Definition of Orchidace. Meaning of Orchidace. Synonyms of Orchidace

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Definition of Orchidace

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Orchidaceae
Petaloideous Pet`al*oid"e*ous, a. (Bot.) Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline, embracing the Liliace[ae], Orchidace[ae], Amaryllide[ae], etc.
Orchidaceous
Orchidaceous Or`chi*da"ceous, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidace[ae]) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics. Note: Over three hundred genera are recognized.

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- related to Neuwiedia zollingeri. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach - Xenia orchidace vol. 2 tab. 106 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Flora of...
- 1021/np50027a021. Williams et al. (2001) Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach - Xenia orchidace vol. 3 plate 234 (1900) Ackerman, J.D. and Chase, M.W. (2001): Notes on...
- Laos, Myanmar, Yunnan, and ****am. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach - Xenia orchidace vol. 2, fig. II from tab. 193 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families...
- tropidiifolia J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach - Xenia orchidace vol. 2 tab. 154 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Pridgeon...