<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 297/2014 Title: The role of colonisation in establishment of self-sustaining populations of rare terrestrial orchids – a template study for establishing principles to guide translocation and conservation programs.Applicant: Professor Dorset W. TrapnellInstitution: (University of Georgia USA), Kings Park and Botanic Garden, West Perth Orchid genera pollinated by sexual deception show […]
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 296/2014 Title: Below ground diversity in an orchid biodiversity hotspot.Applicant: Dr. Michael WhiteheadInstitution: Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra Orchid mycorrhizal fungi are known to play a critical role in the establishment and recruitment of orchid populations. Until now, our ability to learn about these
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 295/2014 Title: Molecular phylogenetic insights into the diversification and historical biogeography of the sun orchids (Thelymitra, Orchidaceae)Applicant: Rowan SchleyInstitution: Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, Queensland The sun orchids (Thelymitra) are a characteristic element of Australia’s terrestrial orchid flora and display a striking morphological diversity. The genus diversified nearly
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 294/2014 Title: A website-based interactive identification key to the orchids of South AustraliaApplicant: Robert LawrenceInstitution: South Australia This project will involve liaison with the Native Orchid Society of South Australia, the New England Wild Flower Society, the State Herbarium of South Australia and the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 293/2013 Title: The Wasp and the Orchid: Edith Coleman’s contribution to the study of Australian OrchidsApplicant: Dr. Danielle ClodeInstitution: Flinders University, South Australia Edith Coleman (1874-1951) was a productive and prolific naturalist and nature-writer whose discovery of pseudocopulation in Australian orchids generated worldwide interest. She was published widely in
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 291/2013 Title: Publication: ‘With Strange Device – A history of the discovery of Tropical Australia’s orchids’Applicant: Dr. Peter S. LavarackInstitution: Queensland The family Orchidaceae is one of the most numerous in terms of species in the plant world. The majority are small and not particularly attractive, but a
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 291/2013 Title: Epiphytic orchid diversity over varying spatial scales in the tropical and sub-tropical zones in eastern AustraliaApplicant: Jennifer SangerInstitution: School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania Epiphytic orchids (orchids which grow on other plants for support) are a highly diverse group that inhabits the poorly
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 289/2013 Title: Orchid Conservation – making the links. 5th International Orchid Conservation Congress La Réunion 2013Applicant: Dr. Michael FayInstitution: Various Many orchids rely on a complex set of interactions for their survival. Their seeds cannot germinate without a relationship with a fungus and many have very specific pollinators. In
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 288/2013 Title: Ecology and pollination of a deceptive New Zealand Greenhood orchid. Applicant: Emma Bodley Institution: University of Auckland, New Zealand In New Zealand there are over 100 species of orchids, of which most are terrestrial plants, and many species have yet to be identified. Pterostylis is one of
<< 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