The newspaper report on the four-inflorescence blooming of the species in NY
shows what happens when a reporter writes about something without seeing other
exemplars of the subject matter. Of course, for a person in NY state that is
an immpressive flowering of the species. For some people
First of all, thanks to all the people that have responded. Their help is
appreciated and will be dully noted.
In the process of reviewing the articles and the literature, the following
article citation was found.
Williams, N.H. 1974. Taxonomy of the Genus Aspasia (Orchidaceae: Oncidieae)
I am helping a friend who is researching the species Aspasia epidendroides. He
is looking for copies of the following articles:
1. American Journal of Botany, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 67-73
2. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 36: 165 (1949).
3. J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 6 (1834).
4. Ann.
I would be grateful if someone helps me obtain a copy of the following:
Williams, N.H., and Whitten, W.M. 1983. Orchid floral fragrances and male
euglossine bees: methods and advances in the last sesquidecade. Biol. Bull.
164:355-395.
TIA
Jose
The description of Bulbophyllum simmondsii Kores can be found in Allertonia 5:
146 (1989).
http://worldcat.org/wcpa/top3mset/c89eabc711848f7a.html gives you a listing
of close to 63 libraries that have Allertonia in their library. Do not pay
attention to the column that read miles as
Andy:
I am not scared of vitriol in response to my interventions.
First of all: I think that there is a certain nuttiness ingrained in all of
us , Orchid addicts, that makes strongly worded differences (Am I getting
PC with old age?) expected and forgivable. (Kumbaya plays softly in the
Seems that Andy and Kew agree on the synonym status of Vanilla tahitensis.
To wit:
Vanilla tahitensis J.W.Moore, Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 102: 25 (1933).
This name is a synonym.
Accepted Name:Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews, Bot. Repos. 8: t. 538
(1808).
I am looking for information regarding this species. The closest I have been
able to get is to a reference in Brenesia 10-11: 123 (1977)
Does any one of you have access to this Journal or point me out where I can
find a copy of the article?
Any other help is appreciated.
José
Hi there.
Iris my apologies for the slowness in response to your queries about my
health. Things have been going fast around me (including an approaching Show
with all the planning that it entails ).
Last July I left for Mayo Clinic , Rochester Minnesota. My health was in
shambles to the
Interesting ... all we have is a validly described species (as the
publication of the species satisfies all the requirements of the Code for
Botanical Nomenclature) , a taxonomical authority validating said species
but ,WOUZA !!!, said species is called a forgery by many.
Talk
It is two syllables and it is pronounced A A(Short strong As with a
pause between the syllables )
:Evil Grin Smilie here:
Jose
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I found this:
Myrmecophila christinae Carnevali Gómez-Juárez, Harvard Pap. Bot. 5: 434
(2001).
This name is accepted. Distribution : SE Mexico to Belize
There is also a Mimercophila christinae var. christinae with the same
distribution
and
Myrmecophila christinae var.
I did a search on the Sobralias annotated for Peru (it is so nice to have
the advance search feature in the Kew Monocot Checklist) and I got the
following names listed. So it seems that Sobralia macrantha cannot be the
plant in question. According to the Kew list, this is the geographical
Again, Nina Rach comes to the rescue. http://sobralia.autrevie
com/Epistephium_TheGenus.html
It has some pictures.
Jose
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I did a search and found the following:
http://www.mobot.org/manual.plantas/047713/S048587.html
In this page I found a description of three specimens of the species . In
one case it is described as a dark green flower , in another as a white
flower. 820 m - 2200 meters and in a comment made
A review of the Kew Database yields the following:
1- Dendrobium furcatum Reinw. ex Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 13
(1859).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Callista furcata (Reinw. ex Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 654 (1891).
Dolichocentrum furcatum (Reinw. ex Lindl.) Brieger,
Isn't nomenclature fun?
Jose.
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I checked my archives in the mess that is my desk and found the following
Registrar's Notes published in NEW ORCHID HYBRIDS March - May 2002
REGISTRATIONS Supplied by the Royal Horticultural Society as International
Cultivar Registration Authority for Orchid Hybrids:
REGISTRARS NOTES
The derived name is female... so the specific epithet should be female.
Notice I said should, remember one of the quirks of nomenclature rules is
that even though concordance in gender is required, an author can mispell a
name and the name still be valid.
Jose
'Orchidhurst' , netted the owner a culture award in 1967.
Jose
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Wildcatt does not include Awards prior to 1970 : the awards recorded in
the Register of Awards and its six Supplements.
Slc Anzac 'Kelly' AM/AOS was granted with point score of 80 points at the
Regular Judging meeting held at the Oakland Center on October 1963. It is
recorded at RA
Should anyone of you want it, I can provide copies of the rules regarding
judging and the awards, granted by the New Zealand judging system and by
the South African judging system.
Also , If anyone can provide me with a copy of the rules of the Australian,
JOGA and/or RHS judging rules
Hi Peter,
First of all, I wouldn't refer you to AQ to see the nice pictures and
descriptions as that part is a mere record . I could refer you to the
multiple articles where seasoned ( and not so seasoned )judges have delved
into issues that need to be resolved for the AOS system to be
That said, let me try to explain the CBR, CHM, CBM issue as well as another issues raised in the thread.
The CBM is an old award used to be granted by the AOS. Its full name was Certificate of Botanical Merit, the criteria forgranting it combined both the criteria of rarity and educational
In Puerto Rico, the "miniature" Gramatophyllums tend to be placed either on tree fern logs and /or slated baskets.
I have seen Gramatophyllum speciousum grown in "baskets set on the floor and made with cinder blocks and lined with material that allows drainage, the best one I have seen is
Ah join the club of those of us that have to deal with the joys of
fumagina. Water and soap to wich some bicarbonate that is used for upset
stomach is the best way to go with it. Also increase the light levels
under which the plant is grown.
Jose
If the last WOC celebrated at Miami is a model of what can be done : the
organizers will ask the help of the USDA and coordinate efforts with all the
exhibitors and buyers from outside the US so their importation documentation
and processes go smooth. It was done then, It can be done now.
Can it be an unregistered hybrid between Epi Naranja (schumannianum x
ibaguense) x Epidendrum patens
[Epidendrum patens Sw., Fl. Ind. Occid. 3: 1495 (1806). not Encyclia
patens Hook., Bot. Mag. 57: t. 3013 (1830)] ?
Jose
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In traking a copy of the article or the publication.
Classification of Orchidaceae in the Age of DNA data Author: Mark W. Chase
Source: Curtis's Botanical Magazine, February 2005, vol. 22, no. 1, pp.
2-7(6)
TIA
Jose
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Andy states:
Big scandal with the judging of Vandaceous in Dijon. So much unhappiness
that they had to convene a special team of judges like Joyce Stewart and
Phil Cribb (who said the RHS wasn't
dominating the judging process?) to rectify the situation. Lots of red
faces among the original
Eric,
I checked the Kew's Monocotyledon World Checklist and there is no
reference either. Since the checklist can be a year behind in listing and
placing the published names , I continued my search.
This is what I found:
The judges of the the AOS Toronto Judging Centre granted on
Thanks for the update on the scanning project and for clearing many of the
issues raised by some people with axes to grind.
It is refreshing to see facts , not bias posited.
Jose
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Never read your e-mails and post without the first cup of coffee and without
the eyeglasses .
Joe not John
Mea culpa mea maxima culpa
Jose
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And found the following info:
Masdevallia abbreviata Rchb. f. 1878 Distribution:Ecuador to N.
Peru
83 ECU PER Lifeform:Epiphyte
Masdevallia cocapatae Luer, Teague Vasquez 1997 Distribution:
Bolivia
83 BOL Lifeform:
First of all, my prayers for the safety and well being of your son and those
who serve with him.
A search in The Royal Botanical Garden Kew's World List of Monocotyledons
produces the following listing for Orchids annotated for Iraq:
38 records retrieved
Anacamptis collina (Banks
Would be most welcome. I imagine that the List Owner would surely lift the
words limit for them.
That issue would be , in my humble opinion, one to keep and to share.
Jose
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Do a translation into English from a descriptiom enterely written in
botanical Latin.
If you can do it or know some one that can do it; please advise via my
email
TIA
Jose A. Izquierdo
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Let say I developed an interest in studying Epidendrum acinacifolium: a species described as endemic to my country, Puerto Rico inSessé Moc. Fl. Mexic. ed. 2, 201 (1894).
To start investigating, I need access to the original publication or a copy of the page whre the species was
Peter:
Gastrochilus matsuran (Makino) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih.
4: 289 (1919).
As to other names I found close but no cigar match ups that may suggest a
review of your labels: To wit:
1- Thrixspermum amplexiatumI found a reference for Thrixspermum
amplexicaule
Quote:
Finally, the statement that
No one is going tobe making ANY decisions on their own for the AOS...It is
all done with
agreement between ALL twenty five of the Exec Board and Trustees. does not
reassure me. Too many management organizations become
like-minded, recruiting only those who
Hi
The only citations regarding the genus Caularthron that include Schultes
name were for
Caularthron bilamellatum ( Rchb.f. ) R.E.Schult. as published in Bot. Mus.
Leafl. Harvard Univ. xviii. 92 (1958).
Hope I have been of help.
Jose
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A net search yielded this page http://www.orchideepassion.com/vb/index
html?p1692.html.
As you can see the flowers do not resemble Miltonia flavescens. The it hit
me ; the description of the flower in the page.
Importi du Brisil sous ce nom. Non ripertorii. Nouveauti ou nom erroni ?
De toute
Quote:
You realize that Mr. Bronstein is still the active Executive Vice President
of the American Orchid Society? You are also aware that he has served on the
executive committee for ten years?
So it figures that Mr Bronstein was there when many of the actions the
alternates criticize were
Quote:
Duh, why do you think he was passed over ??? Because he DID question the
financial practices and the direction the ship was taking. And he also
thought that as president, he could make some changes.
Dave for 10 years we have had silent acquiescence. Bronstein, in a position
of
All i have ( and I don't have an updated Wildcatt yet) is Otr Hwan Yuan Bay
Shui Ming-Yuh', HCC/AOS of 75 points granted at the Taiwan International
Orchid Show on March 22, 2002.
Hope this helps
Jose
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A seaarch in the RHS Monocot Database yields the following results:
Epidendrum parkinsonianum Hook., Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3778 (1840).
Synonyms: Epidendrum aloifolium Bateman, Orchid. Mexico Guatemala: t. 25
(1842), nom. illeg.
Brassavola pescatorii Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 9: 724 (1878).
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is the URl fro my questioning of Mr Bronstein . Which I copy Verbatim
Let's see if Mr Bronstein answers some of my questions...
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Posted by Jose A. Izquierdo Rivera on 06/11/04 - 03:20:31
Martin , I am including the introduction part to the original e-mail
answering you as reference
From: Jose A. Izquierdo
Date: 06/23/04 15:59:12
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Jose Answers...
Martin:
Before something is made about my silence:
1- In the last 30
Every single statement I used under the heading You State that was placed
in quotation marks was taken verbatim from your letter to OGD.
Your statement regarding MR Moore capabilities to be a fine President is a
de facto acceptance on your part of the soundless of the decision to
nominate
You state:
It is a noteworthy task you have taken on seeking answers from the AOS
leadership regarding the proposed slate of officers for the upcoming term.
But you are asking the wrong questions.
Am I? Mr Ginsberg launched a campaign to elect Mr Bronstein as President of
the AOS that raised
of this
Society as its President...
Leadership Mr Bronstein is demonstrated not by hiding behind proxies but by
speaking out for oneself.
Those Members ( me included) want to hear from you.
Jose A. Izquierdo
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Some questions for Dr Grove:
1- Why wasn't the procedure used by the Nominating Committee questioned
until now? There have been previous instances of the Committee proposing
one of their own and no one complained. Also can you point to verifiable
instances of malfeascen on the part of the
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