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The woods near Baling

It sometimes happens that a plant gets lost after it's discovery. This happened with the orchid Phalaenopsis appendiculata. This tiny species was discovered early last century and since then not seen again untill the 90's.
Clearly these woods are poorly botanized as the species is not rare where we have found it. Another orchid we found during our hike there was the Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. The pictures you'll find here are very likely the first ones ever made of this species as it was also not seen for almost a hundred years before we found it again.
Adenoncos vesiculosa.
Adenoncos vesiculosa.
Adenoncos vesiculosa. Close-up.
Adenoncos vesiculosa. Close-up.
Trigonid bee.
Trigonid bee.
Trigonid bee. Close-up.
Trigonid bee. Close-up.
Bulbophyllum affine.
Bulbophyllum affine.
Bulbophyllum lobbii.
Bulbophyllum lobbii.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. Closer.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. Closer.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. Close-up.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. Close-up.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. Rhizomes.
Cheirostylis goldschmidtiana. Rhizomes.
Chiloschista spec.
Chiloschista spec.
Dragonfly.
Dragonfly.
Giant fig tree.
Giant fig tree.
Giant fig tree from below.
Giant fig tree from below.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. Dangling on one root.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. Dangling on one root.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. With flower.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. With flower.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. With flower. Closer-up.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. With flower. Closer-up.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. With flower. Close-up.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata. With flower. Close-up.
Phalaenopsis appendiculatas (right) and another monopodial (left).
Phalaenopsis appendiculatas (right) and another monopodial (left).
Phreatia plantaginifolia.
Phreatia plantaginifolia.
Phreatia plantaginifolia. Close-up.
Phreatia plantaginifolia. Close-up.