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Illegal trade finds 2 new orchid species
- Jacob Phelps
- Oct 31, 2014
- 1 min read

Never before known to science, we recently found 2 new orchid species hidden amongst Thailand's illegal wild plant markets. Following dozens of surveys of markets that sell wild-collected protected plants, we noticed several distinctive species, including the newly-described Bulbophyllum anodon and Bulbophyllum dasystachys. What are the implications of discovering new species via illegal trade?
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