As part of the series ‘How did orchids get their names?’ the article ‘What is a Cambria?’ was first published in the bimonthly journal of the Netherlands Orchid Society, Orchideeën 3/2021. A few months later it featured in the Orchid Society of Great Britain Journal Vol. 70 No 4. That resulted in an interesting sequel.

Text: Rob Böck
rabock at xs4all.nl
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