orchids of Cameroon
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Loading... - Joseph Ibrahim
- 07 Apr 2023
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Orchids represent one of the world’s most extraordinary evolutionary successful plant groups. They can be found in almost every continent and habitat and showcase some of the most peculiar and complex flowers in the plant world.
Unsurprisingly, orchids are proportionally diverse in Cameroon, ranging from small weird mycoheterotrophic species (which do not rely on photosynthesis to survive and instead take nutrients from fungi) to inconspicuously-flowered soil-based species and extravagantly-flowered epiphytes (which grow on top of other plants).
Cameroon is home to some of the world’s most delicate and threatened orchids – some so rare their locations must be kept secret for their protection.
Here in the midst of Orchids 2023, Cameroon, we invite you to take a trip with us through the various breathtaking biomes of Cameroon to learn more about its amazing and unique orchid species and how they are featured by our Science Collection Digitisation Project. Read More..
