_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ There are more than 35 thousand species, with the most different shapes and colors, from the most classical to the most exotic, rare and unknown. Most of them are found attached to tree trunks in tropical forests, but they are found all over the world except Antarctica.

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ The wordOrchidderives from the Greek word órkhis which means "in the form of testicles". This denomination was attributed by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher who verified the similarity of the roots of some orchids with human testicles. Therefore, in the Middle Ages it was believed that orchids had aphrodisiac characteristics. Thus, the Greeks believed that the orchid was a symbol of virility. In Ancient Greece, if a young woman presented herself with orchids adorning her head, it meant that she was looking for her ideal match. If the same happened to an older woman, it was most often a sign of ostentation, a demonstration of her wealth and luxury in which she lived.

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