Orchidaceae
Die Familie der Orchidaceae (Orchideen) ist eine der größten und vielfältigsten Pflanzenfamilien der Welt und bekannt für ihre komplexen und exotischen Blüten. Orchideen werden für ihre Schönheit und Vielfalt bewundert, wobei die Arten eine atemberaubende Vielfalt an Formen, Größen und Farben aufweisen. Diese Pflanzen sind unglaublich anpassungsfähig und gedeihen in unterschiedlichsten Umgebungen von tropischen Regenwäldern bis hin zu trockenen Wüsten.
Lebensraum: Orchideen sind in den unterschiedlichsten Lebensräumen zu finden. Viele Arten wachsen als Epiphyten und klammern sich an Bäume in den feuchten Baumkronen tropischer Regenwälder, wo sie Feuchtigkeit und Nährstoffe aus der Luft aufnehmen. Andere Arten gedeihen in gemäßigten Regionen und wachsen im Boden oder auf Felsen. Einige Orchideen haben sich sogar an raue, trockene Umgebungen angepasst, was sie zu einer der vielseitigsten Pflanzenfamilien macht. Ihre Fähigkeit, sich an verschiedene Klimazonen und Bedingungen anzupassen, trägt zu ihrer weiten Verbreitung und ihrem ökologischen Erfolg bei.
Lepanthes gargoyla f. xanthina
A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, this is the rare xanthina form — a naturally occurring color variant of Lepanthes gargoyla —...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes georgii
A miniature species from the cloud forests of South America, producing successive flowers on wiry inflorescences that emerge from the leaf axil. Ea...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes grandiflora
A miniature species from the cloud forests of Central America, among the larger-flowered members of the genus. It bears a broad, translucent synsep...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes helgae
A miniature species from the cloud forests of South America, notable for producing two flowers simultaneously on each inflorescence. The blooms are...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes helicocephala
A robust miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing multiple simultaneous inflorescences with densely clustered flowers arrange...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes hirtzii
A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing pendant racemose inflorescences with multiple flowers opening in succession. Each bl...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes ingridiana
A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing flowers with some of the most dramatically elongated tails in the genus. The archi...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes ingridiana x Lepanthes elata
A primary hybrid of Lths. ingridiana × Lths. elata, producing flowers flush against the underside of broad leaves. It combines the epiphyllous habi...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes jubata
A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized as much for its foliage as its flowers. The lanceolate leaves are densely covered in ...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes larvina
A miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of South America, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls that emerge from beneath the leaf. Th...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes mariposa
A charming miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of Central America, producing successive flowers on slender ramicauls beneath the leaf. The br...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes mastix
A miniature epiphyte endemic to Ecuador, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls beneath the leaf. The synsepalum forms a concave, hood-lik...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes maxillaris
A miniature creeping species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing successive clusters of tiny flowers on short inflorescences that emerge fro...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes maxonii x Lepanthes guatemalensis
A floriferous hybrid of Lths. maxonii × Lths. guatemalensis, producing slender upright inflorescences with successive blooms. The flowers inherit b...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes menatoi
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A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing branched, densely flowered inflorescences with multiple blooms open si...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes myiophora x Lepanthes telipogoniflora
A striking hybrid of Lths. myiophora × Lths. telipogoniflora, combining the bold trilobed star shape of the telipogoniflora parent with the dense, ...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes narcissus
A gem-like miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized for its proportionally large, fleshy iridescent leaves and successive tiny f...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes nycteris
A dramatic miniature species from the Andean cloud forests of South America, named for its bat-like floral silhouette. The flower features a large ...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes ophioglossa
A visually dramatic miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, named for its snake-tongue-like floral structure. The flower features a la...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes orchestris
A remarkable miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized for its large, iridescent, dark-mottled leaves and its unusual habit of pr...
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A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing flowers directly on the leaf surface along a highly ornamental, serrat...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes ovalis
A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of the Caribbean, producing dense clusters of flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyll...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes pelvis x Lepanthes niesseniae
A striking hybrid of Lths. pelvis × Lths. niesseniae, producing proportionally large, showy flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyllous inflo...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes phalloides
A refined miniature species from the Andean cloud forests of South America, producing flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyllous inflorescen...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes quadricornis
Lepanthes quadricornis
Lepanthes reventador
Lepanthes reventador
Lepanthes smaragdina
Lepanthes smaragdina
Lepanthes terborchii
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Lepanthes terborchii
Lepanthes thalia
A distinctive miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing elongated lanceolate leaves with prominent reticulate venation and...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes tipulifera
A creeping miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Central America, forming dense clusters of small, dark glossy ovate leaves on branches...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes wageneri
A distinctive miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, grown primarily for its single large, ovate-cordate leaf with a striking d...
Vollständige Details anzeigenLepanthes wendlandii
Lepanthes wendlandii
Lepanthes williamsii
Lepanthes willamsii
Lepanthes zamorensis
A stunning miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized above all for its large lanceolate leaves with an intensely iridescent...
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