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rules protect species for future generations."],"affectedParties":["Wild orchid populations","Growers and collectors","Landowners and reserves"]},"owners":{"steward":"The grower for cultivated plants; wild orchids are protected by law.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Species conservation databases","International wildlife trade permit registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q886167","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"flowering plant","type":"related","note":"the family Orchidaceae"},{"target":"vanilla","type":"related","note":"an economic genus"},{"target":"mycorrhizal fungus","type":"related","note":"for germination"},{"target":"CITES","type":"related","note":"all species listed"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.orchid","Wikidata: Q25308 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25308)","taxon: Orchidaceae family name","CITES: appendix I or II all orchids"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["species: 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