GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia -- In his book "Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy" (2000), American travel writer Eric Hansen gave a vivid account of the complex and often intersecting worlds of obsessive flower collectors, fearless hunters and greedy plant smugglers.
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Grammatophyllum speciosum, also known as the Tiger Orchid, in bloom on Penang Hill, on the Malaysian island of Penang. (Courtesy of Rexy Prakash Chacko)
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