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Bulbophyllum is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the largest genera of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species, exceeded in number only by Astragalus.
The pseudobulb is a storage organ found in many epiphytic and terrestrial sympodial orchids. It is derived from a thickening of the part of a stem between leaf nodes and may be composed of just one internode or several, termed heteroblastic and homoblastic respectively. All leaves and inflorescences usually arise from this structure.
Epidendroideae is a subfamily of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Epidendroideae is larger than all the other orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most epidendroid orchids are tropical epiphytes, typically with pseudobulbs.
Bucket orchids are an excellent example of coevolution and mutualism, as the orchids have evolved along with orchid bees (the tribe Euglossini of the family Apidae) and both depend on each other for reproduction. [2] One to three flowers are borne on a pendant stem that comes from the base of the pseudobulbs.
"Remove leaves a few stems at a time by cutting at the white bulbous base of the plant’s fibrous leaves," she says. Due to the plant's hard texture, Lee suggests using it mainly for flavoring ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 August 2024. West Indian writer and politician Phyllis Shand Allfrey Born Phyllis Byam Shand (1908-10-24) 24 October 1908 Roseau, Dominica, West Indies Died 4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) (aged 77) Dominica Occupation(s) Writer, socialist activist, newspaper editor and politician Notable work The Orchid ...
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