Wild collected orchids on the internet!

[carnivorous23]

Hi,

I'm just wondering, does anyone know of laws regarding trading wild collected orchids? There is a person that has obviously wild collected seeds and plants on an exchange list on another forum (not here, but I think people may be able to guess which one...), I'm wondering if it is legal or not? And, if it isn't, who to contact?

 

[Tony Paroubek]

It depends on what the orchids are. Some countries have laws against collecting them. Most do not. Some are listed on CITES 1, most are not.

Tony