Laelia wata halitta ce ta orchids wacce ta fito daga Amurka ta Tsakiya da ta Kudu. Kalmar “genus” a cikin wannan mahallin tana nufin wani matsayi na haraji da ake amfani da shi wajen rarraba rayayyun halittu, waɗanda ke haɗa nau’in nau’in halittu masu kama da juna. A cikin yanayin Laelia, rukuni ne na tsire-tsire masu furanni a cikin dangin Orchidaceae. An ba da sunan Laelia don girmamawa ga matar ɗan asalin ƙasar Belgium Jean-Jules Linden, Laelia, a tsakiyar ƙarni na 19.