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Orchid

vr.tr.orchid · PHY.LIV

Let an agent identify orchids and their main groups, explain their biology and cultivation, relay conservation and trade rules, and separate orchids from other showy flowering plants.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify orchids and their main groups, explain their biology and cultivation, relay conservation and trade rules, and separate orchids from other showy flowering plants.

A member of the orchid family, Orchidaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants with about 28000 species on every continent except Antarctica, recognised by flowers with a modified petal called the lip, fused reproductive organs and tiny seeds that need fungal partners to germinate; orchids grow as epiphytes, terrestrials and lithophytes and are cultivated worldwide.

What it is for: Not for anything; a plant family, cultivated for ornament and, in vanilla, for flavour.

It can be identify orchid groups and common genera; explain flower structure and pollination; relay cultivation guidance; relay conservation and CITES rules.

Distinguishing features

Lip and column in the flower

Dust-like seeds needing fungi

Enormous diversity

Specialised pollination

What it looks like

Plants with often showy, bilaterally symmetric flowers with a distinct lip, growing on trees, rocks or in soil.

Physical character

species: about 28000 species

genera: about 760 genera

How it is recognised

Flower with a lip and a column

Epiphytic, terrestrial or lithophytic habit

Lilies and irises are showy but have different flower structure

Related models

is a kind of - the family Orchidaceae

flowering plant

includes - an economic genus

vanilla

depends on - for germination

mycorrhizal fungus

is protected by - all species listed

CITES

In practice

Families and kinds

epiphytic orchids such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya

terrestrial orchids including temperate species

lithophytes

vanilla as an economic orchid

hybrids and cultivated groups

invasive orchid species in some regions

Identifiers

taxon Orchidaceae family name

CITES appendix I or II all orchids

Standards and regulation

CITES listing of all orchid species

National wild plant protection laws

Plant health rules on trade

Cultivar registration by the Royal Horticultural Society

Failure modes and hazards

Illegal collection and trade

Habitat loss for wild species

Cultivation failures from wrong conditions

Misidentification

Also called

invasive orchidMicropera rostrata

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.orchid

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What orchid this is.

Identity.

Group

Group and genus.

Group

Group.

  1. Which group or genus is it, and what features identify it? definition
  2. Is the plant an orchid or another flowering plant? boundary

Structure

Flower structure.

Structure

Structure.

  1. What are the lip, column and other flower parts, and how do they vary? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific genus? action
Biology Life and ecology.

Biology.

Pollination

Pollination.

Pollination

Pollination.

  1. How are orchids pollinated, including deceptive strategies? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Germination

Seeds and fungi.

Germination

Germination.

  1. Why do orchid seeds need fungi, and how are they propagated in cultivation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits mycorrhiza? action
Grow Cultivation.

Practice.

Cultivation

Growing orchids.

Cultivation

Cultivation.

  1. How are common orchids grown at home and in nurseries? provenance
  2. Which entry fits horticulture? action

Hybrids

Hybrids and registration.

Hybrids

Hybrids.

  1. How are orchid hybrids bred and registered? provenance
  2. Which entry fits plant breeding? action
Conserve Conservation and trade.

Conservation.

Protection

Protection.

Protection

Protection.

  1. How are orchids protected, and what does CITES require for trade? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about a specific import, which needs the authority? boundary

Threats

Threats.

Threats

Threats.

  1. What threats face wild orchids, and what conservation programmes exist? provenance
  2. Which entry fits plant conservation? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should major genera be separate entries?
  • How should CITES and registers be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases for an invasive category and a species; should they be split off?