A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to buy an orchid, which seems not to be alive, to which I can tell you that it is alive, despite what can be seen in the photo, I liked it a lot. trendy or violet color, I leave a little information about them ...
Orchids or orchids (scientific name Orchidaceae) are a family of monocotyledonous plants that are distinguished by the complexity of their flowers and by their ecological interactions with pollinating agents and fungi with which they form mycorrhizas.
The family comprises approximately 25,000 species (some sources report 30,000), which makes it one of the families with the highest specific richness among angiosperms. To this natural diversity are added 60 000 hybrids and varieties produced by the floriculturists.
The orchids can be recognized by their flowers of strongly bilateral symmetry, in which the middle part of the inner whorl of tepals -called labelo- is deeply modified, and the stamens are fused to the style, at least at the base.
The orchids constitute a group of plants of extremely diverse morphology. Its size varies from a few millimeters in length (certain species of the genera Bulbophyllum and Platystele) to gigantic aggregations that can weigh several hundred kilograms (some species of Grammatophyllum) or lengths up to 13.4 m (as Sobralia altissima). In the same way, the size of its flowers varies, from the tiny ones of the genus Platystele - less than 1 mm - to the large flowers of 15 to 20 cm in diameter in many species of the genera Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Cattleya, up to 76 cm of the flowers of Phragmipedium caudatum. The fragrance of its flowers is no less variable, from the delicate aroma of Cattleya to the repulsive stench of the flowers of certain species of Bulbophyllum.
They are found in most of the world, except in regions of desert or polar climate, although they are especially abundant in the intertropical zone, where most of the most showy flower species grow.
