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New Vanilla Finding for Cambodia

1/14/2019

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Photo © Song Det, 2019
This is Vanilla atropogon (atro: dark, and pogon: beard, referring to the dark, hairy lip). 

It was co-described six years ago by Andre Schuiteman from Kew Botanical Garden and was only known from one location (Khanh Hoa Province) in south Vietnam. 

The discovery in Cambodia was made by Mr Det Song in central Cambodia and marks a very nice start for orchid research in 2019! 

Finding Vanilla in the wild is pretty rare, but having the Vanilla in flower is even more of a feat, as the flowers only last for one day. This makes the identification of this plant a real achievement.

As seen on the picture above, a large number of ants seem to be attracted to its pods despite its spectacular flower. As indicated in the publication by Dr Schuiteman, the unusual colour of the lip of V. atropogon in combination with the bad smell of the flowers suggests that it may be pollinated by flies.

There are over 100 known species of Vanilla in the world today, but only 3 are farmed for their commercial value. While early botanists of Indochina like Pierre L. had documented the presence of Vanilla siamensis in Cambodia (1874), the find was confirmed by Dr Dy Phon in 1968, by Marie Martin in 1970, by Marpha Telepova texier, Olga Averyanov, Jancloes (C, C, N), and Tola Sem in 2013/2014. A year later, a new Vanilla finding was also made by Sok Vichea: Vanilla aphylum (leafless). This latest finding is therefore the third known Vanilla species in Cambodia.
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A new orchid centre in Siem Reap

10/24/2018

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The Sok An Phnom Kulen Orchid Research and Conservation Centre in Siem Reap province received the visit of Environment Minister Say Samal on Sunday, who called for more effort to study and preserve orchids in protected areas which can become tourist attractions. Run by a passionate orchid seller and collector Sok Vichea, the new centre hopes to attract tourists and researchers and plans to further orchid collection. Find out more in the Khmer Times article here:
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An Orchid Timeline, thanks to the Chicago Botanical Garden

2/26/2018

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The Chicago Botanical Garden is currently hosting an Orchid Show that features some amazing displays, including an historical orchid timeline* and we have the honour to show-case it here, for you. 
*A few more time-events were added to this digital adaptation produced by OrchidCambodia.
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Video update from the national orchid collection

1/21/2018

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New Orchid Records for Cambodia!

3/17/2017

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A new Cymbidium record from Cambodia / Photo: Cedric Jancloes 2016
This study marks a new step forward in orchid research in Cambodia - and will greatly help us to complete the orchid checklist. It also illustrates perfectly the importance of the National Collection in the work of preservation and research. 

Excerpt from the introduction:
'The orchid flora of Cambodia is still inadequately known. In the most recent enumeration (Seidenfaden, 1992), 164 species were listed for the country. More species have been discovered since, especially by Cedric Jancloes and Marpha Telepova (pers. comm.), but relatively few records have been formally published (Telepova, 2009, 2013; Averyanov, 2013). It is also worth noting that 21 species of Cambodian orchids, some of which represent new records for the country, are described by Leti et al. (2013) and illustrated with colour photographs. Considering the high orchid species richness of the neighbouring countries of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, it is probably a conservative estimate that at least 500 orchid species occur naturally in Cambodia.'

To read the full documents, you can download the first volume here: Download full-text PDF 
and you can download the second volume here: Download full-text PDF
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Dr. Andre Schuiteman in the newly formed national orchid collection at the Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity of the Forestry Administration
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Before and After...

3/16/2017

 

SITE UPDATE!

10/8/2014

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Sorry! Some of you will have noted that our old site has been down. We are now changing our site but it is taking sometime to update the new site. Hope you will understand and keep watching this space for more news coming soon!
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