Orchidaceous
General characteristics:
Orchids are classified as monocotyledons and is a popular cut flower due to their beautiful flower and ivory colors, it also lasts for a long time. Orchid is an important economic crop of Thailand because it is exported wood, it is one of the most diverse groups of flowering plants with approximately 899 genera and approximately 27,000 species.
Orchids in Thailand which are approximately 170 genera and approximately 1,230 species of which approximately 150 species are native to Thailand. Nongnooch Pattaya Garden has a collection of more than 600 species of forests and hybrids.
There are large genus of orchids as follows:
(1) Bulbophyllum 2,000 species.
(2) 1,500 Epidendrum.
(3) 1,400 species of Dendrobium.
(4) En: Pleurothallis 1,000 species and species of orchids that grow and grow in the wild are called "Wild orchid"
