09-16-2023, 08:21 AM
(09-15-2023, 12:03 PM)Man From Ironbark Wrote: Well it all starts here:Thanks, Peter.
Orchids are easily distinguished from other plants, as they share some very evident derived characteristics or synapomorphies. Among these are: bilateral symmetry of the flower (zygomorphism), many resupinate flowers, a nearly always highly modified petal (labellum), fused stamens and carpels, and extremely small seeds.
Wiki does go into it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid