://www.orchids.mu/Glossary/