The story of how the specimens ended up in Philadelphia is a bit complicated, but it starts in 1803, the year before Lewis and Clark embarked on their roughly 8,000-mile trek. By that point ...

Chemerong-Berembun-Langsir mountain range, habitat of Thismia aliasii. Credit: Siti-Munirah MY, Mohamad Alias S “It was not easy to obtain specimens for further study as its habitat is on the mountain ...