paph, dendro and more from the wild

[baodai]

Hello all,
I posted it here so some of you can learn something about paph from the wild. no paticular order, paph micranthum, henry, hirs, mali and some dendro.
Personally, there is more paph still exist then you thought it would be, It is the matter who do you ask and how you ask that person. If you ask them to show you where is a paticular paph located, they won't show you where, if you ask to order them, they will ask you how many kg do you want. There are alot wild orchid collectors from Vietnam, every single group has it secret location, If you add all of the un tell group together you will find alot interesting place. I'm sure there is some unknow paph that haven't discorver yet, but the collector doesn't have much knowledge about it.
Another notice, wild collector sells plant by kilo. So, dendro and other heavy orchid plants is more reasonable to collect than paph, plus they would live longer so it is easier to transfer to the buyer. I can talk more but i stop here
I also think, CITES should do more research before they put plant on dangerous list. They can't ask someone sit at the office and tell them how many plants acuately at the wild. (where do they gather the info, most collector won't tell them where it is), by the way pics are not taken by me
NYEric would you like to join us for a wild trip? I know Bob from Albany would like to go. It is dangerous, it is your own risk i warm you
Thanks,
BD

 

[Ross]

Fantastic photos! In the third picture are those malipoense in spike?

 

[Paul]

thank you for sharing!! many many henryanum in bloom, wow!!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

What a treat, thanks for the view. So, I'd like a kilo of micranthum, hangianum, emersonii...

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Cool snake too!!! :clap:

 

[etex]

Great pictures! Very interesting!! It is very nice to see so many healthy orchids in their own habitat! So many blooming henrys!! I hope the wild collectors never find these sites you've shown us!! Thank you for sharing these awesome photos and information with us!!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I hope the wild collectors never find these sites you've shown us!! Thank you for sharing these awesome photos and information with us!!

Very likely it was the collectors who took the shots...honestly I'm not being a jerk when I say that since it is often the truth.

 

[NYEric]

NYEric would you like to join us for a wild trip? I know Bob from Albany would like to go. It is dangerous, it is your own risk i warm you
Thanks,
BD

Me!?!? I would never do anything dangerous or adventurous! :rollhappy:

 

[SlipperFan]

What a treat, thanks for the view. So, I'd like a kilo of micranthum, hangianum, emersonii...

...and henryanum!

 

[paphioboy]

Wow... :drool: :drool: :drool: Interesting to see these growing in situ.. especially those gorgeous henryanum and malipoense.. Interesting that henryanum grows alongside a lot of small bulbo or coelogyne species...

 

[baodai]

Fantastic photos! In the third picture are those malipoense in spike?

yes, the are malipoense Ross
BD

 

[baodai]

What a treat, thanks for the view. So, I'd like a kilo of micranthum, hangianum, emersonii...

You need to order more than that, it is waste of time to collect 3 kilo
BD

 

[Pete]

thanks those pictures are awesome!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

You need to order more than that, it is waste of time to collect 3 kilo
BD

Ha Ha! I was just kidding!

OK, I'll take 10 kilos of micranthum....:evil:

 

[TyroneGenade]

Thanks for the pictures. Seems our dear Paphs are more lithophytes than terrestrials. Hmm... Did you observe much about their growth habit: how the roots rooted on the substrate? How thick was the leaf litter around those Parvies?

 

[JeanLux]

Great pics!!!! Thanks!!! malipo and henry :drool: ! Jean

would be interesting to know how much time those malipo need to spike and flower!!!

 

[noel]

love the henryanum colonies...and dont forget the malipos in bud

 

[SlipperKing]

BD, What speices is growing on the slanted tree trunk in such masses??? Second row, third PIC

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

My plane gets in about an hour from now. I'll see you at the gate. Really, thanks so much for sharing those photos with us.

 

[weiyiatosu]

I have heard in south-eastern part of China, when the villagers cannot find enough grass to feed their cow, they feed their cows Paph. micranthum and ameniacum. There are that many wild Paphs. I don't know if the story is real though. If I was from there, I would make sure to take out Paph. micranthum var. alba before I feed the cows.