Botanist Discovers New Species of Potato Orchid in Madagascar


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.

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/gast...lus-09173.html