<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 372/2026 Title: Chasing the Sun: Pollination ecology, floral mimicry and conversation storytelling of Sun Orchids in Southwest Australia Applicant: Dr Daniela Scaccabarozzi Institution: Queen Mary University of London / The University of Western Australia Project Outline: Sun Orchids (Thelymitra spp.) are a diverse group of terrestrial orchids native to Australia […]
<< 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 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
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 363/2025 Title: Investigation of the mycorrhizal fungi from unstudied orchid hosts and unexplored regions of Queensland Applicant: Dr. John Dearnaley Institution: University of Southern Queensland487-535 West Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350 Investigation of the mycorrhizal fungi from unstudied orchid hosts and unexplored regions of Queensland Serendipita fungi are common
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 362/2024 Title: International Speaker’s Tour in Australia. Speaker: Tom Mirenda, an internationally renowned author and orchid educator Applicant: John Varigos Tom, who is visiting Australia to attend the 8th Internation Orchid Conservation Conference in Perth in September, has agreed to give a series of talks together with John Varigos.