"a place... to learn about thousands of species...
The Lankester Botanical Garden... website
www.epidendra.org
...
specific data about each species...
characteristics, photos...
geographic distribution maps, illustrations, pollen images, links to DNA
sequencing sites...
...
The website... is expected to grow at a pace of 1,500 documented species of
orchids per year.
In Costa Rica... there are 1,200... species... identified, distributed
along 178 genera making it one of the countries with the highest density
of orchids in the world, in relation to its relative size.
...
Founded in 1973, the mission of the Lankaster Botanical Garden (part of the
University of Costa Rica) is to promote conservation, enjoyment and
sustainable use of the epiphytic flora through scientific research,
horticulture and environmental education.
Its located in Paraiso, Cartago,... 26 kilometers from San Jose "
URL : http://journalcr.com/news_article.php?article=2283
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