Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae family, or orchids, is one of the largest and most diverse plant families in the world, known for their intricate and exotic flowers. Orchids are admired for their beauty and variety, with species exhibiting a stunning array of shapes, sizes, and colors. These plants are incredibly adaptable, thriving in diverse environments from tropical rainforests to arid deserts.
Habitat: Orchids can be found in a wide range of habitats. Many species grow as epiphytes, clinging to trees in the humid canopies of tropical rainforests, where they capture moisture and nutrients from the air. Others thrive in temperate regions, growing in the ground or on rocks. Some orchids have even adapted to survive in harsh, dry environments, making them one of the most versatile plant families. Their ability to adapt to various climates and conditions contributes to their widespread distribution and ecological success.
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 —...
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A miniature species from the cloud forests of South America, producing successive flowers on wiry inflorescences that emerge from the leaf axil. Ea...
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A miniature species from the cloud forests of Central America, among the larger-flowered members of the genus. It bears a broad, translucent synsep...
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A miniature species from the cloud forests of South America, notable for producing two flowers simultaneously on each inflorescence. The blooms are...
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A robust miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing multiple simultaneous inflorescences with densely clustered flowers arrange...
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A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing pendant racemose inflorescences with multiple flowers opening in succession. Each bl...
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A miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing flowers with some of the most dramatically elongated tails in the genus. The archi...
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A primary hybrid of Lths. ingridiana × Lths. elata, producing flowers flush against the underside of broad leaves. It combines the epiphyllous habi...
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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 ...
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A miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of South America, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls that emerge from beneath the leaf. Th...
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A charming miniature epiphyte from the cloud forests of Central America, producing successive flowers on slender ramicauls beneath the leaf. The br...
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A miniature epiphyte endemic to Ecuador, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls beneath the leaf. The synsepalum forms a concave, hood-lik...
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A miniature creeping species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing successive clusters of tiny flowers on short inflorescences that emerge fro...
Visualizza tutti i dettagliLepanthes maxonii x Lepanthes guatemalensis
A floriferous hybrid of Lths. maxonii × Lths. guatemalensis, producing slender upright inflorescences with successive blooms. The flowers inherit b...
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A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing branched, densely flowered inflorescences with multiple blooms open si...
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A striking hybrid of Lths. myiophora × Lths. telipogoniflora, combining the bold trilobed star shape of the telipogoniflora parent with the dense, ...
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A gem-like miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, prized for its proportionally large, fleshy iridescent leaves and successive tiny f...
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A dramatic miniature species from the Andean cloud forests of South America, named for its bat-like floral silhouette. The flower features a large ...
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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...
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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...
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A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of the Caribbean, producing dense clusters of flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyll...
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A striking hybrid of Lths. pelvis × Lths. niesseniae, producing proportionally large, showy flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyllous inflo...
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A refined miniature species from the Andean cloud forests of South America, producing flowers directly on the leaf surface (epiphyllous inflorescen...
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A botanically remarkable miniature species from the Andean cloud forests of South America, named for the four prominent horn-like appendages of its...
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A floriferous miniature species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, named after the Reventador volcano in its native range. It produces an exception...
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A compact epiphyte native to the cloud forests of South America, bearing successive flowers on slender ramicauls that arise from small, glossy leav...
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A robust epiphyte native to the cloud forests of South America, with large ovate leaves and flowers borne on slender, branching ramicauls. The bloo...
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A distinctive miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing elongated lanceolate leaves with prominent reticulate venation and...
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A creeping miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Central America, forming dense clusters of small, dark glossy ovate leaves on branches...
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A distinctive miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, grown primarily for its single large, ovate-cordate leaf with a striking d...
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A robust epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Central America, bearing large, glossy lanceolate leaves and producing flowers in successive racem...
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A distinctive miniature epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Central America, prized for its large elliptic leaves with a striking dark-mottled ...
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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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