Marshside bee orchid

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The Lady's Slipper - Britain's rarest wild orchid

Source : yahoo!news 7/5/2010

Britain's rarest wild flower will receive police protection from theives when it blooms later this month.

The Lady's Slipper orchid at Silverdale Golf Course in Carnforth, Lancashire, is the last remaining flowering plant of its kind growing wild in Britain.

It is protected by law but wildlife officers are so concerned about it they are setting up extra patrols.

Police are considering tagging the plant with a specialist marker fluid normally used to deter burglars.

Cuttings from the plant are so rare that they can be sold to collectors for up to £5,000.

Horticultural experts have tried to re-introduce the purple and yellow species in other areas but none of them have flowered.

Pokok Misai Kucing

Scientific name

Orthosiphon Stamineus

Family

Features

Pokok renek, kecil dan tumbuh menegak di atas tanah dengan ketinggian di antara 1 kaki hingga 4 kaki. Mempunyai akar yang berserabut, struktur batangnya yang lembut dan daunnya berbentuk kecil, bergerigi tirus membujur dengan saiz di antara 2 hingga 3cm. Mempunyai 2 jenis bunga yang cantik berwarna putih dan ungu.

Countries

Ecological requirements

1. Tumbuh di atas semua jenis tanah.

Advantages or usages

1. Membuang dan mencuci darah dari toksid berlebihan untuk merawat penyakit darah tinggi dan kencing manis

2. Merawat saluran kencing dan buah pinggang supaya proses membuang air kencing menjadi lancar dan menggelakkan penyakit batu karang serta jangkitan saluran kencing

3. Membantu tubuh mengeluarkan asid urik yang berlebihan terutama pada sendi bagi merawat penyakit Ghout.

4. Mengurangkan kadar kalestrol dalam darah.

Bulbophyllum Lasianthum (Flower)

Duck Orchid

Anybody knows this orchid name and from which orchid family?

Coelogyne Rochusenii (3)

Coelogyne Rochusenii (2)