Orchid Species
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Orchid species. Orchidaceae is a member of asparagales an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants that also includes the asparagus and iris families. Welcome to the internet orchid species photo encyclopedia. They come in many colors white green purple pink yellow and more and require a fairly warm environment. 23170species in 872 genera.
I am still 100820 in quarentine in colombia since 332020 after coming down from a reserve on an orchid adventure. The petals and sepals often form a helmetlike structure and the flower lip usually has several lobes. The orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant commonly known as the orchid family. Orchid any of nearly 1000 genera and more than 25000 species of attractively flowered plants distributed throughout the world especially in wet tropics.
Site last updated 100820 this site dedicated to orchid lovers everywhere. With the ongoing habitat destruction around the world there is a heightened interested in preservation and cultivation of orchid species. Orchids are a diverse plant family orchidaceae that includes more than 700 genera and some 28000 individual speciesit is one of the largest of all plant families and its members are identified by a characteristic bilateral symmetry of the flowers with upward facing petals. Orchis species are characterized by a pair of egg shaped underground tuberseach plant bears a single flower spike with many purple pink or white flowers and most species have several narrow leaves at the base.
Despite having the largest number of species equally if not more showy and fascinating the commercial species growers are far and few in between. Safe happy and working to improve the site. Another type of orchid you can grow at home is what i call the thai restaurant orchids these types of orchids are dendrobium hybrids and can be found at thai restaurants that decorate their tables with freshly cut flowers. Morio is widely distributed throughout eurasia.