Orchids Identified

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About Orchids Identified

The purpose of the group is to create an identified pool of flowers with their common or scientific names.

You can post as many flowers as you like as long as they have the correct ID.

Threads for Identifying are also available with links to external resources.

Definition (from wikipedia):
Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchidaceae

Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are among the biggest and most diverse of the flowering plant (Angiospermae) families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 species. Some sources give 30,000 species, but the exact number is unknown since classification differs greatly in the academic world. Revisions of different genera occur on a monthly basis and this will increase with the growing use of genetic research and biochemistry. There are another 100,000+ hybrids and cultivars produced by horticulturalists, created since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century. The Kew World Checklist of Orchids includes about 24,000 accepted species. About 800 new species are added each year. Orchids, through their interactions with pollinators and their symbiosis with mycorrhizae fungi, are considered by some, along with the grasses, to be examples of the most complex floral evolution known.

Please check the following threads before posting your images for identification. Thank you!

Cattleya
Cymbidium
Dendrobium
Epidendrum
Grammatophyllum
Lephanthes
Masdevallia
Oncidium
Orchis L.
Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchids)
Phaphiopedilum
Sobralia
Tulip orchid
Vanda
Vandopsis


This group was created 03 March 2006 by M&G