Scott's Botanical Links--December 2003 December 12, 2003 Native orchids of Provence (France) December 2, 2003 - Botanical Society of America s Statement on Evolution http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx/dec03.shtml
Extractions: December 16, 2003 - An Introduction to the Styx - Tasmania's Valley of the Giants The Styx Valley of Tasmania, Australia, contains the tallest angiosperm trees on Earth, Eucalyptus regnans . Some of the tallest may exceed 310 feet in height, second only to the coastal redwoods. Some are more than 400 years old and massive. Ironically, the Styx is on the edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area-one of the great temperate wilderness areas on Earthbut not in it. Therefore, this region is available for logging and the methods of regenerating new growth are draconian, involving the extermination of herbivores to assure success. The Wilderness Society of Tasmania (authors of this site) encourages making this into a Valley of the Giants National Park. Perhaps, with the recent announced death of the world's largest tree (URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3306655.stm ), there may be pressure to save the tall trees. (***1/2) -S December 15, 2003
Garden Botany -- Plant Conservation World trade in orchids totaled about 9.3 million plants in 1989; Native terrestrial orchids, which are especially threatened as they have yet to be http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/conservation/con_collection.html
Extractions: @import "/common/bbg.css"; @import "/common/filter.css"; Skip navigation Search for: Gardening Techniques Garden Design Great Plants Gardening for Wildlife ... Plant Conservation While the main threat to plants is loss of habitat, commercial collection from the wild continues to decrease populations of some species to the point of endangerment. Although the commercial propagation of plants has increased dramatically in recent decades (for example, the vast majority of the more than 1 billion bulbs sold in the U.S. each year are now propagated), national and international trade of wild plants continues, usually due to the difficulty of propagating certain species and to a lack of awareness on the part of consumers as to the origin - wild or propagated - of the plants they purchase. To avoid encouraging the commercial trade of wild-collected plants, gardeners are advised to pass up any specimen that shows one of the following signs: Roots that have been compressed into a pot.
New Page 1 Floral and pollinator divergence in two sexually deceptive Cape orchids. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF botany 81 185194. 15. Johnson, SD, Steiner, K. Kurzweil, http://www.botany.unp.ac.za/Staff/Johnson/cv.htm
Extractions: updated 18 February 2005) Journal articles Johnson, S. D. Disa spathulata (Orchidaceae) differing in morphology and floral fragrance. PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION (in press). Johnson, S. D. 2005. Testing for ecological and genetic Allee effects in the invasive shrub Senna didymobotra (Fabaceae). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY (in press). 68 Massinga, P. H., Johnson, S. D. Pentanisia species (Rubiaceae). ANNALS OF BOTANY 95: 389-399. Johnson, S. D. Johnson, S. D. 2005. Pollen limitation and demographic structure in small fragmented populations of Brunsvigia radulosa (Amaryllidaceae). OIKOS 108: 253-262. Johnson, S. D. 2005. The southern African orchid flora: composition, sources, and endemism. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY 32: 29-47. Johnson, S. D. 2004. Specialized pollination by spider-hunting wasps in the African orchid Disa sankeyi . PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION (in press). Johnson, S. D. 2004. Breeding systems of invasive alien plants in South Africa: does Bakers Rule apply? DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS 10: 409-416. Johnson, S. D.
Lehnebach Et Al.—Pollination Of Four NZ Terrestrial Orchids Pollination studies of four New Zealand terrestrial orchids and the implication for their New Zealand Journal of botany, 2005, Vol. 43 467477 http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjb/2005/026.php
Extractions: Palmerston North, New Zealand Abstract The New Zealand orchid flora comprises 25 genera and over 100 species. Most of the species are terrestrial and are found throughout the country. Terrestrial orchids are the most threatened group within the family. We studied the pollination ecology of four terrestrial orchids: Gastrodia cunninghamii Thelymitra longifolia Pterostylis alobula , and P. patens . Reproduction of these orchids relies on contrasting reproductive strategies. Thelymitra longifolia is predominantly self-pollinated, whereas both Pterostylis species are cross-pollinated and have an absolute dependence on pollinators. Hand-pollination treatments showed
Orchids Hawkes, Alex D. orchids. Their botany and culture. Foreword by John W. Blowers. New York, etc., Harper Row, 1961, pp. xii, 297, colourfrontispiece and http://www.meemelink.com/books pages/books.orchids.html
Extractions: HOME SEARCH REFERENCES ORDER INFORMATION ... LINKS Orchids wild and cultivated orchids ... Orchids: Their culture and management. With descriptions of all the kinds in general cultivation. London, L. Upcott Gill, (1890), 1. edition, pp. xi, 554, (22, adv.), 117 text-illustrations, 44 (folding) engraved plates and 8 chromolithographed plates, large 8vo, gilt edges, cloth with gilt lettering and coloured orchids on spine and cover (slightly rubbed). The number of plates mentioned in these bibliographies varies very much. This copy is however complete. The last pages (mainly advertisements) faintly waterstained on upper margin. Attractive copy with fine chromolithographed plates (one signed by G. Severeyns). * Nissen BBI 2111n; Great flower books Orchids of Guatemala. Chicago, Chicago Natural History Museum, 1952-1953, 2 parts in 1 volume, pp. xiii, 727, many text-illustrations (drawings; mostly full-page), 8vo, cloth (original wrappers preserved). Fieldiana: botany lOrchidée en Belgique.
Oxford University Press: Genera Orchidacearum: Alec M. Pridgeon Classification of orchids based on evolutionary history, determined by morphology Finn N. Rasmussen is Associate Professor at the Botanical Institute, http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/LifeSciences/Botany/?view=usa&ci=0
Linda Mary Reeves Linda trained in Tropical botany taught by Harvard University and the University of Linda enjoys hiking, gardening, collecting and growing orchids, http://www.sjc.cc.nm.us/pages/429.asp
Extractions: CO-EDITOR (MANAGING EDITOR), PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATOR Linda Mary Reeves is the Co-Editor and Principal Illustrator for the Bolack San Juan Basin Flora Project. She functions as the managing editor responsible for author and illustrator coordination, editing of manuscripts, other documents and agreements, publicity and production of graphics and botanical line drawings for the project. She also is a botanist on the project who will be contributing treatments of the Orchidaceae (Orchid Family), Rubiaceae (Coffee Family), Martyniaceae (Devil's Claw Family), Zygophyllaceae (Tree-of-Life or Caltrop Family) and other tropically based plant families. She has traveled and collected plants in the tropical Western Hemisphere, including Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Guatemala. Linda received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biology at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, working under Calloway Dodson and Thomas Pliske. Linda trained in Tropical Botany taught by Harvard University and the University of Miami at Fairchild Tropical Gardens. She worked for five years on a Ph.D. in Systematic Botany under Don Pinkava at Arizona State University in Tempe. She is the former President of the Orchid Society of Arizona. She has published papers on orchids of Minnesota, including the rarest orchid in the United States
Extractions: Bromeliad Society International American Orchid Society Epiphytes What is an Epiphyte? ... Photo of bromeliads growing as epiphytes. Stern, K.R. 1991. Introductory Plant Biology. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown. Darwin, Charles. 1862. Fertilization of Orchids by Insects. London, Murray. (1979 reprint) Current Queue Current Queue for Botany Botany archives Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Botany MadSci Home Information Search ... Join Us! MadSci Network, webadmin@www.madsci.org
Botany Online: Evolution: Charles Darwins Life The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilized by insects (1862) and The These two botanical essays of DARWIN present a whole host of http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e36/36b.htm
Extractions: DARWIN studied first medicine at the University of Edinburgh and subsequently theology at the University of Cambridge, but his grandfathers work "Zoonomia or the laws of organic life " (1794/96) containing some initial ideas about the evolution of organisms and his friendship with the botanist J. S. HENSLOW from Cambridge influenced him a far more. From 1831 to 1836, DARWIN participated as a natural scientist in a journey around the world on board of the research ship Beagle . The journey became a crucial experience for DARWIN and was the starting point of all of his later works. During this time, he made the first observations for his theory of selection. The study of marine fossils in the higher Andes and the characteristic flora and fauna of the Galapagos Archipelago impressed him particularly. He summarized the results of this journey in a preliminary report followed in 1860 by the detailed version The Voyage of the Beagle The German translation was published in 1875. Some years after his return to England, DARWIN moved to his country seat
Search Directory Page Myanmar Native orchids. Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt. The Department of botany, University of Yangon has recently published a beautifully illustrated booklet http://www.myanmar.com/gov/perspec/2004/6-2004/orc.htm
Taxacom Listserv Archive For 1995 Wisconsin Orchids On WWW We are developing various home pages on WWW for the botany Department and the Interactive Key to Wisconsin orchids developed by a graduate student, http://biodiversity.uno.edu/~gophtax/_gophtax.95/0770.html
Extractions: INFO. SOURCES - PLANT SOCIETIES Virtual International Conifer Society Conifer Arboretums and Botanical Gardens Amer. Conifer Society Bromeliad Society International Bromeliad Encyclopedia (Florida Council of Brom.Soc.) Bromeliad InfoCenter Bromeliad Soc.of South Florida Cactus and Succulent Mall International Society of Arboriculture International Carnivorous Plant Society National Gardening Association On-Line Publisher American Horticultural Society International Plant Names Index Internet Directory for Botany: All Links The Bible of Botany Links
Extractions: (TERMINOLOGY RELATED TO ORCHIDS) T his is a short list of botanical terms primarily encountered when relating to orchids. I have attemped to define the terms in "plain English" but some of the definitions are still sometimes rather cryptic in that they use "other" terms that may not be familiar to you. Although I have hypertexed (linked) some words in the definitions to assist you, I limited the use of hyperlinks to avoid sending you "bouncing from word to word to word" like some other online glossaries. If so, please let me know Linda, The Orchid Lady A ACAULESCENT Having no visible stem, or a very short one ACAULIS Having no stem ACCRETE Grown together ACICULAR Needlelike spine; pointed; bristle ACINACIFORM Scimitar-shaped. A "scimitar" is a type of curved sword you see in those 1,001 Arabian Nights type movies. I.E. curved-shaped. ACRANTHOUS Term applies to sympodial type orchids, referring to the annual portions of successive growth of the rhizome , each beginning with scaled-leaves, ending with an inflorescence ACROPETAL Leaves and flowers developing successively (one after the other) on one axis so youngest is at the apex (top).
The Sobralia Pages; The Literature; Edited 13 September 2005 1978) Studies in American orchids X, in Botanical Museum Leaflets, Samuel Sprunger Ed. (1991) orchids from the Botanical Register 18151847. http://www.autrevie.com/Sobralia/Sobralia_TheLit.html
Extractions: Paul Hamilton Allen Sobralia Intermedia ," in: Bull. Amer. Orch. Soc. Sobralia decora; Sob. X intermedia Sob. leucoxantha; Sob. liliastrum; Sob. lindleyana; Sob. macrantha; Sob. panamensis; Sob. sessilis Paul Hamilton Allen (July 1965) "Preliminary List of the Orchids of El Salvador," in: AOS Bulletin Sobralia decora, macrantha , sp. (Las Lajas)] Greg Allikas (May 2002) "Some Orchids Found in the Lost World: A Visit to the Gran Sabana," in: Orchids Sob. augusta, S. liliastrum S. stenophylla American Orchid Society Bulletin Oakes Ames and Donovan Stewart Correll (29 Aug 1952) Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana: Botany 26(1). Chicago Natural History Museum. 395p. [ Sobralia decora , decora var. aerata - Panama fragrans, macrantha, mucronata, xantholeuca
Botanical Gardens: Tropical Gardens Of Maui Hawaii Tropical Gardens of Maui is a 4acre botanical garden and export plant nursery located in with hundreds of varieties of exotic palms, ginger s, orchids, http://www.tropicalgardensofmaui.com/cycads/garden01.html
Extractions: Tropical Gardens of Maui is located on the windward side of the island at the entrance of historic Iao Valley. Planting began in 1987 on a treeless lot that was previously a cut flower farm. Sheltered between the valley walls and being at an elevation of approximately 800 feet has provided ideal conditions for the 4 acres of plants; as a result, the garden has grown rapidly. Our location has also provided us with our own unique micro climate that allows us to easily raise a widely diverse selection of plants ranging from Southwestern American Cactus to bizarre Miniature Palms from the rain forest of Borneo. The main reason for starting the garden was to create a showcase of tropical plants from all parts of the world, with hundreds of varieties of exotic palms, ginger's, orchids, and many other plants including native Hawaiian plants, many of which are rare or endangered. Flowering trees provide the canopy for the understory vegetation and also provide homes for the many orchids and other air plants that can be seen growing as they would in their native habitat. The collection of plants is always growing with new ones being introduced continuously. Sections of the garden are continually being replanted and improved.
Botanical Prints Curtis Antique Botanical Prints from the Botanical Magazine by William Paxton s Flowering Plants orchids and other well-known prints by Paxton. http://www.philographikon.com/botanicalprints.html
Extractions: Enjoy Viewing Our Botanical Prints Arena Exquiste blooms published in Sicily, 1768. Besler From " Hortus Eystettensis" The Garden of Eichstaedt Bits and pieces of "Botany" The individual parts of flowers and plants strewn loosely over a page in a very decorative manner. Bonelli Antique Botanicals from "Hortus Romanus" by Georgio Bonelli Botanical Prints by Abraham Munting, 1596. Bouquets Decorative floral bouquets to enhance your home. Cactus Prints Citrus Prints by Risso From "Histoire Naturelle des Orangers" after Poiteau. Coffee and Other Tropical Plants Plants Used for Food and Medicine Curtis Antique Botanical Prints from the "Botanical Magazine" by William Curtis. DeBry From the famous "Florilegium Novum" , a comprehensive flower book first published between 1612 and 1618 Edwards - Decorative prints of many familiar and exotic plants from "The Botanical Register" by Sydenham Edwards. Farming and Agriculture View these historical and documentary prints Flowers (especially orchids),Butterflies and Moths Flowers in Their Season Very attractive lithographs for each month of the year. Antique Fruit Prints Lithographs from "Album of Pomologie", Brussels, 1847-1850.
BUBL LINK: Flowering Plants Subjects botany, flowering plants, horticulture, plant data, trees Index to orchid related news, societies, pictures, botanical gardens and magazines. http://bubl.ac.uk/link/f/floweringplants.htm
Extractions: BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z Titles Descriptions Andean Botanical Information System Andrew N Gagg's Photo Flora Arabian Wildlife Online Australian National Plant Photographic Index ... WWW Virtual Library: Gardening Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Information on the flowering plants of Andean South America, presented in English and Spanish. Provides descriptions, photos, and illustrations of flora in specific geographic regions, including Chile, and coastal and Northern Peru. Also features plant checklists for ecoregions such as coastal deserts, montane forests, and inter-Andean valleys. Resource type: documents Details of a flora picture library containing thousands of photographic transparencies of European wild flora. Only a few pictures are available online, but there is a detailed list of common and Latin names for thousands of wild plants, divided into trees and shrubs, grasses, sedges and rushes, water plants, ferns and fern allies, flowers, and habitats.
ORCHIDS.COM : SUPPORT : PUBLIC ORCHID GUIDE Many fabulous botanical gardens and institutions feature orchids in their collections. Become mesmerized by the charm and beauty of the plants. http://www.orchids.com/support/supportOrcGuide.html
Extractions: HOME : ORCHID SUPPORT : PUBLIC ORCHID GUIDE ask norman faq glossary customer testimonial public orchid guide orchid pronunciation orchid genera demystified PUBLIC ORCHID GUIDE : CALIFORNIA COLORADO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA ... WASHINGTON Public Orchid Collection Guide Many fabulous botanical gardens and institutions feature orchids in their collections. Become mesmerized by the charm and beauty of the plants. Check the listing below for facilities near you. Prior to your visit, please call for confirmation of public hours, admission fees and directions. Enjoy your visit at the facilities. CALIFORNIA Golden Gate Park Conservatory
