Due to increasing demand for medicinal and horticultural uses, the Orchidaceae is in urgent need of innovative and novel propagation techniques that address both market demand and conservation. Traditionally, restoration techniques have been centered on ex situ asymbiotic or symbiotic seed germination techniques that are not cost-effective, have limited genetic potential and often result in low...

The impetus of writing this paper is to review various medicinal orchid species growing in different parts India. family orchidaceae one the diverse groups among angiosperms which includes types species. This written and therapeutic importance use for treatment diseases. Orchids are herbaceous plants mentioned ancient ayurvedic system medicine because their properties. Most epiphytic terrestria...

American Journal of Botany 100(12): 1–10, 2013 ; http://www.amjbot.org/ © 2013 Botanical Society of America The establishment and survival of epiphytic orchids depend on factors such as the environmental conditions of the forest that sustain them and, perhaps most importantly, on the presence of appropriate fungi. Because orchid seeds are minute and contain few stored reserves, colonization of ...

Indonesia is a tropical country that has natural forests and suitable for orchid species habitat, leading to more than 5,000 of orchids grow. The area the main distribution centre epiphytic orchids, one which Dendrobium, grows 1,000 throughout world. Orchid seeds are very small do not have an endosperm, making germination difficult in their habitat. Mycorrhizal association with plays role survi...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS In New Zealand epiphytic orchids are represented by four genera and eight species. The genera Earina (three species) and Winika (one species) are the most conspicuous and widespread. These are likely to be some of the southernmost distributed genera of epiphytic orchids in the world. METHODS To identify the pollination strategies that have evolved in these orchids, hand-po...

This research was conducted with the aim of determining types orchid species in Saenam Protected Forest, North Middle East Regency, Nusa Tenggara Province. The Forest has an area ±10 km2, biodiversity, including orchids. One information regarding inventory Timor Mainland, especially Protection Regency never been reported. It is necessary to carry out this exploratory as a basic data existing bi...

The endangered epiphytic orchid, Dendrobium chrysotoxum, is known for its ornamental and medicinal uses. However, knowledge of this orchid’s symbiotic seed germination, protocorm anatomy, developmental morphology completely unknown. In study, we investigated the process development D. chrysotoxum during germination using anatomical technologies scanning electron microscopy. There are six stages...

Background:One of the most common side effects of cyclophosphamide (CP) is oligo-spermatozoa, azoospermia and elimination of spermatogenic cycles. This study was done to find the efficacy of simultaneous consumption of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and orchid (Orchismaculata L.) hydroalcoholic extracts on spermatogenesis and sex hormones in rats treated with CP. ...