And to go a bit further, one might speculate if such spread could
promote speciation, and the generation of new orchid taxa....well, not
within your lifetime anyway, but still.........

Cheers,
Xi

Susan Erickson wrote:

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 23:30:05 GMT, profpam
wrote:

to a micro-extent am
saddened by the prospect of species being wiped out in places like
Sumatra.
. . . Pam


You have to wonder if the wave carried any of the island species
inland somewhere new and left them deposited.


SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php