Thailand History Guide » Thai Orchids http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Sun Birds http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/sun-birds/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/sun-birds/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:53:26 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=326 In their search for nectar, sunbirds carry pollinia from flower to flower thus acting as pollinating agents.

Sun Birds

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/sun-birds/feed/ 0 Pollination http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pollination/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pollination/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:54:33 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=322 Bees and wasps are the most common pollinators of wild orchids. When the insect lands on the labellum, the pollinin adheres 10 its body. It is then transferred 10 other flowers.

Pollination : Bees

Pollination : Bees

Related PostsCattleyasDendrobrium TrigonopsisBulbophyllum ConcinnumAerides Odoratum Pseudo Copulation]]> Bees and wasps are the most common pollinators of wild orchids. When the insect lands on the labellum, the pollinin adheres 10 its body. It is then transferred 10 other flowers.

Pollination : Bees

Pollination : Bees

Pollination : Bees

Pollination : Bees

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pollination/feed/ 0 Cattleyas http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/cattleyas/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/cattleyas/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:59:37 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=283 This variety of orchids, named after William Cattley, the first horticulturist successfully to grow epiphytic orchids in England, is the most popular orchid in cultivated collections.  Orchidists and breeders artificially cross pollinating species within a genus or intergenetically, can create the most dazzling hybrids, many of which are developed for the cut folower market.

Cattleyas

Related [...]]]> This variety of orchids, named after William Cattley, the first horticulturist successfully to grow epiphytic orchids in England, is the most popular orchid in cultivated collections.  Orchidists and breeders artificially cross pollinating species within a genus or intergenetically, can create the most dazzling hybrids, many of which are developed for the cut folower market.

Cattleyas

Cattleyas

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/cattleyas/feed/ 0 Dendrobrium Trigonopsis http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/dendrobrium-trigonopsis/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/dendrobrium-trigonopsis/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:55:48 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=280 As indicated in its name dendrobrium from the Greek word dendroll (tree). this aerial species grows on trees. Though its habitat ranges from lhe tropical forests of Malaysia 10 the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas, this flower is mostly found in the depth of the jungles of Thailand, Burma and Laos.

Dendrobrium Trigonopsis

Related PostsPollinationCattleyasBulbophyllum ConcinnumAerides [...]]]> As indicated in its name dendrobrium from the Greek word dendroll (tree). this aerial species grows on trees. Though its habitat ranges from lhe tropical forests of Malaysia 10 the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas, this flower is mostly found in the depth of the jungles of Thailand, Burma and Laos.

Dendrobrium Trigonopsis

Dendrobrium Trigonopsis

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/dendrobrium-trigonopsis/feed/ 0 Bulbophyllum Concinnum http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/bulbophyllum-concinnum/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/bulbophyllum-concinnum/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:52:07 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=276 A common sight in mangroves and wetlands, this flower belongs to the largest group of orchids. Its rhizomes creep on tree roots and branches. producing clusters of golden spiky petals.

Bulbophyllum Concinnum

Related PostsPollinationCattleyasDendrobrium TrigonopsisAerides Odoratum Pseudo Copulation]]> A common sight in mangroves and wetlands, this flower belongs to the largest group of orchids. Its rhizomes creep on tree roots and branches. producing clusters of golden spiky petals.

Bulbophyllum Concinnum

Bulbophyllum Concinnum

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/bulbophyllum-concinnum/feed/ 0 Aerides Odoratum http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/aerides-odoratum/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/aerides-odoratum/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:48:44 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=273 The poetical name of this orchid, “children of the air”, refer to its epiphytic habit. Also known as the “foxtail orchid,” this fragrant flower comes in various shades of ivory, magenta and pink.

Aerides Odoratum

Related PostsPollinationCattleyasDendrobrium TrigonopsisBulbophyllum Concinnum Pseudo Copulation]]> The poetical name of this orchid, “children of the air”, refer to its epiphytic habit. Also known as the “foxtail orchid,” this fragrant flower comes in various shades of ivory, magenta and pink.

Aerides Odoratum

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/aerides-odoratum/feed/ 0 Pseudo Copulation http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pseudo-copulation/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pseudo-copulation/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:44:57 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=271 Some orchids produce an aroma similar 10 that of female organs of insects. thus deceiving their pollinators. Lured inlo mating with the flower, the insect shakes the pollinia out of the anther cap, involuntarily causing pollination.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pseudo-copulation/feed/ 0 Vanda Coerulea http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/vanda-coerulea/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/vanda-coerulea/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:41:46 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=268 This spectacular blue orchid native to Thailand belongs 10 the Yanda family. It grows at high altitudes between 3,300 feet and 4,600 feel, and can be found in the mountains around Chiang Mai.

Vanda Coerulea

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Vanda Coerulea

Vanda Coerulea

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/vanda-coerulea/feed/ 0 Cymbidium Siamensis http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/cymbidium-siamensis/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/cymbidium-siamensis/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:12:05 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=253 Cymbidium orchids, from the Greek word kymbioi, which means boat-shaped, were praised by Confucius as the “queen of all flowers’” Although such orchids occur allover Asia, this particular ivory species is native to Thailand where it grows at altitudes of between 1,000 and 2.500 feet.

Cymbidium Siamensis

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Cymbidium Siamensis

Cymbidium Siamensis

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/cymbidium-siamensis/feed/ 0 Gardens in the air http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/gardens-in-the-air/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/gardens-in-the-air/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:22:50 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=218 Falling organic litter lodged between the tree branches forms a rich soil in which epiphytic plants such as bromeliads and orchids grow.  Orchids are non-parasitic species.  Their elaborate structure allows them to make the most of the supply of rainwater and nutrients without damaging their host plants.

Gardens in the air

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Gardens in the air

Gardens in the air

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/gardens-in-the-air/feed/ 0 Corybas http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/corybas/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/corybas/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:19:02 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=214 This terrestrial orchid named after the Corybas, the dancing priests of Phrygia, because of its helmet-shaped sepals, lives in the dark undergrowth of the rain forest. It thrives on the abundant supply of moisture and nutrients of the forest soil.

Corybas

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Corybas

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/corybas/feed/ 0 Venus’ Slipper http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/venus-slipper/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/venus-slipper/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:14:48 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=209 This yellow terrestrial orchid is found growing at low altitudes in limestone crevices near the coastal areas of Thailand. southern Burma and Cambodia.

Venus Slipper

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Venus Slipper

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/venus-slipper/feed/ 0 Thai Orchids http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/thai-orchids/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/thai-orchids/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:33:35 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=106 The orchid family is the largest of the flower kingdom, with more than 35,000 wild species and as many hybrids. Thailand’s tropical forests and mangroves. host an amazing diversity of both terrestrial and epiphytic species, presenting a vast array of shapes, sizes, vibrant colors and intoxicating perfumes. Breeders in orchid farms continually produce new hybrid [...]]]> The orchid family is the largest of the flower kingdom, with more than 35,000 wild species and as many hybrids. Thailand’s tropical forests and mangroves. host an amazing diversity of both terrestrial and epiphytic species, presenting a vast array of shapes, sizes, vibrant colors and intoxicating perfumes. Breeders in orchid farms continually produce new hybrid species using artificial cross-pollination and propagation methods. Their creations are in great demand for the international cut flower market.

Thai Orchids

Thai Orchids

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