The tiny and newly discovered orchid in the Playstele genus, one of a genus of Pleurothallids known for their small size, will be a featured attraction for show and sale at this weekend's Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco. It was found in Ecuador, home to 4,000 known orchid species, a thousand of which have been discovered in the past 12 years. The nation is an incubator for biodiversity because of its mountainous terrain, humid winds sweeping in from the Amazon basin and the Equator...
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