Fig. 1. P. spicerianum plants in the wild with flower, capsule, seed and plants developed from asymbiotic seed germination ready for reintroduction. a.
Plant of P. spicerianum on a soil covered cliff in the wild. b. Flower of P. spicerianum from plants maintained at XTBG nursery. c. Mature capsules of P.
spicerianum at 356 DAP. d. Scanning electron micrograph of P. spicerianum seed. e and f. The seedlings after protocorms were transplanted into 3.0 g l−1
Hyponex No 1 with 1.0 mg l−1 NAA, 0.5 g l−1
activated charcoal and 10% banana homogenate medium for 1 month and 3 months, respectively. g. Seedlings
transplanted into soil containing pots ready for re-introduction into the wild.