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Acanthephippium is a genus of orchid with twelve species (family Orchidaceae). Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Monocotyledons or monocots are one of two major groups of Flowering plants (angiosperms that are traditionally recognised the other being Dicotyledons Asparagales is an order of Flowering plants The order must include the family Asparagaceae, but other families included in the order have varied markedly The Epidendroideae, or epidendroid Orchids are a Subfamily of the orchid family ( Orchidaceae) Arethuseae is a mid-sized tribe of Orchids in the subfamily Epidendroideae. Bletiinae is a small-sized tribe of orchids in the subfamily Epidendroideae. Karl Ludwig Ritter von Blume ( 9 June 1796 - 3 February 1862) was a German - Dutch Botanist. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Acanthephippium is a Genus of Orchid with twelve Species (family Orchidaceae) A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The name of this genus is derived from the Greek words acanthos ("spiny") and ephippion ("saddle"), referring to the saddle-like labellum of the plants. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The labellum (or Lip) is part of an Orchid, Canna or other less known flower that serves to attract Insects that Pollinate the flower
This terrestrial and sometimes myco-heterotrophic genus of sympodial orchids is distributed from the tropical and subtropical Indian subcontinent to China and the southwest Pacific. A terrestrial plant is one that grows on land Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water Epiphytic (living on trees but not Parasitic) Myco-heterotrophy is a Symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of Plants and Fungi, in which the plant gets all or part of its food from Orchids with sympodial growth have a specialized lateral growth pattern in which the terminal Bud dies The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23 The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of
The terrestrial species are up to 80 cm tall. They have short rhizomes. In Botany, a rhizome is a horizontal stem of a Plant that is usually found underground often sending out Roots and Shoots The oblong and fleshy pseudobulbs are up to 25 cm tall. The pseudobulb is a Storage organ derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes They produce at their apex 2 to 3 large plicate, lanceolate, parallel-veined leaves, which can be up to 65 cm long. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis.
The erect inflorescence arises laterally from the pseudobulbs, with 3 to 6 flowers, subtended by large, glabrous bracts. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches In Botany, a bract is a modified or specialized Leaf. Bracts are ordinarily associated with reproductive structures (subtending Flowers Inflorescence The flowers are prominent, large, striated cup- or urn-shaped, fleshy, waxy, and about 4 cm long. They resemble a tulip, a most unusual shape for an orchid. Tulipa, commonly called tulip, is a Genus of about 150 species of bulbous Flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. The flowers have a wide range of colors, from dull yellow to red to shades of orange and pink, marked with stripes or spots. The blossoms are usually odiferous with a very strong fragrance.
This genus is allied to genera Calanthe, Phaius, and Spathoglottis. Calanthe is a widespread Genus of terrestrial Orchids ( family Orchidaceae with about 150 Species. Phaius is a Genus of large mostly terrestrial Orchids ( family Orchidaceae Spathoglottis is a Genus of Orchids ( family Orchidaceae This genus is allied to genera Acanthephippium,
Species
- Acanthephippium bicolor (S. India, Sri Lanka, New Guinea).
- Acanthephippium chrysoglossum (W. Sumatra).
- Acanthephippium curtisii (Borneo - Sarawak).
- Acanthephippium eburneum (N. Sumatra, Borneo - Sarawak).
- Acanthephippium gougahensis (Thailand, Vietnam).
- Acanthephippium javanicum (W. Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, New Guinea). (type species; commonly grown)
- Acanthephippium lilacinum (N. Borneo).
- Acanthephippium mantinianum (Philippines) (commonly grown)
- Acanthephippium parviflorum (Vietnam, S. Sumatra to Java).
- Acanthephippium splendidum (Sulawesi to SW. Pacific, New Guinea).
- Acanthephippium striatum (E. Himalaya to Java). (commonly grown)
- Acanthephippium sylhetense (Sikkim to Philippines)
References
- Thomas, S. A. 1997 - Taxonomic revision of the genus Acanthephippium (Orchidaceae). Orchid Monographs, Vol. 8, pp. 119-134, 178-179, 236-246, figures 56-66, plates 5c-6d. Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The Netherlands.
External links
Media related to Acanthephippium from the Wikimedia Commons.
- Drawing of Acanthephippium curtisii
- Acanthephippium culture on the terrorchid wiki
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