Orchids are among the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 species.
Orchids are truly flowers of superlatives.
Even a complete layman in botany is awed by the beauty of orchids.
No plant family has as many different flowers as the orchid family..
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