Lee [magnoliaclassic !]
wrote : an interesting text... The scent of orchids. Olfactory and
chemical investigations by Roman Kaiser
Yes, that is one of the most interesting books on orchids I have read.
I wrote a book review of that work.
Lee asked : Do you know of a more recent study?
1)
At the Orchid Trail greenhouses in Morrisville...
orchid spa...
humans who work here sometimes joke that part of their job is reviving some
plants after they return from their owners' grasps.
We try... to keep [the owners] from killing their plants while they're at
home.
The owner of this
Hi everyone,
I purchased a plant a while ago that was labeled nilgherrense, but was
clearly not when it bloomed. It is easily a masdevalliaceum or blumei,
but I really don't know how to tell the difference between the two. Are
these synonyms? If not, can someone point out to me what the
Julia C. Redman wrote :
masdevalliaceum or blumei... Are these synonyms?
In the Kew database [World checklist of selected plant families],
Bulbophyllum blumei (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. is the accepted name for the species.
Bulbophyllum masdevalliaceum Kraenzl. is considered a synonym.
Some of our
Hi Lee -
This is a really interesting topic to me as well; I
would very much like to see anything you unearth on
this.
It took me awhile to track down a book by Arthur
Holst, _The World of Catasetums_. There is one chapter
on scent, mostly devoted to analyzing the chemical
components of the
Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly:
I'm interested in learning more about how scent/fragrance works in
orchids. Also how is it transmitted or retained when the orchid is crossed?
A search turns up an interesting text which is rather pricey but
also hard to find. The scent of
Johnson, Steven D. , Allan Ellis and Stefan Dötter
2007'Specialization for pollination by beetles and wasps: the role
of
lollipop hairs and fragrance in Satyrium microrrhynchum (Orchidaceae)' in
American Journal of Botany, 94: 47-55.
School of Biological and Conservation Sciences,
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