[OGD] Dactylorhiza from Himalayas

[Nepal Biotech]

I have read couple of articles and papers that mention declining population 
Dactylorhiza found in Western Himalayas including Nepal. It is mainly due to 
illegal collection of tubers to be used in local and exotic medicine. I am 
trying to find out the quantity of tubers that are exported or sold in local 
market legally or illegally. Anyone with estimate or idea in this regard?

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[OGD] Orchid as food source

[Nepal Biotech]

Regarding some other orchids being edible and used as food source, in some 
parts of remote areas of Nepal, wild orchids are used as cattle feed. I have 
also tried eating seed pods of Dendrobium longicornu. Some native people eat 
them to quench their thirst in the summer.

Braz

Thanks for your comment about the vinelike habit of orchids of the
Vanilleae tribe.
I most appreciate that you provided a reference to Dressler's book on 
which
you based your assertion.

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On the subject of Vanillae, you mentioned in a previous post : "the fruits
are aromatic, and would be quite attractive to animals as a food source."
That is an interesting point.
Do you have any reference that indicates that animals (excluding 
humans...)
actually eat vanilla pods ?
Do you know of other orchids of any genus that are a food source for 
animals ?

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Regards,
Viateur

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There is a Brazilian web site giving details of all the winners. It is
HYPERLINK 
"http://www.delfinadearaujo.com/"http://www.delfinadearaujo.com/.
Choose English and on the next page go to the bottom for details of WOC at
Dijon.


   Colin.
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[OGD] Re: edible and medicinal orchids

[Nepal Biotech]

We had presented a poster and a paper on Orchids with medicinal properties
in Nepal in the year 2000 during Nepal-Japan symposium on Conservation and
Utilization of Himalayan Medicinal Resources in Kathmandu. The full paper is
in the proceedings of the symposium. At that time, 53 species of 34 genera
were listed as having medicinal properties. Most of the orchids are used in
ethnic and traditional medicines. If interested in the reprints and copies
of the paper, please contact me directly.

Braz Vaidya
Himalayan Orchid Trust
Nepal


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