Orchids are some of
the most well-known plants cultivated and tend to being to mind the
exotic, mysterious and extraordinary.
Once the
expensive interest of the wealthy, orchids today are within reach
of all. Thailand is home of orchids growing, mainly specializes in
warm growing orchids such as Cattleyas, Vandas, Ascocends, Oncidiums,
Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, etc., and active in breedings. |
Orchids
belong to the most diverse family of plants known to man. There are
over 880 genera, 28,000 species and well over 300,000 registered cultivars
currently documented.
There
have been recorded about 796 genera with 17,500 species native from
Thailand.
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