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Bletiinae
Bletiinae is a small-sized subtribe of orchids in the tribe Epidendreae of the subfamily Epidendroideae. The tribe was initially categorized by John Lindley in 1840. Bletiinae has been recognized as a subtribe to Arethuseae. However, most of its genera were removed in 2005, and the subtribe moved to Epidendreae The tribe Epidendreae of the Orchidaceae, within the subfamily Epidendroideae, includes six subtribes, approximately 120 genera, and over 6,000 species. Popular among orchid collectors, it features well-known genera such as Laelia, Cattleya, and ....C. Van den Berg "Artificial key to the subtribes of Epidendreae" in Pridgeon, Crib, Chase & Rasmussen, Eds.''Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one)'' p. 164. Oxford University Press, 2005 References Orchid subtribes {{Epidendreae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiphyllaea
''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized: *'' Basiphyllaea carabiaiana'' (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.A.Díaz - Cuba *'' Basiphyllaea corallicola'' (Small) Ames - Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico *'' Basiphyllaea hamiltoniana'' Ackerman & Whitten - Jamaica *'' Basiphyllaea hoffmannii'' M.A.Díaz & Llamacho - Cuba *'' Basiphyllaea sarcophylla'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Cuba *'' Basiphyllaea volubilis'' (M.A.Díaz) Sosa & M.A.Díaz - Cuba *'' Basiphyllaea wrightii'' (Acuña) Nir - Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ... References External linksUSDA pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexalectris
''Hexalectris'' (crested coralroot) is a genus of the family Orchidaceae, comprising 10 known species of fully myco-heterotrophic orchids. These species are found in North America, with the center of diversity in northern Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... None of the species are particularly common. ''Hexalectris spicata'' has a wide distribution and is likely the most abundant member of the genus, but is nevertheless infrequent throughout its range. Other species are rare, and some, such as ''H. colemanii'', are threatened or endangered. All species that have been studied form associations with ectomycorrhizal fungi that are likely linked to surrounding trees. Many ''Hexalectris'' species are found in association with oak trees (''Quercus''), which are ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epidendreae
The tribe Epidendreae of the Orchidaceae, within the subfamily Epidendroideae, includes six subtribes, approximately 120 genera, and over 6,000 species. Popular among orchid collectors, it features well-known genera such as Laelia, Cattleya, and Encyclia, as well as smaller species like Dracula, Dryadella, Masdevallia, and Restrepia. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships within Epidendroideae are complex, particularly between the Tribes Epidendreae and Arethuseae. Analyses using DNA sequencing models and parsimony methods reveal some consensus but lack conclusive results for certain relationships. Most orchid classifications based on morphology separate the Tribes Epidendreae and Arethuseae, following the taxonomy in Genera Orchidacearum, which recognizes Arethuseae as an independent tribe. The tribe comprises six subtribes: * Agrostophyllinae * Bletiinae * Calypsoinae * Laeliinae * Pleurothallidinae * Ponerinae Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, is a subfamily of ants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arethuseae
Arethuseae is a mid-sized tribe of orchids in the subfamily Epidendroideae. This tribe was initially categorized by John Lindley John Lindley Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidology, orchidologist. Early years Born in Old Catton, Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four c ... in 1840. Its largest subtribes are Arethusinae and Coelogyninae. Bletiinae was once considered a subtribe of Arethuseae, but it was moved to Epidendreae in 2005.C. Van den Berg "Artificial key to the subtribes of Epidendreae" in Pridgeon, Crib, Chase & Rasmussen, Eds.''Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one)'' p. 164. Oxford University Press, 2005 Sobraliinae has been considered a subtribe of Arethuseae, but is now recognized at the rank of tribe within the subfamily Epidendroideae. The genus '' Thunia'' has been considered to be the only genus in the subtribe Thuniinae, but is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bletia Catenulata
} ''Bletia catenulata'' is a species of orchid in the family ''Orchidaceae''. It is native to Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli .... References External links catenulata [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bentham
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his ''Genera Plantarum'' (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884. Life Bentham was born in Stoke, Plymouth, on 22 September 1800. His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, a naval architect, was the only brother of Jeremy Bentham to survive into adulthood. His mother, Mary Sophia Bentham, was a botanist and author. Bentham had no formal education but had a remarkable linguistic aptitude. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bletia
''Bletia'' is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Blet. The genus is widespread across Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Argentina. List of species Accepted species include: * '' Bletia adenocarpa'' Rchb.f. * '' Bletia altilamellata'' Garay * ''Bletia amabilis'' C.Schweinf. * ''Bletia antillana'' M.A.Diaz & Sosa * ''Bletia arizonica'' (S.Watson) Sosa & M.W.Chase * ''Bletia brevicaulis'' (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.W.Chase * ''Bletia campanulata'' Lex. * ''Bletia candida'' Kraenzl. * ''Bletia carabiaiana'' L.O.Williams * ''Bletia catenulata'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''Bletia coccinea'' Lex. * ''Bletia colemanii'' (Catling) Sosa & M.W.Chase * ''Bletia concolor'' Dressler * '' Bletia corallicola'' (Small) Sosa & M.W.Chase * '' Bletia × ekmanii'' Serguera & Sánchez Los. * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chysis
''Chysis'' is a genus of orchids (family (biology), family Orchidaceae), consisting of 10 currently accepted species (as of May 2014) which originate in the region from Mexico to Peru. Only two or three of these are commonly found in cultivation. The genus is abbreviated Chy in trade journals. Description The genus is typified by elongate, spindle (textiles), spindle-shaped, usually pendulous pseudobulbs of several internodes, which may be fat or slender, depending on the species. The leaf, leaves tend to be quite soft and papery, strongly ribbed and long. The leaves can take a good deal more light than is apparent from their thickness. This genus also tends to be partially deciduous, though leaves are often retained for two years. The inflorescences are multi-flowered and arise from the base of the pseudobulb with the new growth. Flower colour tends to range from white (as in ''Chysis bractescens'') to orange-yellow (as in ''Chysis aurea'' and ''Chysis laevis''), and the pollini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchid
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. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth except glaciers. The world's richest diversity of orchid genera and species is in the tropics. Orchidaceae is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, the other being the Asteraceae. It contains about 28,000 currently accepted species in 702 genera. The Orchidaceae 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 of the vanilla plant), the type genus '' Orchis'', and many commonly cultivated plants such as '' Phalaenopsis'' and '' Cattleya''. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species into cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epidendroideae
Epidendroideae is a subfamily of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Epidendroideae is larger than all the other orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most epidendroid orchids are tropical epiphytes, typically with pseudobulbs. There are, however, some terrestrials such as '' Epipactis'' and even a few myco-heterotrophs, which are parasitic upon mycorrhizal fungi. They typically contain the remaining orchids with a single, fertile anther ( = monandrous), which is also fully incumbent ( = strongly convex) to suberect (= ascending towards the edges). The anther form arises from column elongation or, as in the vandoids, from early anther bending. The incumbent anther forms a right angle with the column axis or is pointed backward in many genera. Most have hard pollinia, i.e. a mass of waxy pollen or of coherent pollen grains. The pollinia are with caudicle and viscidium or without. The stigma are entire or three-lobed; a beak is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lindley
John Lindley Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidology, orchidologist. Early years Born in Old Catton, Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgium, Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
