About flowers

The followling is a list of links that provides information about flowers.

• The Language of Flowers - alphabetical by flower names is a comphrensive list of flowers, sorted in alphabetical order, provided by earthly pursuits. But, only names can be found there.
• Types of flowers sorts flowers under categories suchas Spring, Summer, Autumn, Valentines Day and Wedding. The nice thing about it is that it not only detailed descriptions of listed flower, but also photographs/images of them. It's more important to know what they look like, than academic informations in depth.
• Flowers of India, as it's name tells, is about flowers found in India. Flowers are categorized by their colors, alphabetical order, botanical names, fragrances etc. Most of flowers features have nice photographs/images shown.
• commanster provides flower names categorized by family. Besides scientific ones,  names in English Français, Deutsch and Nederlands  are also included. There are also photographs of plant itself, leaf, flower and fruit.
• How to choose baby names has a list of flower first names, and their meanings, for girls.

The following is a list of links providing photographs of flowers.

• flower.vg has a well sorted stack of free online wallpaper pictures of flowers & garden pictures.

Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) ヒスイカズラ（翡翠葛）

The jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is a native of the tropical forests of the Philippines with a local name "tayabak".

●フィリピンが原産です。熱帯雨林に自生する蔓性植物で、長さは２０メートル以上になります。春から初夏にかけて、長さ１～１．５メートルほどの花序に、青みがかった緑色の爪のような花を、いっぱいに咲かせます。
●マメ科ストロンギロドン属の常緑蔓性木本で、学名は Strongylodonmacrobotrys。英名は Jade vine, Emerald creeper。（植物図鑑）

Vanda Rothchiana

Vanda is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) which, although not large (about fifty species), is one of the most important florally. The name "Vanda" is derived from the Sanskrit name for the species Vanda tessellata (wikipedia).

Paphiopedilums

The paphiopedilums (genus Paphiopedilum) – often abbreviated Paph and colloquially known as paphs in horticulture – are flowering plants in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) (wikipedia).

Dendroibium Farmeri

Dendrobium is a huge genus of orchids. This looks like "Pink Dendrobium densiflorum × farmeri hybrid" at Dendrobium of Wikipedia.

Oncidium

Oncidium, abbreviated as Onc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that contains about 330 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) (wikipidia).  The scientific classifications are as follows.

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Oncidium Sw.

Epidendrum

Epidendrum (pronounced /ˌɛpɨˈdɛndrəm/),[1] abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family (wikipedia). The scientific classifications are as below.

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Vanda
Gaud. ex Pfitzer

Dendrobium Specio Kingianum デンドロビウム・スペキオキンギアヌム

  スペキオスム種（Den. speciosum）とキンギアヌム種（Den. kingianum）との種間交雑種です。低温性の原種どうしの交配で、丈夫で寒さにも強いのが特徴です。偽球茎は長さ１５センチほどで、早春に花茎を伸ばして、白色からピンク色の花を咲かせます。イギリス王立園芸協会には、１８９２年に登録されています。

Dendrobium is a huge genus of orchids. The scienfitic classifications are as follows (wikipedia).

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium Sw

There are abut 1,200 species.
The synomyms are: Callista Lour. Ceratobium, Pierardia Raf. (non Roxb. ex Jack: preoccupied), Thelychiton