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OrchidsWILD

OF CAMERON HIGHLANDS

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CAMERON HIGHLANDS


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REGIONAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

AWARENESS

CAMERON HIGHLANDS

Orchids

WILD

OF CAMERON HIGHLANDS

A community based project onenvironmental conservation and

awareness

First published February 2009


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CONTENTS

07 PrologueCameron Highlands11A hill resortThe montane forest16 Montane forests18Biodiversity hotspot in the highlands21Cameron Highlands; an orchid havenThe Orchid family25 Orchidaceae a family like no otherOrchids in the wild30 Terrestrial Orchids71 Saprophytic Orchids77 Epiphytic Orchids166A whole lot more!Threats to orchids182Development and land clearing184 Illegal orchid poaching

Conservation189Why protect the natural rainforest?190Conservation efforts of REACH192 Ecotourism; plays a vital role193REACH orchid team194A new discovery196Lost and found197Photographing orchids198Index201 Glossary

202 Acknowledgements


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This is another lovely Coelogyne orchid. This epiphyte has pseudo-bulbs carrying long,

pendulous, 4 to 12 flowered inflorescences. The flowers are predominantly white. Sepalsand petals are snow white. Lips are white on the outer surface but brown on the inner

surface which is streaked with white veins. The landing pad on the lip is a bright

attractive yellow to lure insects. This species is found in Peninsular Malaysia in montane

forests. They live on shrubs, tree trunks and large branches at elevations of 1650 to 2000

meters.

Coelogyne kaliana

Flower Size 2.5cm


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Monkey cups basking in the sun on the

mountain peak of Gunung Brinchang.


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Its striking feature is the very generous white lip with brown stripes. The lip has 2 keels and

the terminal part of the lip has a rough surface. The sepals and petals are a peach-brown.This species is relatively large with pseudobulbs around 20 cm and leaves about 10 cm.

The inflorescence is about half to one metre long with many flowers blooming at one time.

They are distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Coelogyne dayana

Flower Size 2.5cm


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Words cannot adequately describe this wonderful flower, which is yet another proof of

Mother Natures creative genius. The flowers numbering 6 to 8 are beautifully arranged ina circle to form a crown of greenish-yellow. The sepals are long and tapering with dark

green veins. The petals are narrower than the sepals and their ends are almost whisker-like.

The lip resembles a lolling tongue of white with a dark purple centre. They are found in

the Peninsular Malaysia, the Moluccas and Sumatra at elevations of around 760 to 1000

meters.

Bulbophyllum

virescens

Flower Size 30cm

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