It’s tough to be a wild orchid: Interview with conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal

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It’s tough to be a wild orchid: Interview with conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal

Orchids (members of the family Orchidaceae) are diverse flowering plants with colorful and fragrant blooms and are often described as neglected plants in Nepal, where an estimated 500 or so of the roughly 30,000 species known to science are found. Most orchid plants require tree limbs for support and don’t need soil to grow — hence the garland-like appearance. Also referred to as the “tigers of the plant world,” orchids have been found to be at …