Dancing Lady Orchids Take Center Stage
Dancing Lady Orchid is the collective common name for the orchid genus…
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Dancing Lady Orchid is the collective common name for the orchid genus…
Paphiopedilum is genus of slipper orchid found in tropical Asia, from eastern…
Cattleya is a genus of 129 tropcial American orchids distributed from Costa…
What's in a name?Specimen Stories
Quechua is a family of indigenous languages spoken by the Quechua peoples of…
With over 1,800 know species, Dendrobium is one of the 10 most…
Orchids are the largest plant family, with over 28,000 known species, and…
Mexico is a 'mega' biodiversity hotspot, and it is particularly rich in…
Epidendrum is one of the largest of all plant genera in addition to…
The orchid family is so diverse, researchers find it helpful to give…
Stanhopea are amongst the most impressive and beautiful of all orchids, with…
The Pleurothallid orchids are a clade of related genera, meaning they are…
Focus on ScienceWhat's in a name?
Scientific names for plants can indicate a number of different attributes, including…
Prosthechea is a large tropcial American genus of 125 known species, occuring…
Every year, botanists describe hundreds of new plants, algae, fungi, and lichens…
Although the vast majority of plants have leaves, not all plants do,…
Every year, botanists describe hundreds of new plant, algal, fungal, and lichen…
Every year, botanists describe hundreds of new plants, algae, fungi, and lichens…