Design of an interpretive trail and conservation of native orchids (Orchidaceae) in an anthropized landscape

Abstract

Objective: Design an interpretative trail of native orchids in the gardens of the Córdoba Campus of the Colegio de Postgraduados.

Design/methodology/approach: The research is descriptive and field type. First, the feasibility of the trail was validated through an electronic survey; then several field trips were made, the script was created and, finally, the interpretive script of the trail was validated.

Results: The orchid interpretive trail was considered feasible by 95% of those surveyed. The inventory of the trail area allowed us to verify that the orchids are accessible in all the seasons along the route. The design of the interpretive path has nine thematic stations: 1. Introduction, 2. Walk of the Catasetum, 3. Germination in vitro, 4. Acclimatization of orchids, 5. Miniature orchids, 6. Establishment of orchids in phorophytes, 7. The walk of the Laelias, 8. The walk of the flowers of May and 9. The ears of donkey. The interpretive path allows to know and appreciate the diversity of wild orchids, with 28 species and their phorophytes, in a 700 m walk, for 2.5 hours.

Limitations on study/implications: It is a guided interpretive trail.

Findings/conclusions: The interpretive trail allows you to appreciate the importance of the Orchidaceae family, one of the largest families in Mexico and the world, its environmental and ornamental importance.