"Horticulture researchers... have created a new orchid hybrid after 14 years of tests and experiments. ... a crossbreed of a new species that has not been officially registered... and another known orchid.
The new orchid, with pale yellowish-greenish flowers that slowly turn yellowish-white, was officially named... Dendrobium Datin Seri Jeanne in honour of the [Malaysian] Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah... the new orchid plant was a crossbreed of... Dendrobium Walter Oumae and another hybrid species, a crossbreed of... Dendrobium Sue Ching and Dendrobium Kamala. ... Sue Ching/Kamala type... yet to be registered with the International Registration Authority for Orchid Hybrids in England... registered the new hybrid as Dendrobium Maharia and later renamed it as Dendrobium Datin Seri Jeanne in honour of ... Prime Minister's wife... found out she liked pastel colours. ... Malaysia exported RM13.4mil worth of orchids, mostly to Singapore (80%), followed by Japan and Europe (10% each).... the orchid would be commercially available by next year. Mardi [Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute] had previously produced several hybrid orchids named after Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the late Datin Seri Endon Mahmood." URL : http://thestar.com.my/services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2008/8/16/nation/22098816.asp&sec=nation photo : [caption : "Jeanne looking at the orchid plant named after her" http://thestar.com.my/archives/2008/8/16/nation/n_jeanne.jpg ************** Reagrds, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
