John Varigos wrote:
That sounds more like it. As there are some 30,000+ species in the world,
70% = 21,000+ species in Columbia - I don't think so!

John


"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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"Reka" wrote in message
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I'm talking about orchids. Yes, orchids! Colombia grows 450 different
species of these delicate, exotic flowers. Seventy percent of the world's
orchids come from here.
I'm thinking that last sentence could be corrected to something like:

Seventy percent of Colombia's legal horticultural exports are orchids.

:-)

Joanna



I took it to mean 70% of the world's orchid production, and even at that
it is a bit much.

Reka