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Tiger Orchid
Tiger orchid is a common name for several orchids and may refer to: *'' Diuris sulphurea'', native to eastern Australia *''Elleanthus'', native to the neotropics *''Grammatophyllum speciosum'', the world's largest orchid, native to southeast Asia *''Maxillaria ''Maxillaria'', abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called s ...'', native to the neotropics *'' Rossioglossum grande'', native to Central America Gallery {{Plant common name ... [...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. 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 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diuris Sulphurea
''Diuris sulphurea'', commonly called the tiger orchid or hornet orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to eastern Australia. It has up to three leaves, and a flowering stem with up to seven bright yellow flowers with dark brown markings. Description ''Diuris sulphurea'' is a tuberous, perennial herb with up to three linear to lance-shaped leaves long and wide. Up to seven flowers wide are borne on a flowering stem tall. The flowers are bright yellow with a few prominent dark brown markings. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped, erect or leaning forward, long and wide. The lateral sepals are green or green and brown, linear, long, wide, turned downwards and usually parallel to each other. The petals are erect or turned backwards with an egg-shaped blade long and wide on a dark brown stalk long. The labellum is long and has three lobes. The centre lobe is spade-shaped, long, wide and the side lobes are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elleanthus
''Elleanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies). List of species in genus ''Elleanthus'' * '' Elleanthus amethystinoides, E. amethystinoides'' Garay * '' Elleanthus amethystinus, E. amethystinus'' (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Rchb.f. * '' Elleanthus ampliflorus, E. ampliflorus'' Schltr. * '' Elleanthus aristatus, E. aristatus'' Garay * '' Elleanthus arpophyllostachys, E. arpophyllostachys'' (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. * '' Elleanthus asplundii, E. asplundii'' Garay * '' Elleanthus aurantiacus, E. aurantiacus'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' Elleanthus aureus, E. aureus'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. * '' Elleanthus auriculatus, E. auriculatus'' Garay * '' Elleanthus bifarius, E. bifarius'' Garay * '' Elleanthus blatteus, E. blatteus'' Garay * '' Elleanthus bogotensis, E. bogotensis'' Schltr. * '' Elleanthus bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammatophyllum Speciosum
''Grammatophyllum speciosum'', also called giant orchid, tiger orchid, sugar cane orchid or queen of the orchids, is a species of orchid native to Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and Malaysia. It has also been recorded in the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest orchid, with specimens recorded up to in height. Description It is an epiphytic and occasionally a lithophytic plant, forming spectacular root bundles. Its cylindric pseudobulbs can grow to a length of 2.5 m. It can grow to gigantic clusters weighing from several hundred kilograms to more than one ton. One collected in 1893 by Frederick K. Sander & Co. near Penang Island in Malaysia weighed a long ton (=a metric ton). Half was sent to the Columbian Exhibition in Chicago and the other half to the Singapore Botanic Garden. By 1902, the Singapore specimen had grown to be 47 feet (14.4 meters) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxillaria
''Maxillaria'', abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called spider orchids, flame orchids or tiger orchids. Their scientific name is derived from the Latin word ''maxilla'', meaning jawbone, reflecting on the column and the base of the lip of some species, that may evoke a protruding jaw. Recent molecular studies have found ''Maxillaria'' as it has long been viewed to be an unnatural hodgepodge composed of groups not closely related to each other. Hence it has been proposed that the genus should be split into several genera, proposals that have been gaining acceptance. Some of the species long considered members of ''Maxillaria'' have been moved to other genera: ''Camaridium, Heterotaxis, Ornithidium, Brasiliorchis, Christensonella, Nitidibulbon, Sauvetrea, Inti, Mapinguari, Maxillariella, Rhetinan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossioglossum Grande
''Rossioglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 9 currently recognized species (as of May 2014), all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America. #'' Rossioglossum ampliatum'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru #'' Rossioglossum grande'' (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica #'' Rossioglossum hagsaterianum'' Soto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco #'' Rossioglossum insleayi'' (Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca #'' Rossioglossum krameri'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama #'' Rossioglossum oerstedii'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama #'' Rossioglossum schlieperianum'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama #'' Rossioglossum splendens'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca #'' Rossioglossum williamsianum'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
