Stamp: Bamboo orchids (Fiji 1969)
Bamboo orchids (Fiji 1969)
13 January (Fiji ) within release Definitives goes into circulation Stamp Bamboo orchids face value 50 Fijian cent
| Stamp Bamboo orchids in catalogues | |
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| Michel: | Mi:FJ 246 |
| Stamp Number: | Sn:FJ 274 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Definitives:
- Stamp - Passion fruit flowers face value 1;
- Stamp - Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) face value 2;
- Stamp - Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) face value 3;
- Stamp - Hawk Moth (Psilogramma jordana) face value 4;
- Stamp - Pennat Coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus) face value 5;
- Stamp - Fijian bures face value 6;
- Stamp - Bamboo raft face value 8;
- Stamp - Tiger Moth (Asota woodfordii) face value 9;
- Stamp - Black Marlin (Makaira indica) face value 10;
- Stamp - 3 different Sunbirds (F: Nectariniidae) face value 15;
- Stamp - Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata) face value 20;
- Stamp - Outrigger canoes (takia) face value 25;
- Stamp - Golden Cowrie (Cypraea aurantium) face value 30;
- Stamp - Emperor gold mine and gold ore face value 40;
- Stamp - Bamboo orchids face value 50;
- Stamp - Tabua face value 1;
- Stamp - Coat of Arms face value 2;
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| Stamp Bamboo orchids in digits | |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Date: | 1969-01-13 |
| Print: | Photogravure |
| Perforation: | 14 |
| Emission: | Definitive |
| Format: | Stamp |
| Face Value: | 50 Fijian cent |
Stamp Bamboo orchids it reflects the thematic directions:
The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. The Orchidaceae have about 28,000 currently accepted species, distributed in about 763 genera. The determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species nearly equals the number of bony fishes and is more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species into cultivation in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars.
