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Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. The Orchidaceae have about 28,000 currently accepted species, distributed in about 763 genera. (See ''External links'' below). The determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of bony fishes, more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. The largest genera are '' Bulbophyllum'' (2,000 species), '' Epidendrum'' (1,500 species), '' Dendrobium'' (1,400 species) and '' Pleurothallis'' (1,000 species). It also includes '' Vanilla'' (the genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anathallis
''Anathallis'' is a genus of orchids, comprising about 97 species native to Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies. Selected species The genus includes the following species: * '' Anathallis abbreviata'' * ''Anathallis acuminata'' (Kunth) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 247 (2001). * '' Anathallis adenochila'' * ''Anathallis adrianae'' * '' Anathallis anderssonii'' (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 247 (2001). * '' Anathallis anfracta'' * ''Anathallis angulosa'' * '' Anathallis angustilabia'' (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 247 (2001). * '' Anathallis ariasii'' (Luer & Hirtz) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 247 (2001). * '' Anathallis aristulata'' (Lindl.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 112: 118 (2007). * ''Anathallis articulata'' * ''Anathallis attenuata'' (Rolfe) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 247 (2001). * '' Anathallis barbulata'' * ''Anathallis bertoniensis'' * ''Anathallis bleyensis'' (Pabst) F.Barr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
