[OGD] Sophronitis coccinea and S. cernua same genus?

In reply to Leo, I don't believe that Sophronitis cernua is even in the same genus as Soph. coccinea, never mind S. pumila, S. tenebrosa, or S. purpurata for that matter. What genus are the rupicolous Laelias now? Are you into nucleic acids analysis at BASF? Bonaventure Message: 2 Date: Fri,

Re: [OGD] Sophronitis coccinea and S. cernua same genus?

Bonaventure, Actually, your statement should be 'I don't believe Sophronitis coccinea is even in the same genus as Soph cernua.' because S cernua is the type species for Sophronitis, and that being the case, whatever changes are made, it will most likely remain a Sophronitis and S

Re: [OGD] Coryanthes culture

Stephen, As a first approximation, culture of Coryanthes resembles that of Stanhopea. The few species that I have tried did well in a wire basket lined with sheet moss and filled with long fiber sphagnum. Coryanthes seem to send most of their inflorescences out horizontally, rather than down

Re: [OGD] molecular cladistics

Leo, Why exactly is it absurd nonsense to place Sophronitis cernua and Laelia tenebrosa in the same genus? The size difference within the genus Cattleya is almost as great as the difference between L. tenebrosa and S. cernua. We know that changes in orchid flower morphology can evolve rapidly

[OGD] Corybas mucronatus

I have a photo of Corybas mucronatus appearing in the new AOS Conservation Calendar and Jim Watson asked me to write a few words about it for a caption. Unfortunately I'm only a photographer and don't know anything about if it is being cultivated anywhere. The photo was taken at Gunong

Re: [OGD] Coryanthes culture

As luck would have it, I was browsing through the Alec Pridgeon book yesterday, and actually read the text on Coryanthes species - he said that they typically grow in ant nests, so should be grown very acid with a lot of fertilizer to mimic the natural habitat. I live in the deep south, USA, and

[OGD] AOS Conservation Calendar

Kerry [Dressler] wrote : the new AOS Conservation Calendar Thanks for the info. I will certainly buy a few copies. The yearly AOS calendar is easily available at the meetings of my orchid society or during local orchid shows (from Librairie Pantoute). Hopefully, the conservation calendar will

[OGD] Corybas mucronatus = Corybas pictus (Blume) Rchb.f.

Kerry [Dressler] wrote : ... anything else about it? In the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World Checklist the name Corybas mucronatus (Blume) Rchb.f. is considered a synonym of Corybas pictus (Blume) Rchb.f. In the November 1993 issue of the American Orchid Society Bulletin, the species Corybas

[OGD] Plantlife / plant habitats in the North (UK)

FOUR sites in the North have made a nationwide list of the most important plant habitats in the country... They were among 150 UK sites named by the charity Plantlife, established by a team of botanists... in 1989. The areas are the Berwick coast, the River Tweed and Holy Island in