"67-year-old retired schoolteacher Lakhidhar Bordoloi's orchidaria at Phulaguri, in Nagaon district, ... houses almost all orchid species found in the region. "In fact, some of these species are no longer found in the wild; they have become extinct," he points out. ... his Kopou Kanan (orchid house)... has... 142 different varieties. ... "Massive deforestation and increasing pollution levels in the Northeast are among the threats to orchids," he says.
His fascination for orchids began in 1988, when he built an orchidaria in Haflong (he spent half his life in the North Cachar Hills) with just 19 varieties. Over the next one-and-a-half decades, he collected another 123 rare species of orchids from the jungles of the North Cachar Hills, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. .... "Some Zemi tribesmen once caught and produced me before their village headman when they found me collecting orchids in the jungles..." ... Orchids are found aplenty in the North Cachar Hills, Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh and Hamren subdivision of Karbi Anglong, but continuing militancy is an impediment for collectors like Bordoloi." source : http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060525/asp/northeast/story_6264992.asp# ********** regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
