A region of western Asia, in what is now Iraq, known as the âcradle of civilization.â Western writing first developed there, done with sticks on clay tablets. Agricultural organization on a large scale also began in Mesopotamia, along with work in bronze and iron (see Bronze Age and Iron Age).
Analysis: The photo is real â this orchid does exist, and the colorful center of the flower does resemble the face of a monkey or baboon â but the captions above are only semi-correct. The actual species name of the flower is Dracula gigas (Dracula meaning dragon, gigas meaning giant), not, as claimed above, Dracula simia.
Ladies and gentlemen, orchid lovers, enthusiasts and beginners alike, meet the Orchid tree. Sure, at first glance you would be fooled into thinking that this magnificent tree is an orchid. And the name does not help either. It is called âorchid treeâ for a reason. Its flowers are amazingly orchid-like but in no way related to any orchid species. The Bauhinia or more popularly known as orchid tree is the official floral emblem of Hong Kong. The flower even appears on its national flag. The Bauhinia is specifically called the Purple Orchid tree because of its purple flowers. It has more than 200 species, and like the orchid, has many different colors. Its five-petaled flowers come in red, pink, purple, orange, yellow and white.