Classification and description of the Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis)
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Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) is a type of orchids (Orchidaceae) which has the characteristic flower petals are wide and white. Although it's been many months crosses the Orchid (Orchid month hybrids) that has the style and color of various types.
In Indonesia, Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) was first discovered in the Moluccas. Orchid of the month has several names of regions such as Orchid wulan (Java and Bali), fly Orchid (Maluku), and orchids menur (Java).
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A. Classification Of Orchid Of The Month
Regnum: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: disambiguation pages
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species: Palaenopsis amabilis
B. Description Of The Orchid Of The Month
1. Moon Orchid Leaves
The leaves are usually elongated oval leaves with elongate, typical leaf monokotil. The leaves can also be thickened and serve as a repository for water. The shape of the leaves is a form of rosette, mengimpit leaves its stems or leaves at the base of it.
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2. Stem orchid of the month This included in the Orchid orchids growing epiphyte and its stem is good, often thickened and protected a layer of wax to prevent excessive evaporation. The growth of the stem is "stretched" (monopodial) i.e. has only one stem and one point grew only. Flowers grow from the ends of the stems.
3. Rooting orchid of the month Have root fibers, and because Phalaenopsis Amabilis kinds epiphyte that is developing the roots of succulents and attached to the tree trunk growing out of place, but does not harm the host tree. Its roots are white and round-shaped elongate and tasted fleshy.
4. Orchid flowers of the month The flowers are typical shaped and arranged in compound, emerging from the flower stalk lengthwise, emerged from the armpit of the leaf. The flowers are bilateral symmetry. Helaian petals (sepal) is usually colored similar to the petal (tepal so called). One strand of modified petal forming a sort of "tongue" that protect a structure accessories that bring the Stamen and pistil. Stamen has a very short stalk with two small disc-shaped juice head (called "pollinia") and protected by a small structure that should be opened by the insect pollinators and carry the pollen to the pistil's mouth. The flower can grow up to 10 cm in diameter.
5. Fruit Moon Orchid The fruit is a capsule-shaped Green and if Cook dries and opens from the side. The seeds are very small and light, so it's easy to get carried away in the wind. Orchid seed is the same as the other Orchid-Orchid that is does not have a network backup storage food even embrionya have yet to reach maturity. New germination occurs if the seeds fall on an appropriate medium and continue its development until ripeness
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