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Old 01-22-2010, 01:39 PM
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An important aspect is that they have 3 petals and 3 sepals. Sepals can often be fused, as in masdevallia or paphiopedilum and one of the petals is usually in the form of a lip or pouch. They also usually (always?) have a column that forms the sexual parts of the flower.
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