I have watched the discussion of the purported change to the provisions of CITES regulations in the USA (in particular) and the requirement for the owner to produce appropriate documentation to prove their legality. While this began with Phrag. kovachii, someone mentioned the orchids of Papua New Guinea.
The PNG Government only banned the export of their orchids and became the CITES agency for the country 10 or so years ago. So can someone enlighten me how anyone can prove the 'legality' of PNG orchids collected before the mid-90's? I know there are many grown here in Australia, particularly Dendrobiums. I can only assume that orchids from other countries exist around the world, all collected and exported before CITES was ever thought of. Colin Hamilton Webmaster Australian Orchid Council/Orchids Australia Rockhampton, Qld _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
