
Ornithidium

Ornithidium, is genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). Its members are native to the West Indies and to Latin America from southern Mexico to Bolivia.
"Ornithidium" has often been included in the larger genus "Maxillaria" but recent molecular studies have found "Maxillaria" as it has long been viewed to be an unnatural hodgepodge composed of groups not closely related to each. Hence it has been proposed that the genus should be split into several genera, proposals that have been gaining acceptance.