The Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

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The Orchid Family(Orchidaceae)

• Tropical orchids epiphytesattached to trees but
  feeding independently on decayed plant and animal
  remains and rainwater
• Temperate orchids commonly grow on the ground.

• Inferior ovary3 carpels
• After pollination the ovary becomes a capsule
  and it can take 2 to 18 months for it to ripen

• Orchis
• Other uses
• -vanilla
• -ice cream
• -perfumes

• Orchid fruits 1-chambered capsules with many
  very small seeds.

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chidaceae.html
Kindom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class
Liliopsida Order Asparagales Family Orchidaceae

• The biggest family of flowering plants
• -735 genera representing 20,000-35,000 species
• Monocot