Orchidaceae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Orchidaceae

GPTKB entity

Statements (121)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:plant_species
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Liliopsida
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:orchid_family
gptkbp:conservationStatus	many species threatened
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance	ornamental plants vanilla production
gptkbp:etymology	from Greek 'orchis' meaning testicle
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu 1789
gptkbp:flowerColor	bilaterally symmetrical highly specialized
gptkbp:fruitType	capsule
gptkbp:growthForm	terrestrial epiphytic lithophytic
gptkbp:habitat	temperate regions tropical regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Orchidaceae
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:leafType	simple
gptkbp:notableGenus	gptkb:Phalaenopsis gptkb:Dendrobium gptkb:Orchis gptkb:Vanilla gptkb:Cattleya
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Phalaenopsis_amabilis gptkb:Acianthus_fornicatus gptkb:Aerangis_citrata gptkb:Aerides_odorata gptkb:Anacamptis_pyramidalis gptkb:Angraecum_magdalenae gptkb:Angraecum_sesquipedale gptkb:Arundina_graminifolia gptkb:Ascocentrum_miniatum gptkb:Bletilla_striata gptkb:Brassia_caudata gptkb:Bulbophyllum_longissimum gptkb:Bulbophyllum_medusae gptkb:Caladenia_latifolia gptkb:Calanthe_vestita gptkb:Calochilus_robertsonii gptkb:Catasetum_macrocarpum gptkb:Cattleya_labiata gptkb:Cephalanthera_damasonium gptkb:Chiloglottis_trapeziformis gptkb:Cleisostoma_paniculatum gptkb:Coelogyne_cristata gptkb:Coryanthes_speciosa gptkb:Corybas_aconitiflorus gptkb:Cymbidium_ensifolium gptkb:Dactylorhiza_fuchsii gptkb:Dendrobium_anosmum gptkb:Dendrobium_kingianum gptkb:Dendrobium_nobile gptkb:Disa_uniflora gptkb:Diuris_punctata gptkb:Dracula_simia gptkb:Encyclia_cochleata gptkb:Epidendrum_radicans gptkb:Epipactis_helleborine gptkb:Eria_coronaria gptkb:Eulophia_guineensis gptkb:Gongora_galeata gptkb:Goodyera_repens gptkb:Gymnadenia_conopsea gptkb:Habenaria_radiata gptkb:Hammarbya_paludosa gptkb:Laelia_anceps gptkb:Liparis_loeselii gptkb:Lycaste_aromatica gptkb:Malaxis_unifolia gptkb:Masdevallia_veitchiana gptkb:Maxillaria_tenuifolia gptkb:Microtis_unifolia gptkb:Miltonia_spectabilis gptkb:Neottia_nidus-avis gptkb:Oncidium_sphacelatum gptkb:Ophrys_apifera gptkb:Paphinia_cristata gptkb:Paphiopedilum_insigne gptkb:Papilionanthe_teres gptkb:Phaius_tankervilleae gptkb:Platanthera_bifolia gptkb:Pleione_bulbocodioides gptkb:Pleione_formosana gptkb:Polystachya_concreta gptkb:Prasophyllum_elatum gptkb:Prosthechea_cochleata gptkb:Psychopsis_papilio gptkb:Pterostylis_nutans gptkb:Renanthera_imschootiana gptkb:Restrepia_antennifera gptkb:Rhynchostylis_gigantea gptkb:Serapias_lingua gptkb:Sobralia_macrantha gptkb:Spathoglottis_plicata gptkb:Spiranthes_cernua gptkb:Spiranthes_spiralis gptkb:Stanhopea_tigrina gptkb:Thelymitra_ixioides gptkb:Thunia_alba gptkb:Trichocentrum_cebolleta gptkb:Vanda_coerulea gptkb:Vanda_tricolor gptkb:Vanilla_planifolia gptkb:Zygopetalum_mackayi gptkb:Orchis_mascula
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	about 28,000 about 763
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Asparagales
gptkbp:photosyntheticRoot	some genera
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Tracheophyta
gptkbp:pollinatedBy	birds insects wind
gptkbp:seedCharacteristic	minute dust-like
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Orchis_mascula
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vanilla
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4