Perched high in the Colombian Andes, researchers have found orchid species new to science and are working to save them from changing climate and land use. Colombia's combination of lowland dry forests ...

Colombia has more species of orchid than anywhere else on earth and now Colombian scientist Tatiana Arias is hoping that cataloging and cultivating orchids can help improve the lives of rural and ...

Deep in Colombia’s northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction. Colombia, ...

Deep in Colombia's northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction. Around the ...

Researchers from Poland and Colombia have discovered a new species of orchid whose flower seems to have features more suitable for Halloween than for spring festivals. On a small patch of land located ...

Selbyana, Vol. 26, No. 1/2, Proceedings of the Second International Orchid Conservation Congress (2005), pp. 32-45 (14 pages) The conservation of native orchids in Colombia represents a major ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Colombia, which will host the COP16 UN biodiversity summit later this year, has the world's largest ...

Around the world, the unique flowering plants are increasingly threatened by the slashing down of forests, where most orchids are found. Agricultural technologist Daniel Piedrahita, 62, has made it ...