[OGD] Need help identifying a dendrobium species

Hi all, A very good friend of mine has managed to flower a dendrobium and seek my help to identify the species. I've checked all books that I have including Dendrobium & Its Relative by Lavarack, Harris & Stocker and also Peter O'Byrne's A to Z of S.E.A.. Orchid Species but could not find a ma

Re: [OGD] Need help identifying a dendrobium species

Dear Peter, Thanks a lot for your opinion. The plant is definitely a jungle collected one. I'm sure Rosli will provide you with better quality pictures as you has requested for a positive id. Regards Nik On 26 Jan 2005 at 23:25, Peter O'Byrne wrote: > Nik, Jim and Rosli, > > Rosli has got

[OGD] Seed pod maturity

Hi all, I just pollinate some of my orchids (my first attempt) and would very much appreciate if anybody can tell me how many days would they take to mature so that I can send the seed pods for flasking:- 1. Dendrobium crocatum 2. Encyclia cordigera 3. Bulbophyllum mandibulare 4. Aerides odora

Re: [OGD] seed pods - maturation times

Dear viateur, Thanks ever so much for the info. Hopefully I can return you a favour in future. One down and a couple more to go. :-) Best regards Nik On 8 Mar 2005 at 11:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nik [Fahmi] > > asked : "how many days ... to mature > ... >

Re: [OGD] travelling to Mt Kinabalu in May

Hi Justin, If you do visit Mount Kinabalu, do not miss out to visit the Poring Orchid Conservation Centre which supposedly has the biggest live collection of Sabah orchids. Another place to visit for orchids in Sabah in the Tenom Orchids Centre. I'm sure a Google search will reveal you some n

Re: [OGD] wrong url to unknown orchid

Dear Bert, I concur with Jay that it's most probably a Plocoglottis species. Regards Nik On 28 Apr 2005 at 8:13, Bert van Zuylen wrote: > Hello OGDers, > > sorry for the wrong url, this one should work: > > http://community.webshots.com/album/332582570bGusdk > > Can anyone please tell me

Re: [OGD] Malaysian / Malayan orchid ?

Dear Viateur, AFAIK, the hybrid was first created by John Laycock, a lawyer and orchid hobbyist residing in Singapore (then a part of Malaya) in 1936(?). It's normal for most orchid societies in Malaysia (I'm not too sure about OSSEA) to have as part of its ribbon award at any orchid show, t

[OGD] Dendrobium tuananhii or trantuanii?

Hi all, Does anybody know which is the valid name of this newly discovered Vietnamese species. I have Orchids (Feb. 2004) magazine which published the description of this species as Den. tuananhiii Averyanov but I were told it was also published in Orchidee as Den trantuanii. I do not have Orc

Re: [OGD] Dendrobium tuananhii or trantuanii?

it's an earlier publication (I still appreciate a scan copy if possible). But another question came to my mind... are these 2 names referring to the same species? Thanks again. Nik On 13 Jul 2005 at 9:45, Nik Fahmi wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anybody know which is the valid name of th

Re: [OGD] Dendrobium tuananhii or trantuanii?

t; again in Orchids 73 (2):134-136 by Averyanov. > > If you still need the scans I can send them to you. > > icones > ----- Original Message - > From: "Nik Fahmi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:45 PM > Subject: [OGD] D

[OGD] Porphyroglottis maxwelliae

Hi all, I'm looking for a picture or line drawing of Porphyroglottis maxwelliae. I have check with Kew's Monocot checklist and found the following ref. Porphyroglottis maxwelliae Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot 31: 290(1896). W. Malesia. 42 BOR MLY SUM. Your kind assistance is very much appreciated

Re: [OGD] Porphyroglottis maxwelliae

This is the greatest list. I got my line drawing from Stuart Henry in really a flash. Thanks again. Nik On 18 Jul 2005 at 21:05, Nik Fahmi wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a picture or line drawing of Porphyroglottis > maxwelliae. I have check with Kew's Monocot

Re: [OGD] Porphyroglottis

Dear viateur, Thank so much for the offer. Would it be too much trouble to ask a scan of the whole article? Regards Nik On 18 Jul 2005 at 16:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nik [Fahmi] wrote : > > "... looking for a picture or line drawing of Porphyroglottis > maxwelli

[OGD] Re: [orchidofmalaysia] orkid2

> > On 7/19/05, Nik Fahmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ya... antara genus yang paling diminati pulak tu. :-) > > > > On 19 Jul 2005 at 1:28, narma narm wrote: > > > > > Nak tanya adakah ini salah satu species orkid.confuse > >

[OGD] Line drawing/description of Vanda coerulescens

Hi all, I have recently managed to flower a Vanda species given to me by a friend from Myanmar. The flowers looks a bit like V. coerulea but without any pattern on their whitish sepals/petals and have blue (purplish) coloured lip. Their sizes are also smaller than the V. coerulea that I have e

Re: [OGD] Line drawing/description of Vanda coerulescens

2 Sep 2005 at 11:49, Nik Fahmi wrote: > Hi all, > > I have recently managed to flower a Vanda species given to me > by a friend from Myanmar. The flowers looks a bit like V. > coerulea but without any pattern on their whitish sepals/petals > and have blue (purplish) coloured li

[OGD] Help on id.

Hi all, I'm helping a friend to id a beautiful terrestrial species which looks like a Spathoglottis vegetatively but having different flowers. I appreciate if anybody has seen this before and know its name. You can view some pictures of this species at:- http://zanaf.dyndns.biz/Friends/Zul/Unk

Re: [OGD] Nik's Help on id.

Hi Peter, Thanks so much for the id. I couldn't have thought that it's a Spath. BTW, the sp was found on the mainland of Penin. Malaysia in Kedah. Nik On 3 Oct 2005 at 1:33, Peter O'Byrne wrote: > Nik, > > you are correct; your friend's beauty is a Spathoglottis, but is a > very strange one

[OGD] Another unidentified species - anybody seen this before?

Hi all, A friend emailed me another set of pictures of orchid species which I can't figure out what it is. Has anybody seen this before? (http://zanaf.dyndns.biz/Friends/Zul/Unknown_sp.htm) Thanks in advance for your kind help. Regards Nik ___ the O

Re: [OGD] Warm Dracula species?

Hi all, While you guys are at it, may I know is there is any Pleuros species that I can grow (and flower) in warm/hot condition? Best regards Nik On 4 Jan 2006 at 20:46, Sergey Ladanov wrote: > Hello!!! > > Can you tell me Dracula species for warm growing conditions? > > With best regards

Re: [OGD] warm growing pleurothallids

Hi all, Thanks to all that responded either via the list or privately. You guys have given me some hope in growing this wonderful New World Orchids that I can only dream off previously. Now, the hard part, to source for some pleuros in this part of the world... :-) Best regards Nik in rain-s

[OGD] Seedpod maturity

Dear all,I have selfed several of my orchids but have no idea how long before I can harvest them for flasking. Any info is kindly appreciated:-1. Dendrobium lowii2. Trichoglottis fasciata 3. Trichoglottis retusa4. Paphiopedilum exul5. Phalaenopsis parishii6. Dendrobium pachyanthumThanks in advance.

[OGD] Orchid Photo Theft

ng money out of it, I feel that I need to be compensated.   Regards   Nik Fahmi of Vortex's Orchids (http://zanaf.dyndns.biz) ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

Re: [OGD] Orchid Photo Theft

Just an update... I just received a reply from them apologising and they have removed my photos.Nik On 8/9/06, Nik Fahmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all,   I have just discovered a website based in Denmark (http://www.bc-orchideer.dk/phalaenopsis.html ) unlawfully using several of my

[OGD] collecting orchids in Malaysia

all your works in orchids taxonomy of the region and I hope that you will still allow me to correspond with you on this subject in the future. Peace. My best, Nik Fahmi, Kuala Lumpur. --- Vortex's Orchids : http://zanaf.dyndns.biz _

[OGD] Line drawing of Dendrobium crocatum

Hi all, Does anybody has a copy of the line drawings of Dendrobium crocatum Hook.f.? I would very much appreciate if anybody can email me a copy. Thanks a bunch in advance. Nik --- Vortex's Orchids : http://zanaf.dyndns.biz ___ the OrchidGuide Dig