“Each discovery of this kind shows us how much we still don’t know about Palawan’s biodiversity,” Bustamante said in an email interview. “In this day and age, when it seems that we’ve discovered everything, Corybas circinatus reminds us of how much our environment can still surprise us.”
The new species was immediately distinguished based on the team’s existing knowledge of the genus. However, Bustamante said that other subject matter experts had to peer-review their findings for proper documentation. The first helmet orchid discovered in the province was first photographed at Mt. Victoria in June 2007 by Robinson, an Australian botanist who was also part of the research team that discovered the new species. Though categorically recognized as a new species at that time, the helmet orchid remained scientifically undescribed, as permits to collect samples were not secured until such a time that there were locally led expeditions.
According to the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, the country held four other known Corybas species, including the two discovered in Palawan.
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