Darwin’s orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale)
Threats
All of Madagascar’s orchids face loss of habitat through logging and clearance for agriculture, while the most beautiful and rarest species are threatened by over collection for the horticultural trade (9).
Conservation
Darwin’s orchid is listed under Appendix II of CITES which makes it an offence to trade this species without a permit (1). Fortunately, many specimens available in cultivation have been propagated from seeds rather than collected from the wild (7). Orchid conservation in Madagascar is spearheaded by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, who are raising funds through the Threatened Plants of Madagascar Appeal to establish a local nursery and develop appropriate propagation methods for endangered Malagasy orchids (9).
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