"orchid variety... discovered on the western Philippines island of Palawan... apparently new species... an orchid belonging to the genus Coelogyne with "... white flowers with golden lip petals." The specimens are to be sent to the national museum in Manila and the Chicago Field Museum...
Mount Matalingahan sits in a 120,000-hectare (296,400-acre) forest. Conservationists want the government to declare the site as a protected area for wildlife." URL : http://www.philstar.com/index.php?News%20Flash&p=54&type=2&sec=91&aid=2007080329 ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
