Saturday 19 April 2014

Orchids Month

Orchid is a type of ornamental plants that have beautiful floral fragrance khas.Di along with Indonesia, one type of orchid that is very famous is the type of orchid month . 


 Growing very rapidly in tropical regions like Indonesia , it is because this type of orchid is not resistant to cold temperatures . Specific characteristics of orchids month is :
1 . Interest
Orchids month consists of three petals ( sepala ) and three pieces of crown flower ( Petala ) . One fruit of petals located at the back of the petals so -called back ( sepalum dorsale ) , while the other lies on the side and is called the leaf sheath side ( sepalum lateralia ) . Editorial flower itself consists of three pieces that position alternating with petals . In the center there are flowers and betinayang male genitalia into one , called the mean gynostemium stamens . Overall Orchids generally have three months cover , the cover includes aligned with maypole , side cover , and cover the whole middle has fine hairs . In addition it has a moon orchid flower color variation yangberagam , including purple , red, brown , white , pink , and yellow .
2 . Leaves
Moon orchid plants have thick leaves , measuring on average between 5 to 10 cm . Generally, the leaves form bertunggangan and lined in two rows and face meetings . Each leaf of this plant , widening toward the base end and squeeze the base of the stem or leaves on top . While the green color of the leaves themselves with thick and fleshy texture . This is because the moon orchid leaves contain chlorophyll or green substance , also contain water and food reserves .
3 . Trunk
Moon orchid plants have stems that are monopodial or higher can grow vertically. At one point grew to comprise only one main stem only. Moon orchid will grow from the sides of the trunk or in the armpit between the two leaves . This orchid stems are very short unlike most other species of orchid plants and orchid species moon does not generate a pseudo pseudo bulbs or tubers .
4 . Roots
In its natural habitat epiphytic orchids months of life , meaning the roots grow attached to the stems of other plants and usually follow the shape of the surface of the rods are attached . Inherent part of the root is not covered by the root fibers are small , but along the root surface are velamen network that serves it easier for roots to absorb water on the surface of the body of the host . The velamen network also serves as a respirator . At the root is also overgrown fungi that live in symbiosis with mycorrbiza orchids . Here the role of mushrooms is taking a variety of organic substances from humus , and then turn it into food for orchids