annual report - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
annual report - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
annual report - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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Close-up of Angraecum longicalcar flower<br />
LONG-SPURRED ANGRAECUM<br />
Angraecum longicalcar<br />
Not Evaluated<br />
Madagascar<br />
$5,000<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> Observation of Grant Recipient<br />
“We only know of one population in the<br />
Itremo Massif, with eight plants or clumps<br />
(we have not dug up the roots to check<br />
whether the ‘shoots’ are from the same<br />
plants). We counted ‘140’ shoots from eight<br />
‘plants’ in February 2010.”<br />
LONG-SPURRED<br />
ANGRAECUM<br />
Angraecum longicalcar<br />
ThERE MAy ONLy BE EIGhT PLANTS LEFT IN ExISTENCE<br />
AND ThESE ARE LOCATED IN ThE CENTRAL hIGhLANDS OF<br />
MADAGASCAR, NEAR ThE VILLAGE OF MAhAVANONA. ThE<br />
ORChID IS WELL kNOWN By LOCALS AS A TREATMENT FOR<br />
STOMACh AILMENTS.<br />
All Photos: Stuart Cable<br />
ANNUAL REPORT 2010 PAGE 13
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