"Development is threatening the survival of a species... found along the coastal forest here [SETIU] and in Besut. Clearing of land for agriculture and residential projects... blamed for the imminent extinction of the Doritis pulc[h]errima [Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.] unless something is done to save the plant.
... development will probably lead to the extinction of this species in Terengganu. "The orchid has commercial value and the potential for hybridisation," said Hamdan Osman, president of the Perak Orchidist Association. Hamdan... concerned that other species found in the area, such as the Bulbophyllum abbreviatum, an unidentified Coelogyne species, Bromhe[a]dia finlaysoniana, Eria atrovinosa and Vanda hookeriana [Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.], would be lost... "I was surprised to find the Vanda hookeriana in the area. I thought it was endemic to Perak. This, too, will be gone from Penarik if it is not salvaged," he said." article URL : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/20070426072210/Article/index_html ****************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
