Orquídeas
La familia Orchidaceae, u orquídeas, es una de las familias de plantas más grandes y diversas del mundo, conocida por sus intrincadas y exóticas flores. Las orquídeas son admiradas por su belleza y variedad, con especies que exhiben una sorprendente variedad de formas, tamaños y colores. Estas plantas son increíblemente adaptables y prosperan en diversos entornos, desde selvas tropicales hasta desiertos áridos.
Hábitat: Las orquídeas se pueden encontrar en una amplia variedad de hábitats. Muchas especies crecen como epífitas, adheridas a los árboles en las copas húmedas de las selvas tropicales, donde capturan la humedad y los nutrientes del aire. Otras prosperan en regiones templadas, creciendo en el suelo o sobre rocas. Algunas orquídeas incluso se han adaptado para sobrevivir en entornos duros y secos, lo que las convierte en una de las familias de plantas más versátiles. Su capacidad para adaptarse a diversos climas y condiciones contribuye a su amplia distribución y éxito ecológico.
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 —...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes georgii
A miniature species from the cloud forests of South America, producing successive flowers on wiry inflorescences that emerge from the leaf axil. Ea...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes helgae
A miniature species from the cloud forests of South America, notable for producing two flowers simultaneously on each inflorescence. The blooms are...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes helicocephala
A robust miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing multiple simultaneous inflorescences with densely clustered flowers arrange...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes hirtzii
A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing pendant racemose inflorescences with multiple flowers opening in succession. Each bl...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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 ...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes larvina
A miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of South America, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls that emerge from beneath the leaf. Th...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes mariposa
A charming miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of Central America, producing successive flowers on slender ramicauls beneath the leaf. The br...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes mastix
A miniature epiphyte endemic to Ecuador, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls beneath the leaf. The synsepalum forms a concave, hood-lik...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes maxillaris
A miniature creeping species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing successive clusters of tiny flowers on short inflorescences that emerge fro...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes maxonii x Lepanthes guatemalensis
A floriferous hybrid of Lths. maxonii × Lths. guatemalensis, producing slender upright inflorescences with successive blooms. The flowers inherit b...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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, ...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes narcissus
A gem-like miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized for its proportionally large, fleshy iridescent leaves and successive tiny f...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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 ...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
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A remarkable miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized for its large, iridescent, dark-mottled leaves and its unusual habit of pr...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes orion
A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing flowers directly on the leaf surface along a highly ornamental, serrat...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes ovalis
A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of the Caribbean, producing dense clusters of flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyll...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes pelvis x Lepanthes niesseniae
A striking hybrid of Lths. pelvis × Lths. niesseniae, producing proportionally large, showy flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyllous inflo...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes phalloides
A refined miniature species from the Andean cloud forests of South America, producing flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyllous inflorescen...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes tipulifera
A creeping miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Central America, forming dense clusters of small, dark glossy ovate leaves on branches...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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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