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Anoectochilus sandvicensis, also called Hawaii jewel-orchid, is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] It is found in the Haleakala National Park. [3] It grows in dense, dark, and continuously saturated forest. [4]
It is endemic to Hawaii. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. When the orchid was added to the Endangered Species List in 1996 there were fewer than 35 individuals remaining, divided amongst small populations located on the islands of Kauai, Maui, and Molokai. [3] It has been extirpated from Oahu. By 2009 there were ...
Orchids by country — Orchidaceae genera and species by native origin/location. Subcategories This category has the following 63 subcategories, out of 63 total.
Orchidelirium, also called orchidomania or orchid fever, is the name given to the Victorian era's flower madness for collecting and discovering orchids.Wealthy orchid fanatics of the 19th century sent explorers and collectors to almost every part of the world in search of new varieties and species of orchids.
Enchanting Floral Gardens — of Kula, Maui. The Enchanted Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui is a botanical garden located in Kula, on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The 8 acres (3.2 ha) garden is in the mountains, at 2,500 feet (760 m) above sea level. The gardens contain over 2000 species of subtropical and tropical plants from around the world.
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The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, known as The Orchid Album, is a horticultural work by Robert Warner and Benjamin Samuel Williams of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897 and illustrated by John Nugent Fitch and by Gertrude Hamilton.
Charles Schweinfurth (April 13, 1890 – November 16, 1970) was an American botanist and plant collector who distinguished himself by his studies on orchids. [1] He predominantly collected species from Peru which he described in his four volume reference work Orchids of Peru (1958).