Rare Thumb-Sized Orchid First Recorded in Philippine Mining Site
A rare, thumb-sized orchid, Corybas pictus, previously documented in Malaysia and Indonesia, has been recorded for the first time in the Philippines within a mining tenement in Dinagat Islands, highlighting biodiversity in areas undergoing mining operations.
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