"The Western Ghats in Karnataka is home to an amazing range of wild orchids...
botanist T. Ananda Rao has collaborated with ornithologist and photographer S. Sridhar, to bring out "Wild Orchids in Karnataka - A Pictorial Compendium"... a run through the... world of orchids and a journey in the ecological hotspots of Karnataka. The original "Orchid Man"... Ananda Rao, has dedicated the book to Hanumanthu, a monkey that helped him collect orchids from tall trees in the Western Ghats, in the "orchid guilds"... special ecological niches where orchids can be found in the Talacauvery range, the Bababudangiri-Kudremukh National Park area, and in the Dandeli-Sirsi-Yellapur area." URL : http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/17/stories/2007081750750200.htm ***************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
