Vegetative key to the families
Vegetative Key Vegetative key to the families
LEAVES REDUCED TO SCALES ON THE AERIAL STEMS
Saprophytic herbs (one a climber) usually without chlorophyll Orchidaceae
Plants epiphytic on trees, logs, rocks
Leaves short, usually no more than 5 times longer than broad
Pseudobulbs absent
Saprophytes with scale-leaves only. Stems climbing Erythrorchis
Autotrophs with green leaves