"an assortment of Philippines flora... in the... park... in Davao City.
... refuge of Davao plant species... threatened by extinction... orchids -- the... Waling-waling, paphiopedilums, ... red renantheras and the opiating smell of sanggumay [???] and other endemic orchid species in Davao and from all over the country. ... this park is largely a botanical garden... a good specimen of a Waling-waling orchid species, maybe 30 years old... A dwarf Phalaenopsis species with flowers as small as rice grains and a grammatophyllum speciosum... Renanthera... with flaming red flowers... specimen... over 150 flowers in an inflorescence that is over a meter long! Renanthera storei is the premier species... native to the country. The Philippines is also famous for Phalaenopsis... among these are Phalaenopsis sanderana and Phal. schillerana... like these species not only for their flowers but for their leaves." article URL : http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/10/31/oped/jun.ledesma.sunbursts.html *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
