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.
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Lepanthes carinata
A cool-growing miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, distinguished by its large, lance-shaped leaves with strongly keeled, par...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes cascajalensis x Lepanthes pelvis
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A hybrid of Lths. cascajalensis × Lths. pelvis, producing fleshy, pubescent flowers that emerge directly from the leaf surface with an erect acumin...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes caudata x Lepanthes pulchella
A primary hybrid of Lths. caudata × Lths. pulchella, producing large, broadly triangular pubescent flowers with ciliate-margined sepals in warm yel...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes cingens
A cool-growing miniature epiphyte from Andean cloud forests, producing large, broadly lanceolate leaves with strongly marked parallel longitudinal ...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes Coral Butterfly xanthina
A primary hybrid of Lths. ribes × Lths. saltatrix, and a rare xanthina form of the well-known Coral Butterfly grex. The large, lanceolate leaves di...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes corkyae
A miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing large, pendant flowers with a broad, rounded, concave dorsal sepal that arch...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes dalessandroi pink
A rare pink-pigmented form of this cool-growing miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of Ecuador, sharing the same elegant fusiform floral arch...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes declivis
A miniature epiphyte from Andean cloud forests, notable for its large, ovate-elliptic leaves with a striking iridescent silvery sheen across the su...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes deformis
A miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized for its large, orbicular leaves with a dense iridescent sheen that catches the ...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes dodsonii x Lths. helgae
A dramatic primary hybrid of Lths. dodsonii × Lths. helgae. It produces large, showy flowers with a broad flat hood-like dorsal sepal, elongated la...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes dodsonii x Lepanthes domingensis
A floriferous hybrid of Lths. dodsonii × Lths. domingensis. It grows a large, succulent elliptic leaf with a finely papillose texture, and produces...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes domingensis
A distinctive miniature species from the cloud forests of the Caribbean islands. It grows smooth lanceolate-elliptic leaves with a finely papillose...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes effusa
A remarkably architectural miniature species native to Ecuador. It produces successive flowers on slender pendant peduncles with lateral sepals ful...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes elegantula x Lths. ionoptera
A floriferous primary hybrid of Lths. elegantula × Lths. ionoptera. It forms a vigorous clump of smooth, glossy lanceolate-elliptic leaves and prod...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes fimbriata x Lths. telipogoniflora
A floriferous primary hybrid of Lths. fimbriata × Lths. telipogoniflora. It grows large, smooth, succulent elliptic leaves and produces successive ...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
Ver todos los detallesLepanthes 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...
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...
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