Australian Orchid Foundation The
AOF has a bookshop, seed bank and protocorm bank, all of which
helps to fund research projects on Australian orchids.
Donations to the AOF are tax deductible as a recognized
Scientific Research institution.
Brazilian Orchids Extensive orchid
related site by Delfina de Araujo, of Rio de Janeiro, with
lots of photos and information, in particular the orchids of
Brazil. The site is bi-lingual, English and Portugeuse.
Winner of Gold Medal WOC 2005 for category of Private website.
National
Capital Botanical Gardens of Papua New
Guinea Another magnificent site by Wolfgang Bandish
to spotlight the wonderful Gardens located in Port Moresby.
The orchid-rich country of PNG never fails to fascinate the
orchid collector.
Papua New
Guinea Orchid News This site has to be an orchid
surfer's paradise. Wolfgang Bandisch has assembled an
extraordinary collection of information and superb photographs
of the orchids of Papua New Guinea. Literally hundreds of PNG
species are illustrated.
PNG
Orchid News Image Gallery over 2,300 images of
orchids, landscapes, people, marine life. All images can be
sent as an e-card!
Not So
Green Thumb - A computer/orchidists playground.
An excellent site by Yoshi Nomura with tons of material
including photographs of orchids, explanations of his
photographic and scanning equipment, orchid calendars, orchid
murals and orchid screensavers.
OrchidWire - An extensive Orchid Resource
Database
Orchid
Culture - Charles and Margaret Baker A wealth of
cultural information.
Orkology - Greg
Steenbeeke's site with lots of orchid photos and
information on orchids and other things. New - Orchidopaedia
CD-ROMs (photos).
Orchid
Photography by Gary Yong Gee Gary Yong Gee
of Brisbane is acknowledged as one of the best orchid
photographers in Australia, but that isn't all. He also
has a passion for orchid species. Amongst other things,
Gary's website has thumbnail photos of species orchids linked
to articles he has written for the Orchid Species Society
(The very first species orchid society in the world!)
- so there is plenty of reading on some nifty
orchids. Gary is also an occasional contributor of
articles to our magazine Orchids Australia.
Orchid Genus Names A list of
names for each orchid genus followed by its abbreviated
name. "Natural" is an indication of a naturally
occurring genus. Otherwise it shows which genera are crossed
to produce that man-made genus. (Courtesy of The Orchid
House)
Orchids Online
An Australian site devoted to many things of great
interest to orchid growers and enthusiasts from around the
world.
The Orchid
Photo Page -Greg Allikas has over 200 photos to
assist with identification of orchid species.
Orchid
Species Encyclopaedia Jay
Pfahl of Florida has gathered together am astonishing
reference library of orchid species photographs. This is a
labour of love for Jay and shows the extent that some orchid
growers will go to so that their accumulated knowledge can be
shared around the world. In turn photographers around the
world have made photos available to him. As at 31 May 2006
there are over 6000 species listed covering 606 genera.
The
very latest forum for discussion of orchid related topics,
using state of the art technology. Join now by following the
link and become a registered user. Once registered and
activated, you need to logon, after which the Board remembers
who you are and automatically appends your login name to any
posts. The Board is moderated.
The Orchidstudium Project A
non profit organization that congregates researchers and
collectors of orchids, mainly of Brazilian native species, for
the purpose of extending and spreading the knowledge of these
plants.
Have some fun, courtesy of graphics artist Pat
Hedden. Build your own bouquet from the selection of
flowers by dragging them onto the vase and greenery.
Hone your flower arrangement skills. Lots of fun.
Requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer
browser.
Pocket
Diagnostics- Field test for diagnosis of orchid
viruses in minutes. Tests for Cymbidium mosaic virus
(CyMV) and Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV).
Ronscatts - Cattleya images
from the collection of the late David Littman.
Swiss Orchid Foundation - Some 90 select
illustrated orchid books, containing over 7000 hand-coloured
drawings, have been digitized during the last five years and
may be accessed online here. In addition
to illustrations, over 52,000 photographs of orchids from
around the world have been scanned and their identity and
names checked: they are available through this
website.
Terrestrial Orchids of Western
Australia – Photo Gallery This
is a magnificent collection of photographs by Ron Heberle's
favourite orchids, the brilliantly coloured (often in bizarre
combinations) terrestrial orchids of SW Western Australia.
Tony Watkinson has spent countless hours preparing this site
to display hundreds of Ron's life time of photography. Watch
for new additions to this amazing site.
The Orchid
Mall, USA's top orchid site, with hot links to many
other interesting orchid sites.
Phil's Orchid World, Wellington, New
Zealand A wealth of information on orchids in New Zealand
and extensive cultural notes.
