Orchids of West Bengal
136 orchids on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal, 4 of them threatened (1 Critically Endangered and 3 Endangered) and 1 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened orchids of West Bengal (4)
- Gastrochilus calceolaris CR
- Cypripedium himalaicum Himalayan Cypripedium EN
- Paphiopedilum insigne Splendid Paphiopedilum EN
- Vanilla planifolia Flat-leaved Vanilla EN
Orchids of West Bengal endemic to India (1)
All orchids of West Bengal on the list (136)
- Acampe praemorsa Wight's Acampe
- Aerides multiflora Multi-flowered Aerides
- Aerides multiflorum
- Aerides odorata
- Aerides rosea
- Agrostophyllum brevipes
- Agrostophyllum callosum
- Anoectochilus roxburghii
- Anthogonium gracile
- Aphyllorchis alpina
- Arundina graminifolia Bamboo Orchid
- Bambuseria bambusifolia
- Brachycorythis helferi
- Bulbophyllum affine
- Bulbophyllum cauliflorum
- Bulbophyllum crassipes
- Bulbophyllum odoratissimum
- Bulbophyllum ornatissimum
- Calanthe brevicornu
- Calanthe densiflora
- Calanthe discolor two-coloured calanthe
- Calanthe tankervilleae
- Callostylis rigida
- Cheirostylis griffithii
- Cheirostylis yunnanensis
- Chiloschista himalaica
- Coelogyne articulata
- Coelogyne corymbosa
- Coelogyne cristata
- Coelogyne fimbriata Brown Rock Orchid
- Coelogyne flaccida
- Coelogyne fuscescens
- Coelogyne imbricata
- Coelogyne nitida
- Coelogyne ovalis
- Coelogyne pallida
- Coelogyne porrecta
- Coelogyne prolifera
- Coelogyne raizadae
- Coelogyne schilleriana
- Coelogyne viscosa
- Cremastra appendiculata
- Crepidium josephianum
- Cymbidium aloifolium Aloe-leaved Cymbidium
- Cymbidium elegans
- Cymbidium erythraeum
- Cymbidium hookerianum
- Cymbidium lowianum Low's Cymbidium
- Cymbidium sinense
- Cymbidium tigrinum Tiger-striped Cymbidium
- Cymbidium tracyanum
- Cymbidium whiteae
- Cymbilabia undulata
- Cypripedium himalaicum Himalayan Cypripedium EN
- Dendrobium amoenum
- Dendrobium aphyllum Hooded Orchid
- Dendrobium bellatulum Enchanting Dendrobium
- Dendrobium chrysanthum
- Dendrobium crystallinum Shiny crystal Dendrobium
- Dendrobium densiflorum Densely flowered Dendrobium
- Dendrobium denudans
- Dendrobium devonianum
- Dendrobium fimbriatum Fringed-lipped Dendrobium
- Dendrobium fytchianum
- Dendrobium gibsonii
- Dendrobium hawkesii
- Dendrobium jenkinsii
- Dendrobium loddigesii Loddiges' Dendrobium
- Dendrobium longicornu Long-horned Dendrobium
- Dendrobium macraei
- Dendrobium moschatum Musky-smelling Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium
- Dendrobium primulinum
- Dendrobium rotundatum
- Dendrobium transparens
- Dendrobium treutleri
- Dendrobium wardianum
- Dendrolirium lasiopetalum
- Dendrolirium tomentosum
- Didymoplexis pallens Crystal bells
- Dienia ophrydis Common Snout Orchid
- Diplomeris hirsuta
- Eria clausa
- Eria coronaria
- Eulophia explanata
- Eulophia picta Shepherds Crook Orchid
- Galeola nudifolia
- Gastrochilus calceolaris CR
- Goodyera hemsleyana
- Goodyera hispida
- Goodyera procera Bottlebrush Orchid
- Goodyera repens lesser rattlesnake plantain
- Goodyera schlechtendaliana Schlechtendal's Goodyera
- Habenaria plantaginea Plantain Orchid
- Habenaria stenopetala
- Herminium clavigerum
- Herminium gracile
- Herminium jaffreyanum
- Herminium lanceum
- Liparis condylobulbon Tapered sphinx orchid
- Liparis gamblei
- Liparis luteola
- Nervilia macroglossa
- Oberonia acaulis
- Oberonia ferruginea
- Oberonia lunata
- Oberonia rufilabris
- Odontochilus lanceolatus
- Odontochilus pumilus
- Paphiopedilum insigne Splendid Paphiopedilum EN
- Papilionanthe teres Pipeleaf Vanda
- Peristylus constrictus
- Phalaenopsis taenialis
- Pinalia spicata
- Pleione hookeriana
- Pleione humilis
- Pleione praecox
- Porpax fibuliformis
- Porpax filiformis
- Porpax meirax
- Porpax parviflora
- Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid
- Satyrium nepalense Nepal Satyrium
- Smitinandia micrantha
- Spathoglottis plicata Philippine Ground Orchid
- Spiranthes australis austral ladies'-tresses
- Tainia minor
- Trichotosia dasyphylla
- Uncifera lancifolia
- Vanda cristata
- Vanda tessellata Checkered Vanda
- Vanilla planifolia Flat-leaved Vanilla EN
- Zeuxine flava
- Zeuxine goodyeroides
- Zeuxine reflexa
- Zeuxine strateumatica centipede grass orchid
Orchids elsewhere
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Other species of West Bengal
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