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- ...vision and thrive in lf .-mold lightened by a little sand; the lower third of the pots should be filled with broken crocks. ...otany)|column]] and wings. The trapped insect is then forced to crawl out of the tube, removing the [[pollinia]] in the process.5 KB (703 words) - 17:03, 30 November 2009
- ...petals similar to the rear sepal or narrower; labellum affixed to the foot of the column, erect, gibbous at base, lateral lobes erect and parallel or cla ...ina]], [[Southeast Asia]] to [[New Guinea]], the [[Solomon Islands]] and [[Australia]].2 KB (245 words) - 14:37, 5 August 2009
- |image_caption=Small specimen of ''Toona ciliata'' ...ecorded ''T. ciliata'' tree in Australia grew near Nulla Nulla Creek, west of [[Kempsey, New South Wales]] and was felled in 1883<ref>http://www.colongwi5 KB (758 words) - 16:07, 28 April 2010
- ...narrow; lip as long as dorsal sepal, lobed from the base: lvs. linear, one of them often very long. D. maculata, Smith, is rather slender, usually under | name = Donkey Orchids8 KB (1,263 words) - 13:52, 13 September 2009
- ...ually terrestrial or epiphytic. There is great variation among leaf types of this genus; however, the flowers are usually small to large and appear upsi ...species of this genus can be found in south-east Asia, China. New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands.4 KB (526 words) - 20:34, 2 February 2010
- ...g of 25 species [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Northern Australia]], [[Eastern Australia]], [[Tasmania]] and New Caledonia. ...( = flesh) and cheilos ( = lip), referring to the fleshy labellum of these orchids.6 KB (830 words) - 16:00, 14 May 2010
- ...estern Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> or '''boat orchids''', is a genus of 52 [[evergreen]] species in the orchid family [[Orchidaceae]]. ...ream, yellow, brown, pink, and red [and orange] (and there may be markings of other color shades at the same time), but not blue and black. The flowers l16 KB (2,017 words) - 02:59, 24 July 2011
- ..., native mainly to the [[Southern Hemisphere]], notably [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]] and [[South America]], but with a few species extending into the [[Northe ...|2|cm|in}} in diameter, with no petals. The [[fruit]] is also a dense ball of many [[seed]]s; in many (but not all) species the seeds bear a barbed arrow5 KB (765 words) - 01:09, 4 February 2011
- ...a genus of [[orchid]]s known as 'sun orchids' in reference to their habit of only opening in warm weather. They are about 100 species distributed in higher rainfall areas across [[Australia]] (with 50 or so species), [[New Zealand]] (10+ endemic species), [[New Cal12 KB (1,729 words) - 22:25, 26 April 2010
- | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...reeing with Bletia in habit and form of inflorescence; terrestrial orchids of the Old-World tropics, mostly with numerous flowers.6 KB (816 words) - 15:04, 7 June 2010
- |common_name=Vanda orchids ...chidaceae]]'') which, although not large (about fifty [[species]]), is one of the most important florally.17 KB (2,328 words) - 20:01, 4 July 2010
- ...robium (tree and life; they are epiphytic). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic orchids of great horticultural merit, grown in hothouses and greenhouses. ...or adnate to foot of column, 3-lobed or entire; pollinia 4.—A large genus of about 600 species, ranging from India and Ceylon to Austral., New Zeal., Ja21 KB (3,224 words) - 11:23, 29 August 2009
- | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> Eulophia (Greek, handsome crest). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial orchids, requiring warmhouse conditions.17 KB (2,335 words) - 21:21, 27 September 2009
- ...us in the orchid family [[Orchidaceae]]. With 1803 species, it is also one of the largest [[genus|genera]] in the entire [[plant]] kingdom, exceeded only ...the [[Pleurothallidinae]], so we may expect that a [[phylogenetic]] study of this genus will gain us a better insight in this large genus.{{Citation nee12 KB (1,743 words) - 20:07, 18 February 2010
- ...tonishment past ills would be forgotten when beholding this admirable work of the Creator." ...lowers. These latter, according to Burbidge, are often encircled by groups of insects.26 KB (4,335 words) - 03:27, 11 January 2010
- ...ly. It has 5 subfamilies, more than 800 genera, and hundreds of thousands of species and cultivars. ...al]]s (top, lower right, lower left), two normal [[petal]]s on either side of the dorsal (upper) sepal, and the [[labellum]], a modified lower petal in157 KB (25,918 words) - 03:57, 24 February 2010
- | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...[subtropics|subtropical]], and warm [[temperate]] climates. Palms are one of the most well-known and extensively cultivated plant families.60 KB (9,848 words) - 05:03, 12 May 2010
- | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...s Alpine Plants, Kitchen-Gardening, Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Herbs, Orchids, Palms, Arboriculture, and many others.284 KB (42,918 words) - 14:29, 30 September 2009