When we talk about the orchids in Cuba, it is abundantly obvious that the local Orchid Botanic center from Soroa region is one of the related first preferences. It is located in the western Artemisa province which has more than 700 species and it was created in 1943.
When we talk about the orchids in Cuba, it is abundantly obvious that the local Orchid Botanic center from Soroa region is one of the related first preferences. It is located in the western Artemisa province which has more than 700 species and it was created in 1943.
Nevertheless, it has been of great interest for the Cuban scientific community the number and development of this collection and family of plants and the aforementioned place is a proof of it to the eastern part of the nation where there has been a work in that sense, since January 2013.
At present time, its collection includes 81 species that are part of 49 genres and 12 of them are endemic ones, 46 are native and 23 are exotic ones. Moreover, there are 20 land species locally named as 10 hemiepifita and 51 epifita ones.
The one named as Encyclia with six species and the Broughtonia one with three species are within the most representative species. There are other really proper representative ones such as the Epidendrum and the Prosthechea ones, along with five species each, According to the most recent publication of the local Bissea bulletin.
Given its singular beauty, the orchids are really demanded by the population and this means a big threat given there is an intense pressure against these species’ natural populations of not only due to the collectors as such but also due to the existence of local illegal dealers. The collections for preservations like the ones from the local Jardín Botánico (Botanic Garden) center from Holguín province will allow counteracting its excessive extraction in the wild through a proper dissemination of native species from the Botanic gardens for their commercialization.
The Bissea bulletin is aimed at disseminating the actions which are being developed in favor of the preservation of the Cuban flora. Its name honors founder of the National Botanic Garden of Cuba and German Professor and PhD. Johannes Bisse who worked intensely in the related training of the Cuban Botanists to whom we owe our gratitude about essential books for consultation like the one entitled ´Árboles de Cuba.
Source: ACN