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Rare Exotic Orchids

Photo by WK Fletcher Doing some research on rare orchids, I came across a few news articles regarding the discovery of a rare orchid in 1987. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, also known as The Gold of Kinabalu Orchid or the Rotchschild's Orchid is believed to grow in the wild in only one location. If you want to see this beautiful slipper orchid growing in the wild, you will have to visit the Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia. That is quite a journey from the east coast of the United States. Following is some information from Wikipedia about the Malaysian Park. "Kinabalu Park  or  Taman Kinabalu  in  Malay , established as one of the first  national parks of Malaysia  in 1964, is Malaysia's first  World Heritage Site  designated by  UNESCO  in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including ...