Orchidology is the scientific study of
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 ...
s. It is an organismal-level
branch of botany.
See also
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List of orchidologists
This is a list of Orchidology, orchidologists, botanists specializing in the study of Orchidaceae, orchids. The list is sorted in the surname alphabetical order.
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* Oakes Ames (botanist) (1874–1950), an American biologist specializing in Orc ...
References
* The orchidology of
H. G. Jones. Eric A. Christenson, Brittonia, January–March 1994, Volume 46, Issue 1, pages 57–61,
External links
Definition at www.merriam-webster.com
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