<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 287/2012 Title: Orchid Conservation across the Tasman: First steps in understanding orchid mycorrhizal associations in New Zealand.Applicant: Jonathan FrericksInstitution: Victoria University of Wellington, Te Papa Tongarewa, Otari Wilton’s Bush. There are several genera and species of terrestrial orchids shared by Australia and New Zealand (NZ). These may represent […]
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 286/2012 Title: An in depth study of the roles of mycorrhizas in the carbon and mineral nutrition of green West-Australian orchids.Applicant: Wei-Han LimInstitution: Kings Park and Botanical Gardens Fraser Avenue, West Perth Western Australia The overall project investigates the roles played by mycorrhizal fungi in carbon and
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 285/2012 Title: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens – improvement to and development of the orchid collection.Applicant: Noel Winney – Orchid House CuratorInstitution: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, Heatherbrae NSW. The orchid collection at Hunter Region Botanic Gardens contains a significant number of both exotic and native orchids. It includes both
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 283/2012 Title: The taxonomic status and ecology of Sarcochilus hartmanniiApplicant: Dr. John Dearnaley (Chief Investigator), Mr. Mathew Irwin MSc studentInstitution: Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, The University of Southern Queensland Sarcochilus hartmannii (Waxy or Hartman’s Sarcochilus) is a lithophytic/epiphytic orchid with erect leaves and distinctive red-brown centred white flowers. Currently
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 281/2011 Title: Financial support to present the conference paper titled, “Total Evidence Phylogenetic Analysis of the Orchid Tribe Diurideae and What it Tells Us About the Evolution of Pollination Systems” at the International Botanical Congress held in Melbourne in July, 2011Applicant: James IndstoInstitute: Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 280/2011 Title: Resolving species concepts in the contentious Dendrobium speciosum complex using molecular data.Applicant: Lalita SimpsonInstitution: Australian Tropical Herbarium & the School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, CairnsSupervisors: Dr. Katharina Schulte (ATH, Cairns), Dr. Mark Clements (CANB, Canberra), Prof. Darren Crayn (ATH, Cairns) The Dendrobium speciosum complex comprises a group
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 279/2011 Title: Systematics of Corybas in Papua New GuineaApplicant: Stephanie Pimm Lyon, University of Wisconsin Madison, College of Letters & Sciences208 South Hall, 1055 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706 USA This research consists of several collecting trips in Papua New Guinea, the major centre of diversification for the genus Corybas. These
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 277/2010 Title: The effects of fire on the reproductive ecology of terrestrial orchids and their pollinators in fragmented landscapes of southern Australia. Researchers: The University of Adelaide.Associate Professor José Facelli (first investigator), Professor Andrew Austin (chief investigator) and Dr. Renate Faast (Postdoctoral Fellow)South Australian Museum.Associate Professor Steven Cooper (Partner
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 276/2010 Title: The roles viruses play in the decline of terrestrial orchids in Australia’s hotspot of global biodiversityApplicant: Dr. Steve WylieInstitute: Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia This project is jointly funded by the Australian Research Council, The Australian Orchid Foundation, and the WA Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA).
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 275/2010 Title: Continental-scale specialisation in mycorrhiza of orchids.Applicant: Dr. Nigel SwartsInstitution: Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens, Queens Domain, Hobart Tasmania Australia is a world biodiversity hotspot for terrestrial orchids, yet Australia has also one of the most threatened terrestrial orchid floras with over 160 species listed on the EPBC act.