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In the face of an extinction crisis, one maverick botanist is on a mission to preserve some of the most endangered plants.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal highlights gaps in Nepal’s implementation of CITES regulations, leading to ineffective protection measures.

Deadwood-decomposing fungi feed germinating orchids, providing the carbon their tiny seeds don’t have. The Kobe University finding not only closes a gap in our understanding of wild orchid ecology but ...

There are about 30,000 species of orchids found in the world, and of them 500 are found in Nepal. There are different types of orchids: they are called epiphytes if they cling to trees, lithophytes if ...

The Vegetative Trap: Why It Stalls Orchids, especially the popular Phalaenopsis variety, operate in distinct biological ...

In “The Orchid Thief,” author Susan Orlean wrote of a “phantom” flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida “so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile ...

They look like tiny monkeys peering out from the mist. Known to scientists as Dracula, the so-called "monkey-face orchids" have become online celebrities. Millions of people have shared their photos, ...