FYI :
In a news story published today :
"Three ... Paphiopedilum spp., have recently been identified in the Phong
Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province.
The Paphiopedilum species ... are living under the primitive forest's shade
at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level, reported Dr. Leonid Averyanov
and his colleagues.
The slipper orchids were first found in central coastal Khanh Hoa province
in 1922 but populations were quickly exhausted. They were discovered again
in 1996 in Khanh Hoa province and northern mountainous Cao Bang province.
Later they were believed to be extinct due to severe hunting."
source :
http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=32&NEWS_ID=159375
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If you can name those species, please enlighten us, share.
I suspect that the term 'identified' is not accurate : should we considered
the unnamed species as re-discovered ?
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Regards,
Viateur
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