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La familia comprende aproximadamente 25 000 especies (algunas fuentes informan de 30 000), por lo que resulta ser una de las familias con mayor riqueza específica entre las angiospermas. A esta diversidad natural se le suman 60 000 híbridos y variedades producidas por los floricultores.Texto
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Orchids or orchids (scientific name Orchidaceae) are a family of monocotyledonous plants that are distinguished by the complexity of their flowers and by their ecological interactions with pollinating agents and with the fungi with which they form mycorrhizae.
The family comprises approximately 25,000 species (some sources report 30,000), making it one of the families with the highest specific richness among angiosperms. To this natural diversity are added 60,000 hybrids and varieties produced by flower growers.