Madagascar
This large island off the east coast of Africa is home to 1,000 species of orchids, of which 85 percent are found nowhere else in the world.
Specialists in nocturnal allure, the flowers of the Angraecum orchids of Madagascar produce a sweet fragrance to attract its night-flying pollinator. Other unusual genera represented here include Grammangis, Jumellea, and Cynorkis.
Ecuador
A conservation hotspot, the tiny Andean country of Ecuador has more than 4,000 species of orchids, more than occur in the entire U.S.
