Orchidaceae or the orchid family is a worldwide family of about 880 genera and more than 20,000 perennial epiphytic or terrestrial species in order Asparagales. Each flower has 3 sepals and 3 petals borne above a 3-chambered ovary. Many grow from a tuber or a rhizome and have an intricate structure that has evolved from their pollination strategy. Seeds are short-lived, often tiny and fine and may need to form an internal root association with a soil fungus in order to give rise to new plants.
Genera with wiki pages in this family are Arachnorchis, Bletilla, Bonatea, Bunochilus, Caladenia , Calopogon, Calypso, Chiloglottis , Chloraea, Cleistes, Corallorhiza, Cyanicula, Cypripedium, Drakonorchis, Disa, Disperis, Diuris, Elythranthera, Epipactis, Eulophia, Glossodia, Govenia, Jonesiopsis,Leptoceras, Linguella, Listera, Lyperanthus, Petalochilus, Platanthera, Plumatichilos, Ponerorchis , Prasophyllum, Pterostylis, Pterygodium, Satyrium, Schizochilus, Serapias, Simpliglottis, Stegostyla, Thelymitra, Tipularia
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