New Software Explores Orchid Genealogy

OrchidWiz, LLC. announces the release of OrchidWiz Encyclopedia 1.0, the world’s most advanced orchid discovery software.

Miami Shores, FL (PRWEB) November 7, 2005 -- Orchid cultivation is one of the fastest growing and most fascinating hobbies, with worldwide orchid enthusiasts numbering well into the millions. But with thousands of species in cultivation and over 125,000 orchid hybrids registered to date, there is often confusion over any one orchid’s nomenclature or background. New software from OrchidWiz solves the problem, making orchid research easy and fun.

"It is the most complete, accurate and easy-to-use orchid research software developed to date," says Alex Maximiano, Managing Director of OrchidWiz, "the program contains over 6,400 orchid images depicting most of the key horticultural species and hybrids. This means for over 45,000 orchid hybrids, OrchidWiz can display the image of at least one of the parents. For 9,000 hybrids, it can display images of both. It makes orchid research fun for the average grower."

OrchidWiz doesn't stop there. It displays genealogy charts for every hybrid; over 57,000 awards and related statistics; offspring and progeny analysis; geographical distribution and blooming times for thousands of species; and cultivation recommendations for over 99% of all hybrids, based on species composition. At the core of the program is a sophisticated algorithm that matches all orchid names.

"Taxonomists are forever changing the classification and names of species. Each change can cause the domino-effect reclassification of thousands of hybrids. With OrchidWiz, growers no longer need to worry about it. Search for an orchid species or hybrid, and the software finds the awards, offspring, photographic references and other data regardless of changes in genus, name or variety" says Alex.

OrchidWiz, LLC. is a software company based in Miami Shores, Florida. The company develops computer programs for the orchid-growing community. Besides OrchidWiz Encyclopedia, it is currently developing OrchidWiz Journal, an orchid journal with photo-capture and album-creation capabilities.

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