<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 371/2026 Title: Unravelling the specialised pollination system of threatened midge orchids: tiny flies, injured bugs and ecological insights for conservation Applicant: Brett O’Keeffe (PhD Candidate) Institution: The University of Sydney Project Outline: Genoplesium (syn. Corunastylis), commonly known as midge orchids, is one of Australia’s most threatened terrestrial orchid genera. […]
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 370/2026 Title: The chemistry of pollination of Western Australian Pterostylis Applicant: Nicholas Wildy Institution: University of Western Australia (UWA), School of Molecular Sciences.Perth WA 6009 Project Outline: Australian greenhood orchids (Pterostylis) are among the country’s most diverse orchid groups, with more than 200 species occurring across Australia. Many of these orchids
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 369/2026 Title: Epiphytic orchid & fern community composition & host treepreferences in the montane forest of Papua New Guinea – Mt. Wilhelm Applicant: Jeffery Kore Institution: New Guinea Binatang Research CentrePapua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae Project Outline: The general consensus among authorities is that the true size
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 368/2026 Title: Growing The Orchid Collection at Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Applicant: Patricia Shearston Institution: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Project Outline: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens (HRBG), established 40 years ago, is an integral member of the regional botanic gardens in Australia. We have a living collection of over
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 367/2026 Title: Developing a Multi-access Identification Key (Lucid) for the Orchids of Bird’s Head New Guinea Applicant: Reza Saputra Institution: Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, Cairns Queensland 4878 Project Outline: The orchids of the Bird’s Head Peninsula (West Papua, Indonesia) represent one of the most species-rich yet under-documented
<< BACK TO PUBLICATIONS LIST NEW Growing Australian Terrestrial Orchids A practical guide for the hobby grower Mike Pieloor Helen Richards Richard Thomson 2026 Written by three skilled Australian terrestrial orchid growers with decades of experience and with contributions from expert growers worldwide. This essential handbook provides novice and expert hobby growers alike with clear
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<< BACK TO PUBLICATIONS LIST NEW Australia Orchid Research Volume 7 More New Taxa of Australasian Orchidaceae David L. Jones 2025 The long-awaited and much anticipated Australian Orchid Research Volume 7 ‘More New Taxa of Australasian Orchidaceae’ by David Jones and six colleagues is now available. This volume names and describes a staggering 184 new Australian orchids, which
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<< BACK TO PUBLICATIONS LIST NEW Orchid Species of the World David P. Banks 2025 Orchid Species of the World is an epic illustrated encyclopedia of global wild native orchids from the Old and New Worlds, including temperate and tropical areas and both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This is the most complete, comprehensive and up-to-date
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<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 366/2025 Title: Ex-situ propagation of the endangered Caladenia gladiolata for recovery in Mt Remarkable National Park, SA Applicant: Foundation of Australia’s Most Endangered Species Ltd (FAME) Institution: Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation and South Australia Seed Conservation Centre Project Outline: The Caladenia gladiolata (Bayonet Spider-orchid) recovery project at Mount Remarkable National Park in
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 365/2025 Title: The chemistry of pollination and herbivory defence in Cryptostylis (Orchidaceae) Applicant: Saskia ter Horst Institution: University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009 and the University of Amsterdam, 1000BE Amsterdam, The Netherlands Recently, the first evidence for pro-pheromone mimicry was uncovered in the Australian orchid Cryptostylis ovata, which