"IN 2002... Jaap Vermeulen purchased an orchid plant from a nursery in Cameron Highlands... He later described the plant and named it Bulbophyllum ochthodes.
In a recent collection trip with researchers from the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (Frim), the orchidologist... came across the same species... "That was the first time I saw it in the wild," says the expert in the orchid genus Bulbophyllum. He has described more than a third of the 3,000-odd Bulbophyllum in the world. "If we find a single plant and are not sure if it's rare, we take a little for description purposes and leave enough for it to grow in the wild. We're rather careful with that," he explains. The... Dutch is one of many plant scientists engaged under the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project to share his expertise and guide the pool of young botanists. He has also conducted an illustration workshop for Frim staff. ... Vermeulen is the orchid curator with the National Herbarium of Netherlands in Leiden that has a wide collection of plant specimens from this region and a long-running collaborative arrangement with Frim." article URL : http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/2/20/lifefocus/16787656&sec=lifefocus photo : http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/2/20/lifefocus/f_03orchids.jpg ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
