Lecture 5 : orchids

Question 1

potter 2013

Answer 1

it isnt enough to let the flowers bloom, we must decode what they have to say

Question 2

orchidaceae

Answer 2

family of orchids with 25,000 species
largest plant families
-200-500 new species discovered every year

Question 3

orchid habitats

Answer 3

terrestrial
epiphytic
grow on rocks
dead organic matter
underground and never surface

Question 4

orchids range in size

Answer 4

smallest flower is 2mm across (platystele)

Grammatophyllum - weighs up to 1 tonne and flowers up to 3m high

Question 5

vanilla production

Answer 5

french colonies or former produce the most
-used to mexico
-madagascar, seychelles, indonesia
7000 tonnes/year

Question 6

china

Answer 6

orchid was known for modesty
-originally referred to its ability to banish spirits
ma li and song dynasty

Question 7

japan

Answer 7

brought back by buddhsits returning from china
shogun tokugawa - valued samurai orhcid
neofinetia falcata

Question 8

theophrastus (west)

Answer 8

wrote enquiry into plants

stated it was aphrodisiac

Question 9

Discorides

Answer 9

wrote in meteria medica
-larger crushed orchids with milk = boys
smaller = females

Question 10

eduard monet

Answer 10

olympia - painting that scandalized art

1865