Rainforest
Realm
The Orchid
Do
you know what an orchid is? Well they are Monocotyledons. Monocotyledons
are one of the groups of flowering plants. There are more than five
hundred species of orchids found in the Amazon basin.
I will tell you all about what an orchid is.
There are about
15,000 to 25,000 different types of orchids. Orchid is a common name for
any 
of
a world-wide group of flowering plants. There are more orchids found in
the rainforest than any biome. Since most orchids are found in the wild,
biologists haven't identified all these amazing plants.
All orchid must
grow on pedicels or stalks. During the growth of the flower, the pedicel
rotates 180 degrees. This causes the mature flower to be grown upside-down.
Orchids grow on tree branches, trunks or rocks.
