"Scientists announced... the discovery... in the upper ranges of Mt. Mantalingahan in southern Palawan. ... Leonard Co... who led a five-week scientific expedition to Mt. Mantalingahan in June, described one of the new plants as an orchid "having a beautiful set of white flowers with golden lip petals."
"The orchid belongs to the genus Coelogyne and was found in the stunted summit ridge vegetation at around 1,700 meters above sea level elevation..." Co said. ... Another first record in Palawan is the discovery of a ground orchid belonging to the genus Acanthephippium. This ground orchid was recorded at 800 meters above sea level and may represent the fourth species of the genus in the Philippines." Romeo Trono, country director of Conservational International Philippines which organized the expedition, said their findings confirmed the biological importance of the Mt. Mantalingahan Range. Conservational International is working with local government units and communities to have the area declared as a protected landscape." URL : http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=80239 ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
