Orchid biology

thumb|right|Apical keikis on Phalaenopsis mother plant thumb|right|Apical keiki in flower on Phalaenopsis mother plant In horticulture, a keiki ( ) is a plant produced asexually by an orchid plant, especially Dendrobium, Epidendrum (sensu lato), and Phalaenopsis orchids. The baby plant is an exact clone of the mother plant, sometimes flowering while still attached to the mother. The word is Hawaiian for 'baby' or 'child', literally meaning 'the little one'.

nothospecies of plant