"Paphiopedilum rothschildianum has been nominated as Sabah's official orchid... getting the highest number of votes from the public at the Borneo Orchid Show 2007 at Anjung Perdana, Tanjung Aru...
The nominated orchid would have to go through the process of endorsement by the State Government and the Chief Minister before it is made official. ... Paphiopedilum rothschildianum... endemic to Sabah... its petals which are spread out and resembles a Dusun doing the Sumazau traditional dance. ,,, the slipper orchids [orchid ?] received 283 out of 1,047 votes, with Phalaenopsis amabilis, which is the KK City [Kota Kinabalu] Flower... coming in second with 114 and Coelogyne pandurata...getting the third highest votes with 111." URL : http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=52319 *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
