Comments on Sarawak Lens: Phalaenopsis Habitat

@Corbin, I'll be away for a week or so but do ...

2011-06-17T00:10:40.383+08:00

@Corbin, I'll be away for a week or so but do contact me via email, sarawaklens@gmail.com and I'll get back to you when I return from my trip.

Your reply...is very politely said. However, you a...

2011-06-16T00:12:18.140+08:00

Your reply...is very politely said. However, you are actually speaking of human induced deforestation which is the the root cause of habitat loss for our orchids. And nothing gets me more angry than a group of politicians who use terms such as “Sustainable development,” “maximum sustainable yields,” “resource conservation,“ “wise use” which are in fact attempts to sugar-coat their ongoing intention to exploit nature for our own, often in-defensible, ends.

I would like to visit Sarawak soon and spend some time in your country and experience you culture. The issue I do not know anyone in Sarawak, and not knowing the area, I would find it difficult to explore your jungles in search of orchids. I need to make some local contacts who could assist me once I reach Sarawak and help me locate a local guide and/or water taxi, which will get me deep into the jungle.

@Amy, that's true, nothing like seeing the rea...

2011-06-15T14:20:28.475+08:00

@Amy, that's true, nothing like seeing the real thing in their natural habitat!

@Corbin, there's the World Orchid Conference in Singapore this November, many friends are attending that and visiting Borneo just before or after the conference. Best to come see the orchids soon, they are fast disappearing due to habitat loss and over-collection.

I would love to come to your country and experienc...

2011-06-10T06:06:06.007+08:00

I would love to come to your country and experience some of your wilderness areas and photograph some orchids in situ. How do I keep informed about whats happening in Sarawak?

I saw these lovely flowers for sale in my grocery ...

2011-06-10T05:13:44.812+08:00

I saw these lovely flowers for sale in my grocery story here in Anchorage, Alaska. How wonderful to see them in their natural setting. People love to see our bears in a zoo but nothing can compare to seeing them in their own homes. Thank you, Amy In Alaska

Oh by the way, it rains year round but there is mu...

2009-12-26T01:20:12.851+08:00

Oh by the way, it rains year round but there is much less rain in the dry months of June to August. Even so, these swamps never really dry out and the humidity level remains very high.

Thanks Alain and Lou. Lou, the leaves are dry but...

2009-12-26T01:18:51.195+08:00

Thanks Alain and Lou.
Lou, the leaves are dry but the roots and tree trunks are either wet or at least moist. Don't forget this is a swamp and the humidity level is 100%.

These are very interesting photos which help all o...

2009-11-22T09:19:14.705+08:00

These are very interesting photos which help all of us who try to grow and reproduce these plants. It was especially interesting to see how dry they appear to be. The trunks do not seem to have much moss on them. How often does it rain there?
Thanks for these photos,
Lou

Many thanks for those great pictures from Phalaeno...

2009-11-22T04:28:00.418+08:00

Many thanks for those great pictures from Phalaenopsis in-situ. That's indeed very informative and I hope the plants you saved will produce a numerous offspring! With chance this place will stay undisturbed for many years and the Phals. will grow and bloom in their true home!

Alain

Hi Martin, I've never seen photos of phals in ...

2009-11-14T23:11:15.320+08:00

Hi Martin, I've never seen photos of phals in their natural habitat before myself except maybe for P. cornu-cervi but those were plant photos and did not show the habitat.

I read about Phal lowii having roots submerging in...

2009-11-14T05:32:13.425+08:00

I read about Phal lowii having roots submerging into the water but this one seems to be a much greater phal.

In Christensons "Phalaenopsis" I read that the in situ place is unfortunatley unknown for many phal species. So you've made a kind of sensational finding. I hope these plants will get the chance to survive in situ.

yep! mmg lain (jauh lagi best!) tgk di habitat asa...

2009-11-13T09:59:29.251+08:00

yep! mmg lain (jauh lagi best!) tgk di habitat asal banding dgn di nursery atau di rumah. harap tempat ni kekal sentiasa.

wah! syurga!syurga....... bestnya dapat melihat se...

2009-11-13T09:30:40.892+08:00

wah! syurga!syurga.......
bestnya dapat melihat sendiri okid di habitat asal mereka, terutamanya phalaenopsis. akak selalu tengok pandurata, merpati, finaly and few others yangcommon aje.

Edna, many orchids are fragrant! Some phals flower...

2009-11-13T07:55:24.360+08:00

Edna, many orchids are fragrant! Some phals flower year round while others flower only a couple times a year. Phalaenopsis schilleriana for example, needs a cool period to flower well.

Never knew that orchids are fragrant! Do they flow...

2009-11-13T07:40:02.749+08:00

Never knew that orchids are fragrant! Do they flower in certain season?