Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The GreenTracks Naturalist

With more than 25,000 species described, Orchids (Orchidaceae) are the most diverse family of plants. The world’s richest source of orchids is the Amazon, where thousands of species have been found and described. There are no doubt many species that still are yet to be described as most orchids grow in the upper canopy as epiphytes on tree branches. Here are a few that were seen on GreenTracks trips.

Unknown

Brassavola sp.

Cattleya sp.

Unknown - photographed at Oran, Loreto, on the Amazon

 

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Pretty photos. Got names for these?

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  2. GreenTracksOctober 13, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    From top to bottom:

    Unknown
    Brassavola sp.
    Cattleya sp
    Unknown - photographed at Oran, Loreto, on the Amazon.

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