There are 24,000 different species of orchids!
The subfamily
Epidendroideae is the larges one. It has 500 genera (plural of
Genus), and 16,000 species.
Image description= genus
Cymbidium, of the
Orchid family, belonging to the subfamily
Epidendroideae.
The name Cymbidium is derived from Greek
Kumbos which means cavity. Its found in N. India, China, Japan and Malaysia.
2nd image: Phalaenopsis, a strain of Epidendroideae.
Its a natural Hybrid species, one of the surprises of nature.
Its commonly known as
moth orchid.
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