<< 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
<< 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,