INTRODUCTION OF ORCHID Orchids are monocotyledonous, perennial herbs belonging to orchidaceae family Orchids are accepted to world’s most exotic & fascinating flowers Valued for their long spikes which display a variety of colours & long vase life Ranks first in global trade of tropical cut flowers & 13th in total cut flower trade in international market ORIGIN & DISTRIBUTION Ø Ø Orchidaceae - 800 genera & 25,000 sp. around the world. Ø India is home to about 1,300 sp. (about 800 sp. in NEH region ). Three major orchid growing regions in the world- Ø i ). Tropical American Zone : SE Brazil, NW \ Bolivia, Western Venezuela, Central America- Cattleya & Oncidium . ...
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