While these plants may not look alike at first glance, African violets and orchids are both prized for their tropical vibe ...

More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been ...

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They ...

As per taxonomic rules, the species from Norfolk Island retained the name Adelopetalum argyropus because it was the first ...

Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique ...

Flower enthusiast Monique Kemperman from The Joy of Plants said the orchid family has an "astonishing 25,000 species".