GROWTH HABIT THUMBNAIL GALLERY.

The following list presents links to the genera contained in the Orchidopaedia by their typical growth habit. Note that many genera show more than one habit, and this character has some 'intermediate' states.

Any thumbnails selected in the followign lists will come up in the Genera window at the page for that genus.


Epiphytes and epiliths (lithophytes):
Sympodial characteristics: seasonal growth with lateral origin Pseudomonopodial characteristics: seasonal growth with lateral and terminal origin Monopodial characteristics: continual growth with terminal and sometimes lateral origin
Sympodial   Pseudomonopodial   Monopodial


Geophytes (terrestrials):
Monopodial characteristics: continual growth with terminal origin, and rarely with lateral shoots Rhizomatous characteristics: seasonal growth with lateral origin from an underground, continuous or branched stem Vine characteristics: seasonal growth with terminal and lateral origin from a continuous or branched stem Sympodial characteristics: seasonal growth with lateral origin, forming either corms or separate aerial stems or crowns. Tuberous characteristics: seasonal growth from an annually-produced tuber with replacement tuberoid formed during growing season Saprophytic characteristics: mostly a lack of foliage (present in some) and/or a lack of chloropyll, with a seasonally produced inflorescence
Monopodial   Rhizomatous   Vine   Sympodial   Tuberous   saprophytic (all terrestrial)

All sketches by Greg Steenbeeke.


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