蘭花保育：選購人工栽培蘭花　Orchids Conservation: Buy Propagated Orchids
Channel: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (Official)
Date: 2019-01-31

選購人工栽培蘭花　保護植物多樣性

新年將至，很多人都喜歡選購蘭花點綴家居。然而市面上有部份蘭花並非來自人工栽培，而是遭人從野外非法採摘出售，損害生態環境及危害野生蘭花種群。本園高級生態學家紀仕勳博士將講解野生蘭花所面對的威脅，以及如何分辨出野生及人工栽培蘭花。

How to make the right choice to protect biodiversity when buying an orchid

People love growing an orchid at home during Chinese New Year, but some of the orchids are collected from the wild illegally, instead of coming from a sustainable production. This affects the biodiversity and threatens population of wild orchids. Dr. Stephan Gale, senior ecologist of KFBG, shares the threats faced by Orchids, and the way to differentiate between wild orchids and propagated orchids.