<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 331/2019 Title: Promoting AOF activities-Asia Pacific Orchid Conference 13 (APOC) Kuching, Malaysia, 2019Applicant: John Varigos Funding for this project was provided to facilitate attendance at the 13th Asia Pacific Orchid Conference 2019 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This is the preeminent regional conference attended by delegates from most Asian […]
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 329/2019 Title: Tasmanian Orchid Conservation into the Future Round 2 (2019 – 2022)Applicant: Dr Nigel Swarts and Dr Magali WrightInstitution: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Round 2 of this will continue the work towards establishing a long-term orchid conservation and research program at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). This
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 328/2019 Title: Native Orchid Display, Cairns Botanic Gardens ConservatoryApplicant: Charles ClarkeInstitution: Cairns Botanic Gardens, Queensland Funding for this project will be used to develop a permanent public display of Australian tropical native orchids in the conservatory at Cairns Botanic Gardens. A dedicated section of the conservatory has been set aside for
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 327/2018 Title: Climate and habitat condition controls on orchid populations – research outcomes associated with a citizen science programApplicant: Dr Greg GuerinInstitution: Waite Campus, The University of Adelaide Wild Orchid Watch (WOW) is a national citizen science project that is developing tools and field methods for citizen scientists to observe and identify Australian
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 326/2018 Title: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens – extending the Living Orchid CollectionApplicant: Patricia ShearstonInstitution: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, New South Wales Extending the Living Orchid Collection The funding is being used to construct a lockable orchid growing area adjacent to the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Nursery. The building
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 325/2018 Title: Australasian orchid diversification in space and time: elucidating the floristic interchange between Australia and New Caledonia in a phylogenomic frameworkApplicant: Dr. Katharina Nargar and Dr. Mark ClementsInstitution: Australian Tropical Herbarium and Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research The orchid floras of Australia and New Caledonia are characterised
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 324/2017 Title: Evolutionary shifts in host associations of mycorrhizal fungi in Australian orchids: Tulasnella fungi in Drakaeinae orchidsApplicant: Arild Ranlym ArifinInstitution: The Australian National University (ANU), Research School of Biology, Division of Ecology and Evolution. Drakaeinae is a group of terrestrial orchids that consists of approximately 66 species. The members of this
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 323/2017 Title: Serendipita diversity in Australia: Biogeography and specificity of Serendipita across the Australian continentApplicant: Fitria Tisa OkalitaInstitution: The Australian National University This project will investigate biogeographical patterns in Serendipita on a continental scale. We are targeting four Australian orchid genera associate with Serendipita; Caladenia, Eriochilus, Microtis and Cyrtostylis. Although one study has shown some Serendipita lineages have a
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 322/2017 Title: Pollination ecology of Australian Pterostylis (Orchidaceae)Applicant: Tobias Hayashi Sexual deception is widespread in Australian terrestrial orchids. These rewardless orchids trick male insects into visiting by mimicking the female-produced sex pheromone. Research into sexual deception in Australia has largely focussed on thynnine-wasp pollinated orchids in the sub-tribe Diurideae, which
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 321/2017 Title: Orchid diversity hotspots: a bunch of fussy plants or easy-going neighbours? Exploring mycorrhizal fungal diversity across sympatric forest orchids in New ZealandApplicant: Dr Carlos Lehnebach and Dr Lara Shepherd Recent studies have shown that coexisting orchid species have distinct mycorrhizal associates. Since specialisation to specific