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12-23-2020, 09:20 AM
Botanist Discovers New Species of Potato Orchid in Madagascar

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Dec 21, 2020

Dr. Johan Hermans, a botanist specializing in orchids and an honorary research associate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has discovered a new species of the orchid genus Gastrodia in humid evergreen forests in southeast Madagascar.

Established by Robert Brown in 1810, Gastrodia is a genus of terrestrial leafless orchids in the family Orchidaceae.

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