Orchids (Orchidaceae): One of the largest and most diverse plant families in the world, admired for their exotic, elegant, and often fragrant flowers, cultivated as prized ornamentals.

Main characteristics:
Perennial plants with unique floral structures, often with thickened stems (pseudobulbs) and specialized aerial roots.

Striking inflorescences:
Flower spikes can produce multiple long-lasting blooms in a wide variety of shapes and colors, including white, pink, yellow, purple, green, and red.

Pollination:
Mainly pollinated by insects such as bees, butterflies, and moths, with some species adapted to bird or wind pollination.

Habitat:
Found in almost every habitat worldwide, but most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions, especially Asia and South America.

Variety:
Over 25,000 species and more than 100,000 hybrids, making orchids one of the most varied and cultivated groups of plants globally.