Wild Orchids of South America

Associação Cearense de Orquidófilos (ACEO)
Orchid growing tips, videos, activities, and association membership information. Photos of wild orchids found in the Brazilian state of Ceará. Founded 1977. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

El Pahuma Orchid Reserve
Cloud forest orchid reserve with over 200 species is located about an hour from Quito, Ecuador. Botanical garden near the reserve entrance to learn about the diversity of montane forest plants.

Brazilian Orchids
Orchid photos, history, anatomy, flowering periods, art gallery, care tips. Orchid quiz. Books. Online magazine the "Orchid News". Delfina de Araujo. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use
The OSSSU is a Darwin Initiative project designed to establish orchid seed banking around the globe (with the current focus on Asia and South and Central America). Based at the Seed Conservation Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew at Wakehurst Place.

Orquídeas do Rio Grande do Sul
Information, including photographs, about orchid species found in south Brazil. Luiz Filipe Varella and Jacques Klein. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideologia
Membership, contact, and activities information. List of orchid species found in Colombia. Publishers of the magazine "ORQUIDEOLOGIA", and several other printed paper information sources. Founded in 1964. Medellín, Colombia.

Canaima Orchids
Specializing in clones of Cattleya and Laelia species. Image gallery of Cattleya habitats in Venezuela. Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Orchid and Botanical Garden of the Ecuadorian Amazon
Promoting the conservation and scientific research of Amazon basin orchids. Environmental education programs. Guided tours offered. Volunteers welcome. Puyo, Ecuador.

Asociación Posadeña de Orquideófilos
Organization whose primary objective is the conservation of orchid species. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.

Floare Orchids
Orchid flasks offered with all CITES and national environmental permits required for international orchid commerce. Creating jobs and funding for conservation in Ecuador. Luis Baquero. Quito, Ecuador.