Orchid Anatomy Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Terms and Structures

Explore the intricate world of orchid anatomy through detailed descriptions and images of terms such as callus, ciliate, caudae, cleft, column, column wings, conduplicate, and convolute. Enhance your understanding of orchid morphology with this informative visual guide.

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• Orchid Structures
• Botanical Terms
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1. Callus (KAL-lus) A hard protuberance or thickening. lip green-yellow, overlaid burgundy on distal half, callus green-yellow, overlaid burgundy on distal half Cymbidium Pacific Sparkle 'New Horizon' AM/AOS

2. Ciliate (SIL-ee-ate) Margin fringed with hairs petals ruffled, twisted distally, lemon yellow, overlaid salmon pink on proximal margins and distally, finely ciliate red proximally; Paphiopedilum Hawaiian Pops 'Slipper Zone Red Rampant' HCC/AOS

3. Caudae (KAW-day) Tail-like appendages; singular - cauda. sepals cream, overlaid rose, veined dark rose, peach basally, caudae orange Masdevallia Clive Halls 'Lothian Stripes' AM/AOS

4. Cleft (cl-EFT) Deeply cut. lip round, flat, white, deep apical cleft, Oncidium Irish Mist 'Winter Green' HCC/AOS

5. Column (KOL-um) The coalesced stamens and pistils united into one body in the Orchidaceae. column golden yellow overlaid chestnut basally Phalaenopsis mannii 'Max Thompson' AM/AOS

6. Column wings (KOL-um-wings) The flat appendages projecting from the apex of the column of some orchid genera as in the genus Oncidium. column cream, wings fuchsia Tolumnia pulchella 'Hamlyn' AM/AOS

7. Conduplicate (kon-DOO-pli-kayt) Folded lengthwise down the middle. lateral sepals arched, conduplicate, burgundy Bulbophyllum More Than Aghast 'Layla' AM/AOS

8. Convolute (KON-vo-loot) Rolled up longitudinally. lateral sepals convolute, tapering to long caudae Bulbophyllum Lovely Elizabeth 'Mary' AM/AOS

9. Clavate (klav-ATE) Shaped like a club, widest near the apex. caudae brown, clavate ends chartreuse Diodonopsis erinacea 'Sonic' AM/AOS

10. Compressed (kom-PRESSED) Flattened especially laterally. Thirty-four well-spaced, laterally-compressed white flowers Aerangis arachnopus 'M & B' AM/AOS

11. Cordate (KOR-date) Of a conventional heart shape. lip cordate Catasetum Joseito's Moonlight 'Crystelle' FCC/AOS