The Orchidaceae or orchid family is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with colorful and fragrant blooms.

Ophrys apifera, known in Europe as the bee orchid, is an herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae.

Low densities may be associated with specialized mate location adaptations such as specialized pollinators, as found in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ).

* Ida ( orchid ), is a genus in the family Orchidaceae

Bulbophyllum is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae.

It applies to the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ), specifically certain groups of epiphytic orchids, and may be single or composed of several internodes with evergreen or deciduous leaves along its length.

* Taxonomy of the orchid family

Bulbophyllum beccarii is by far the largest species in the genus Bulbophyllum and one of the largest in the orchid family.

Restrepia, abbreviated Rstp in horticultural trade, is a small genus of 49 orchids in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ), closely related to Pleurothallis.

Masdevallia, abbreviated Masd in horticultural trade, is a large genus of flowering plants of the Pleurothallidinae, a subtribe of the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ).

The Pleurothallidinae are a neotropical subtribe of plants of the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ) including 29 genera in more than 4000 species.

Restrepia chocoensis Garay 1973, is a species in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ), named for the Department of Chocó, Colombia, where it was discovered.

Vanda is a genus in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ) which, although not large ( about fifty species ), is one of the most important florally.

This genus is one of the five most horticulturally important orchid genera, because it has some of the most magnificent flowers to be found in the entire orchid family.

Gymnadenia is a genus in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ) containing 22 terrestrial species.

Anacamptis is a genus from the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ); it is often abbreviated as Ant in horticulture.

Dactylorhiza ( as named by Necker ex Nevski, 1937 ), is a genus of terrestrial ( ground-dwelling ) plants in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ).

The Apidae are a large family of bees, comprising the common honey bees, stingless bees ( which are also cultured for honey ), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, bumblebees, and various other less well-known groups.

The genus Paphiopedilum consists of flowering plants in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ).

1833 ), is a genus of the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ) ( subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Maxillarieae, subtribe Zygopetalinae ), consisting of fourteen species.

1829 ) is a genus of the orchid family ( Orchidaceae ) from Central and South America.

The Calypso orchid ( Calypso bulbosa ), also known as the fairy slipper or Venus's slipper, is a perennial member of the orchid family found in undisturbed northern and montane forests.

Vanilla is obtained from the fruit of the orchid Vanilla planifolia.

The world's richest concentration of orchid varieties is found in the tropics, mostly Asia, South America and Central America, but they are also found above the Arctic Circle, in southern Patagonia, and two species of Nematoceras on Macquarie Island at 54 degrees South.

The orchid collection is housed in two climate zones within the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples cultivated the vine of the vanilla orchid, called tlilxochitl by the Aztecs, and Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both vanilla and chocolate to Europe in the 1520s.

( This is not without its exceptions, however: many orchid seeds, although multicellular, are microscopic and lack endosperm, and spores of some fungi in the Glomeromycota commonly exceed 300 µm in diameter.

After the Bee Orchid, it is the most successful orchid coloniser of waste land.

The park is particularly known for occurrence of four varieties of tree ferns and of epiphytic orchids such as the orange-blossom orchid Sarcochilus falcatus and the rock orchid Dendrobium speciosum.

The Peregian Section is known for its wildflowers which blossom in spring, particularly the rare swamp orchid and Christmas bells.

The Karlsruhe Palace ( Schloss ) is an interesting piece of architecture ; the adjacent Schlossgarten includes the Botanical Garden with a palm, cactus and orchid house, and walking paths through the woods to the north.

In the hills above Prunedale is one of the few known colonies of Yadon's piperia, an endangered species of wild orchid.

The city boasts that 100, 000 people use it every year and it is a boon to the community for recreation, lawn sports, as well as being heavily attended for auctions, concerts, conventions, flea markets, galas, graduations, lectures, orchid and flower shows, and a full range of trade shows of interest to the community.

* Waterlogged or poorly drained land is indicated by the presence of species such as mosses, creeping buttercup and horsetail, or bog loving plants including sedges, rushes, marsh marigold, marsh orchid or flag iris.

The asteroid 14024 Procol Harum is named after the band, as is the orchid Procol Harum, a hybridisation of Cymbidium Mighty Sensation with Cymbidium Electric Ladyland.

Dartmouth's city flower is the orchid.

In addition, Caillebotte used his wealth to fund a variety of hobbies for which he was quite passionate, including stamp collecting ( his name was inscribed in the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, and his collection is now in the British Library ), orchid horticulture, yacht building, and even textile design ( the women in his paintings Madame Boissière Knitting, 1877, and Portrait of Madame Caillebotte, 1877, may be working on patterns created by Caillebotte ).

When a flower seller approaches them, Renato is surprised when Jane chooses a simple gardenia instead of an orchid.

The Orquidario of Morelia is an orchid museum which houses approximately 3, 400 species of the flower.

She is an alumna of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and was recognized for being their leading orchid grower several times.

The allomone produced by an orchid is specific to its pollinator, of which it usually only has one ( Ayasse et al.

Several orchid species thought to be extinct in the United Kingdom including one native species in this genus have been found in habitat and are currently the subject of aggressive conservation efforts to protect and restore these showy plants to their native ranges.

The Golden-bow Dendrobium ( D. chrysotoxum ), colloquially called " Fried-egg Orchid " was one of the species grown by the fictional private detective and orchid fancier Nero Wolfe, and plays a role in The Final Deduction.

This was a protest against the M3 motorway extension which destroyed some rich ecological sites, one of the very few habitats of the Chalkhill Blue butterfly and 6 species of rare orchid, and ancient monuments there ( SSSI & Scheduled Ancient Monument ).

His techniques led to Singapore being one of the world's top centres of commercial orchid growing.

The plum blossom is also regarded as one of the " Four Gentlemen " of flowers in Chinese art together with the orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo.

It is one of the " Flowers of the Four Seasons ", which consist of the orchid ( spring ), the lotus ( summer ), the chrysanthemum ( autumn ) and the plum blossom ( winter ).

The orchid is one the most advanced plants in evolutionary history.

* Ophrys apifera, one particular European species of terrestrial orchid in the genus Ophrys

This dauthdaert was called Niernen ( the orchid ) one of 12 dauthdaerts made by the elves near the end of Du Fyrn Skulblaka, they were impervious to any magic the dragons might summon.

This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture.

John Lindley did not specify his reasons for naming this orchid as he did ; one possibility is that he named it after Laelia, one of the Vestal Virgins.

Laelia is one of the orchid genera known to use crassulacean acid metabolism photosynthesis, which reduces evapotranspiration during daylight because carbon dioxide is collected at night.

Other projects managed include one rain forest research station ( Alberto Manuel Brenes Station ), two agricultural research stations ( Alfredo Volio and Fabio Baudrit stations ), one botanical garden focused on orchid conservation ( Lankester Botanical Garden ), a planetarium, two radio stations, one weekly newspaper and one television station.

A giant orchid weighing two tons was one of the highlights in the 1851 exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London.