Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Orchid Flower


DSC_3563, originally uploaded by youheng1.

The truly spectacular genus Dendrobium (den-DRO-bee-um) contains the largest diversity of horticulturally interesting specimens. More than 1,000 natural species make dendrobium the second-largest orchid genus (next to Bulbophyllum) in the orchid family, which has over 700 genera.

Classification:
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: base monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Orchidaceae
  • SubFamily: Epidendroideae
  • Tribe: Dendrobieae
  • SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Pictured: Dendrobium Pagoda White.

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