Orchid

Orchid Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.
Along with the Search with google:AsteraceaeAsteraceae , they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera.
Selecting which of the two families is larger is still under debate, as concrete numbers on such enormous families are constantly in flux.
Regardless, the number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants.
The largest genera are Search with google:BulbophyllumBulbophyllum (2,000 species), Search with google:EpidendrumEpidendrum (1,500 species), Search with google:DendrobiumDendrobium (1,400 species) and Search with google:PleurothallisPleurothallis (1,000 species).

Next page →

Facebook Twitter Google LinkedIn
View by

Topics
Map
Alphabetical
Tag list
More viewed

Random

Random Pages
Random Images

Statistics

Categories: 1132
Images: 23000 (+)

Paint of the Day

Madame Recamier ou Portrait de Juliette Recamier

Useful Links and Informations about Orchid

About

'Make the best photo collection on Web' from an idea and design of Alberto Bellina - Copyright © abspace

Email Contact

photo.from.the.world@gmail.com

Sites

abspace.it spaces: SchoolSpace
sport-team.net sport/wellness
100s.it the ranking of best 100
Risus.it laugh that passes you
ilDolceAmico.it virtual cemetery for pets
albertobellina.it owner site

DISCLAIMER : All of our photo we display because we believe the content was 'public domain' or 'unknown' origin.
If you are the legitimate owner of the one of the content we display, and do not want us to show, then please contact us and we will immediately remove the photo.
All of the content on PhotoFromTheWorld.com are free to download and therefore we do not acquire good financial gains at all or any of the content.