"A rare species of slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum callosum, has been found in the Phu Quoc National Park in Kien Giang Province.
The discovery was made during a trek taken by Wildlife at Risk (WAR) consultants as part of... collaborative research programme between WAR and the national park... The authors of Slipper Orchids of Viet Nam, Paphiopedilum callosum (known as Lan Van Hai in Vietnamese) said the orchid had previously been found in the central provinces of Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue and Gia Lai-Kon Tum, usually at an altitude between 800 and 1,100 m. The Phu Quoc specimen was found growing among leaf mould on a wet rocky slope just 310m above sea level. The team came across the orchid in May during the flowering season. ... Paphiopedilum callosum is one of several endangered slipper orchids listed in a Government decision that explicitly forbids trade in the species. This species is classified as endangered in the IUCN Red List and listed in the Appendix I of CITES (The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species)." URL : http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01ENV270607 photos : [caption : The rare orchid Paphiopedilum callosum (Lan Van Hai), was found in May for the first time in Phu Quoc National Park] http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/2007-06/27/Photos/23.jpg ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
