The blue orchid hadn’t been seen in 80 years, motivating a team joined by Kew orchidologist Dr André Schuiteman to go in search of it in 2020. In their search for D. azureum, t hey summited the ...

The blue orchid (Dendrobium azureum Schuit.) is a rare and endemic species found exclusively in Raja Ampat’s Waigeo Island Nature Reserve. The species has been classified as endangered on the ...