Monocots 25 of flowering plants 11 orders Petaloid
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Monocots 25% of flowering plants (11 orders) Petaloid Monocots
Orchidaceae 775 Genera 19, 500 Species!
Cypripedium acaule, Pink Lady’s Slipper, Orchidaceae, Blooms locally (e. g. , on Pine Cobble) in mid- to late May. Note pouch like lower lip-- the “slipper”.
Calypso bulbosa
Corallorrhiza trifida. Terrestrial, small flowered northern orchid. Orchidaceae
Angraecum sesquipedale Native to Madagascar has a 13 inch spur!!
Orchid: Angraecum sesquipedale Moth: Sphingidae Place: Madagascar Person: Darwin
Drakaea, Hammer Orchid
Drakaea thynniphila www. fr. . ch/mhn/expositions/flora. australis/flora 16. gif
Drakaea glyptodon
Drakaea gracilis
Ophrys orchids
Ophrys orchid. The lower lip is shaped like, smells like and feels like a female wasp. Pollination is by pseudocopulation Male wasp on Ophrys.
Ophrys insectifera www. primiero. it/orchidee/album_fotografico. html http: //androsace. com
Orchid seed, note it is tiny, and lacks both endosperm and cotyledon. Each seed is simply a membranous seed coat containing a few undifferentiated cells.
Developing orchid plantlet or protocorm with mycorrhizal fungus.
Young orchid plant
Cattleya sp. Orchidaceae
Vanilla planifolia flower. This is the species of Vanilla cultivated for vanilla production. It is one of the few orchids that is a vine.
Vanilla planifolia capsules. Immature capsules are collected, sweated and fermented, then dried and cured in the sun (a process that can take months). The vanilla “beans” (which are actually capsules) are used as flavorings. In ancient Mexico they were also used as a perfume and aromatic.
Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean are the main Vanilla producers. Hand pollination substitutes for the absence of native pollinators. Vanilla is native to Mexico and Central America.
Vanilla phaeantha, Orchidaceae
Vanilla phaeantha, Orchidaceae
- Monocot orders
- Flowering and non flowering plants similarities
- F
- Classify flowering plants
- Eurosids
- Casey orders 3 pizzas and 2 orders of breadsticks
- Casey orders 3 pizzas and 2 orders of breadsticks
- Casey orders 3 pizzas and 2 orders of breadsticks
- Flowering plants domain
- Parts of the roots
- Tube nucleus
- Multiple choice questions on flowering plants
- Flower female parts
- Moss fern gymnosperm angiosperm
- Lesson 12 flowering plants
- Embryo in flower
- Classification examples
- Angiosperm life cycle diagram
- What part of the flower makes pollen
- øa section through a leaf
- Unit 2 lesson 10 seedless plants
- Parts of a root system
- Monocot vs dicot cross section
- Z plant
- Meristem
- Monocots and eudicots
- Difference between monocot and dicot
- Monocots vs dicots