Tropical Rainforest Orchids

Tropical Rainforest Orchids

They belong to the family Orchidaceae, which is claimed by some authorities to be the largest of the plant families. Rainforest orchids are some of the most amazing rainforest flowers. There are 25,000 species of them world-wide, whcih makes them thespecies-richest family of plants on the Earth. Although they are found almost everywhere in the world, Rainforest orchid species grow best in South America, Central America, and in countries located near the Andes Mountains. Thousands of other orchid species can be cultivated and grown successfully across the world.