Wild Orchids in Myanmar

Last Paradise of Wild Orchids
Volume 3: Shangri-La of Wild Orchids
by Yoshitaka Tanaka, PhD, photographs by Yoshitaka Tanaka and Tin Tin Yee (Ann)

The third volume of a planned series of six, Shangri-La of Wild Orchids focuses on the wide variety of orchid species to be found at high altitudes on and in the vicinity of Victoria Mountain, in the Chin State, close to Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. While Dendrobium is perhaps the most frequently encountered family, a rich assortment of other species are illustrated and described, some of which still require further taxonometric research.

Here, despite its extreme remoteness, road development and the encroachment of poachers are beginning to take a toll on the rich diversity of orchids that occur naturally in this rugged terrain. Orchid lovers worldwide owe a dept of gratitude to Dr Tanaka's continued efforts to record and protect these fragile beauties.

Bilingual English / Japanese text.

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