New Orchid Species Microsaccus linusii on Borneo !

[Martin Borneo]

Attached here is a new species , Microsaccus linusii named after a friend mine Linus.This is one of the 29 new species of orchid documented in 2009 in Borneo. Flower : Single , Size 1cm x 0.5cm.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Cool orchid bloom, Martin! Thanks for sharing it. I moved your post to a new thread so that everyone will get a chance to see it.

Cheers,
BD

[catttan]

Thanks for sharing, Martin. Read about the new discoveries. I read that some new species of animals too, particularlt frogs. Your friend Linus must be very proud to have a new species named after him. Congrats to him.

[Martin Borneo]

No prob Bruce ! New here . So still trying to find my way around.

Hi Yew Sung. Yes the area has yielded 250 news species including frugs, fish etc. Beside orchid, it discovered 27 new species from the Custard Apple family, Annonaceae. Just cn't imagine we can still find so many new species.

[JohnPrud]

Cool Martin!!! U have uploaded the pic. Linus must be a proud village guy. Yesterday he was Orchid hunting in the wild kerangas forest in Long Pasia. Wish him luck again.
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[catttan]

No prob Bruce ! New here . So still trying to find my way around.

Hi Yew Sung. Yes the area has yielded 250 news species including frugs, fish etc. Beside orchid, it discovered 27 new species from the Custard Apple family, Annonaceae. Just cn't imagine we can still find so many new species.

Very interesting Martin esp the Annonaceae as most of our cultivated varieties are from Central and South America.,Just goes to prove how much work still has to done regarding our own fauna and flora. So happy that you and your friends are directly involved in the research and discovery. Time for our own people to stand up and be counted.Syabas Martin.

[Martin Borneo]

Yes , Yew Seng . This is an interesting family of plant , e.g Cananga odorata from this region is being use to make Chanel#5 perfume. By the way, a 2 vol books , Orchids of Mt. Kinabalu wld be launched next month by a local publisher. Some of the new orchid species will be mentioned there.