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(orchid family) Orchis comes from the Greek for "testicle", from the shape of the paired root tubers of many Mediterranean species. [1] [109] [110] 707 genera, worldwide, especially in the tropics [1] [111] Largely herbaceous plants that generally grow in soil or on other plants.
With over 70,000 species, monocots are extremely evolutionarily successful and occupy a diverse set of niches: [17] Perennial geophytes including orchids (Asparagales); tulips and lilies ; rosette and succulent epiphytes (Asparagales); mycoheterotrophs (Liliales, Dioscoreales, Pandanales), all in the lilioid monocots; major cereal grains (maize ...
Lilioid monocots (lilioids, liliid monocots, petaloid monocots, petaloid lilioid monocots) is an informal name used for a grade (grouping of taxa with common characteristics) of five monocot orders (Petrosaviales, Dioscoreales, Pandanales, Liliales and Asparagales) in which the majority of species have flowers with relatively large, coloured tepals.
A Phalaenopsis flower. Orchids are easily distinguished from other plants, as they share some very evident derived characteristics or synapomorphies.Among these are: bilateral symmetry of the flower (zygomorphism), many resupinate flowers, a nearly always highly modified petal (labellum), fused stamens and carpels, and extremely small seeds.
The parts of an orchid flower In the epiphytes of Phalaenopsis , moisture is stored primarily in the leaves and photosynthesis-generating sugar primarily in the fleshy roots. In Phalaenopsis species with horizontal stems, such as P. hieroglyphica , the leaves are pendant and grow downward to drain rainwater away from the plant.
Alstroemeria × hybrida in the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens Alstroemeria 'Saturne'. Alstroemeria (/ ˌ æ l s t r ɪ ˈ m ɪər i ə /), commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae.
Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, [2] [3] [4] is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species . [ 1 ]
Cypripedium acaule, the pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae native to eastern North America. It is currently the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island , Canada , [ 4 ] and the state wildflower of New Hampshire , United States .