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| Callus |
(KAL-us)
A waxy or fleshy protuberance or growth, usually on the lip of an orchid.
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Last Updated: 04-23-2006 @ 12:18 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Cane |
| An elongated Pseudobulb, usually used when describing Dendrobiums. |
Last Updated: 04-20-2006 @ 11:38 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Capsule |
(KAP-sule)
The seedpod of an orchid, often containing thousands, even millions, of seeds.
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Last Updated: 05-08-2006 @ 11:45 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Cataphyll |
| Scale-like leaf, as on a Rhizome or the base of a stem. |
Last Updated: 04-20-2006 @ 11:39 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| CBR/AOS |
Certificate of Botanical Recognition
Awarded to rare and unusual species with educational interest that has received no previous awards. The entire plant must be exhibited. This award is granted provisionally and filed with the judging center Chair pending taxonomic verification supplied by the exhibitor. |
Last Updated: 07-07-2010 @ 01:56 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| CCE/AOS |
Certificate of Cultural Excellence
Awarded to the exhibitor of a well-flowered specimen plant of robust health. The plant must score more than 90 points on a 100-point scale. Plants receiving this award represent the highest level of orchid culture. |
Last Updated: 07-07-2010 @ 01:57 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| CCM/AOS |
Certificate of Cultural Merit
Awarded to the exhibitor of a well-flowered specimen plant of robust health. The plant must score more between 80 and 89 points inclusive on a 100-point scale. |
Last Updated: 07-07-2010 @ 01:08 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| CHC |
Coconut Husk Chips.
Washed chips made from coconut husks, used as a potting medium. CHC hold water and release it evenly as the mix dries out, similar to a sponge.
Due to processing they may contain high amounts of salt which should be leached out with several soakings and rinsing.
Also see Coir.
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Last Updated: 05-28-2015 @ 01:23 PM Submitted By: WhiteRabbit
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| CHM/AOS |
Certificate of Horticultural Merit
Awarded to a well-grown and well-flowered species or natural hybrid with characteristics that contribute to the horticultural aspects of orchidology, such as aesthetic appeal. This award is granted provisionally and filed with the judging center Chair pending taxonomic verification supplied by the exhibitor. |
Last Updated: 07-07-2010 @ 01:09 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The multinational agreement that lists which plant and animal Species are considered endangered and the rules by which their trade is governed.
http://www.cites.org/ |
Last Updated: 05-15-2006 @ 12:09 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Clone |
(KLOHN)
The vegetative propagation of an individual plant, produced through such methods as Division, Meristem propagation, Keiki, stem propagation, etc. Individuals will be genetically identical. |
Last Updated: 10-12-2008 @ 01:36 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Coir |
(Koi-er)
Coir is the term given to a range of natural products manufactured from coconut husks. It is used a potting media or supplement in a potting mix. Various forms exist, including coir fiber, coir chips and chunks.
It is a renewable resource and a natural by-product of the brown fiber industry of tropical countries such as India, Indonesia, Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Also see CHC |
Last Updated: 05-28-2015 @ 01:22 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Colchicine |
(KOHL-chuh-seen)
A toxic natural product and secondary metabolite, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum (autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale, also known as "meadow saffron").
Used for inducing polyploidy in plant cells during cellular division by inhibiting chromosome segregation during meiosis; half the resulting gametes therefore contain no chromosomes, while the other half contain double the usual number of chromosomes (i.e., diploid instead of haploid as gametes usually are), and lead to embryos with double the usual number of chromosomes (i.e. tetraploid instead of diploid). While this would be fatal in animal cells, in plant cells it is usually well tolerated, frquently resulting in plants which are larger, hardier, faster growing, and in general more desirable than the normally diploid parents. For this reason, this type of genetic manipulation is frequently used in breeding plants commercially.
When a tetraploid plant is crossed with a diploid plant, the triploid offspring will be sterile. |
Last Updated: 01-18-2013 @ 10:58 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Coloratum |
| A color type often used to describe paphiopedilum orchids which display richly colored flowers of white, green and burgundy. |
Last Updated: 07-06-2010 @ 01:17 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Community Pot |
A pot into which several or many small seedlings are placed upon removal from the flask.
Also refered to as a Compot.
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Last Updated: 01-18-2013 @ 11:00 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Complex Hybrid |
| The progeny which result when primary hybrids are crossed with different species or hybrids. |
Last Updated: 08-01-2006 @ 09:34 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Compot |
A pot into which several or many small seedlings are placed upon removal from the Flask.
Also refered to as a Community Pot. |
Last Updated: 06-01-2007 @ 06:19 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Crown |
| The central part of the leaves, from which new growth arises. Typically the growing point of an orchid with monopodial growth habit. |
Last Updated: 04-23-2006 @ 04:01 PM Submitted By: Oscarman
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| Cultivar |
A plant variety maintained in cultivation by vegetative propagation. The word “cultivar” derives from “cultivated variety.” Cultivars have particular, desirable qualities that distinguish them from common, unselected seedlings. A Cultivar name is enclosed in single quotation marks.
Example:
C. percivaliana ‘Summit’ FCC/AOS - 'Summit' is the cultivar name.
Blc. Mem. Crispin Rosales 'Carmela' AM/AOS - 'Carmela' is the cultivar name. |
Last Updated: 01-18-2013 @ 11:07 AM Submitted By: Oscarman
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