and then there is Diplocaulobium obyrnei W.K. Harris!
Wolfgang H. Bandisch
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter O'Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:27 AM
Subject: [OGD] orchids named for VIPs
In OGDV7 #140, Viateur asked:
"It seems to be customary in Singapore to name orchids after visitors to the
country. Is this a privilege reserved for heads of state ? Have
orchidists/orchidophiles been honored in a similar way in that country
? Are there orchid species or hybrids named after Joyce Stewart, or
other orchidophiles ..."
Viateur, the SBG has a programme for honouring visiting VIPs by naming a hybrid after them. The programme is not limited to Heads of State ... in Aug 2003 Ricky Martin (the pop star) had a Renaglottis named after him. In January this year, Spathoglottis Joyce Stewart and Ascocenda Henry Oakley were named in honour of two well-known orchidophiles.
Peter O'Byrne in Singapore
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