"Duong Tan Nhut, vice-director of Da Lat Institute of Biology... Thanks to Nhut, the pink slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum delenatii), once thought to no longer exist in Viet Nam, could make a comeback in its native land.
Before, scientist had succeeded in sexual multiplication of this orchid, but they had never achieved asexual multiplication. Nhut's breakthrough gave hope that the endemic endangered flower, named a rare specimen by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, can once again flourish in Viet Nam." Article URL : http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02SUN100906 ********* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
