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- 3. According to the American Orchid Society, what is the current number of recognized orchid alliances?
- 4. What is the only commercially grown and harvested orchid crop?
- 5. An individual plant and its vegetative propagations in cultivation; a horticultural variety.
- 6. A form of growth in which there is a single vegetative shoot that continues in growth from its terminal bud from season to season, such as in the genus Vanda.
- 8. A growth habit in which each new shoot emerges from a rhizome bud, develops as a complete unit, and ends in a potential inflorescence—seen in genera such as Cattleya, where the plant typically grows horizontally.
- 10. A genus of some 1,000 species of orchids, primarily African and Asiatic, described in 1822, the name referring to the fleshy leaves borne singly on prominent pseudobulbs.
- 12. A genus of about 100 species of chiefly epiphytic orchids from tropical Asia, described by Lindley in 1822, the name suggesting the deeply excavated stigma.
- 16. A term meaning two-leaved or having two leaves.
- 18. A thickened portion of a stem, resembling a bulb but not being a true bulb, which is a modified stem composed of bulb scales.
- 19. The green pigment in plants that is essential in their manufacture of food.
- 20. The kind of locality in which a plant normally grows.
- 21. A term meaning at or close to the base.
- 24. When an orchid flower's petals have lip characters or colors, or when lips take on petal characteristics, that flower is said to be?
- 26. A genus of around 100 species of chiefly epiphytic orchids from tropical America, allied to Mormodes and Cycnoches It was established by L.C. Richard in 1822, the name derived from the Greek and referring to the antenna-like processes of the column of the flowers. The genus is unusual in having unisexual flowers.
- 30. A small genus of 26 species of lady's-slipper orchids distributed from Mexico to Peru, incorrectly called Selenipedium in cultivation.
- 31. A genus of 420 species of chiefly epiphytic orchids from the American tropics related to Scuticaria and Trigonidium, the name is derived from a Latin word for jawbone.
- 32. A genus of roughly 50 large, showy, epiphytic, monopodial orchids from the Asiatic tropics, whose name originates from a Sanskrit term.
- 33. A plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
- 35. The common lady's-slipper orchid, a genus of about 64 terrestrial species and natural hybrids distributed in the North Temperate Zone of both hemispheres, it was described by Linnaeus in 1753. The name, incorrectly Latinized from the Greek meaning "Venus sandal," refers to the slipper-like lip.
- 36. Which famous scientist is known for his extensive study of orchids and coined the term “orchidology”?
- 37. An Asian genus more than 50 species of horticulturally important orchids, found chiefly in the Indian Himalayas. It was established by Swartz in 1799, the name derived from the Greek in allusion to the boat-shaped lip.
- 38. This person was the first President of the Orchid Society of MN.
- 40. This genus contains around 223 species and is also known as the comet orchid.
- 42. A genus of 55 species of epiphytic orchids from the American tropics related to Gongora and Coryanthes, named for the 4th Earl of Stanhope.
- 43. Which orchid genus is known for its unique “slipper” shaped flowers?
- 44. An orchid hybrid that is a cross between or amond two or more genera is said to be?
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- 1. A term for a plant that grows in the ground.
- 2. A diverse genus of around 900 species from tropical Asia and the Pacific, encompassing epiphytic, lithophytic, and terrestrial orchids. Established by Swartz in 1799, its name is derived from the Greek words for ‘tree’ and ‘life,’ reflecting the epiphytic nature of many species within the genus.
- 7. This term refers to orchids that grow on or among rocks. These orchids are uniquely adapted to draw moisture and nutrients from the air and from the rocky surfaces around them, often thriving in crevices or on patches of moss.
- 9. What is the name of the fungus that assists orchids seeds with germination?
- 11. What is a common adaptation found in epiphytic orchids to capture and store rainwater and nutrients?
- 13. A root-bearing stem, prostrate on or under the ground, the apex of which progressively sends up leafy shoots.
- 14. A unit of illumination equivalent to that produced by a standard candle at the distance of one foot.
- 15. The formation of carbohydrates, in constructive metabolism, from water and the carbon dioxide of the air in the chlorophyll-containing tissues of plants exposed to light.
- 17. Which orchid species is nicknamed the ‘moth orchid’ because of the shape and coloring of its flowers?
- 22. What is the scientific family name for the world's largest plant family?
- 23. A genus of 15 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids restricted to South America. It is related to Colax and Promenaea, the name referring to the yokelike callus on the base of the lip.
- 25. All orchid flowers have how many petals?
- 26. A tropical American genus of about 45 species of showy-flowered epiphytic orchids related to Epidendrum, Laelia and Brassavola. It was founded by Lindley in 1824.
- 27. What is the only continent where orchids do not live in the wild?
- 28. This is a Hawaiian term used by orchid growers to describe a “baby” or “offspring” plant. It’s a small, exact clone of the mother orchid that develops from a node on the flower spike or at the base of the plant.
- 29. This term refers to the sponge-like layer that surrounds orchid roots.
- 31. A clonal orchid plantlet produced through the technique of meristem propagation.
- 34. A large genus of epiphytic orchids from tropical America, commonly known as the dancing-lady orchids.
- 39. A term meaning at or close to the base.
- 41. A plant that naturally grows on another plant or other means of support above the earth's soil but, in contrast to parasitic, deriving its needed moisture from the air.