IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
December General Meeting:-
The General Meetings will be conducted in accordance with State Government
and City of Canning COVID-19 guidelines. If you have a temperature,
fever, respiratory infection symptoms or are feeling unwell, please
do not attend. Tea, coffee, juice and water will be provided.
Members are asked to assist in cleaning surfaces after the meeting.
All tables, switches and door handles are to cleaned and disinfected,
and we will also disinfect all chairs used. Hand sanitiser will be provided
and members are asked to use it.
Please ensure your signature in the attendance book is legible. Visitors
will be asked to provide their name and contact details.
NEXT MEETING
-
Tuesday
1st December at @ 7.45
AT WILSON COMMUNITY HALL, Braibrise
Rd, WILSON
Catch
up with us on
Facebook!!
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Anne O'Callaghan Cultural Award:

Awarded to Victor for his plant of Mystacidium
capense.
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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING 1 December
2020 7.45pm
Present: 29 members as per register.
Apologies: 5 as per register.
Visitors: Katia, David, Jenni, Lana, Zel
New members: Zel # 27
Minutes: Acceptance of minutes from November meeting moved Arnold, seconded
Jacqui. Carried
Business Arising: Nil
Raffle: All members received a free orchid
for Christmas.
Badge Prize: Margaret.
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Lynne's Orchid

Oncidium strictum (syn Symphoglossum sanguineum)
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FORTH-COMING EVENTS
Home visits:
At 10 am on the Sunday after the fourth Thursday of each month. Please
bring chairs and food to share.
SATURDAY the 30 Jan 2021 - Ezi-Gro Orchids, Darch
28 Feb 2021 Tara, Greenmount
28 Mar 2021 Ray & Peta, Bullsbrook
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Peter's Orchids

Dendrobium antennatum

Maxillaria tonsbergii

Miltonia phymatochila
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NOTES FROM YOUR COMMITTEE
1. Our first meeting in the new year will
be Tuesday 12 January 2021.
2. The January Home Visit is at Ezi-Gro Orchids, 76 Evandale Road Lansdale
on Saturday 30 January. Kevin will provide a sausage sizzle for lunch,
members please bring salads or dessert/fresh fruit to share.
3. We wish all members a safe and happy festive season, and thank you
for your support throughout 2020.
4. The SOSWA Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/219560839402971/?fref=nf
Please take the time to look at the page and the photos
posted by members. Advertising plants for sale is permitted on Fridays
5. If you
haven't ordered your new badge yet, please see Mich. The cost for badges
with a magnetic clip is $13.50, and with pin is $11.50.

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Charly & Gerda's Orchid

Bulbophyllum kubahense
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Editor
e-mail:
- Ph/Fax: 9296 1765
On-line Membership
Form PDF
or WORD
Download; Plant
Display Template
Species Orchid Society Rules PDF
Albany
Inter Society Orchid Display & Workshop
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Financial Report: Treasurer's report was
presented by Treasurer Adrian. Account balance $10,455.87. Acceptance
moved Arnold, seconded Norm. Carried
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Graham & Margaret's Orchids

Encyclia chloroleuca
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General Business:
1. Peter thanked members that donated plants for the free Christmas raffle.
Dee will distribute raffle tickets to each individual or family member.
Thanks to members who provided festive food and refreshments for tonight's
Christmas celebration. Peter reminded members and visitors to sign the
register that is required to meet the City of Canning and State COVID-19
requirements.
2. David Jones book on Australian Orchids. Cost $170 plus $20 postage
if ordered before the end of the year. $50 deposit required. Order from
AOF. If you are interested, please see Graham, Tony or Ken.
3. Ken advised members of the impending changes to the state DPIRD biosecurity
arrangements applying to the hobbyist plant (maximum 20) import permits
for orchid plants from the Eastern States. The recent reporting in NSW
of an outbreak of the exotic pest Serpentine Leaf Miner, an insect pest
that is a serious threat to agriculture and horticulture will result in
changes to this arrangement, most likely requiring local DPI inspection
of orchids and certification that this pest is not present prior to shipment
to WA. The expense of this service will be borne by the importer. [Editor's
note-DPIRD have since advised that this decision has been reviewed and
no longer applies.]
4. Ken advised members the permit to bring 20 orchids from Eric had been
approved and the plants were on their way via Express Post.
5. Peter thanked Adrian & Dee for hosting a very pleasant home visit
on Sunday 29 November.
6. Charly & Gerda were congratulated on their HCC award for Bulbophyllum
kubahense 'Josephine'. Charly told members that the very large plant he
had on display had grown from a single growth imported some years ago.
To date, this species has received only two awards, both in Germany in
June 2018. Charly also presented divisions of one of his plants of Bulbophyllum
kubahense to Peter, Tony, Maxine and Ken. Thank you Charly for your generosity.
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Tony & Mavis's
Orchid

Tolumnia variegata
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The genus Phaius (Continued from December 2020)
Phaius
pauciflorus (Blume) Blume 1856 is found in peninsular Malaysia, Java
and Sumatra as a large warm - cool growing terrestrial in deep hill and
lower montane Cameron Highlands forests often near rivers at 500 - 1,900m.
Close set, basally thickened, terete stems carrying 5-6, plicate, oblong,
acuminate leaves. Flowering on basal 25cm, 8-15 successively flowered
inflorescences with persistent bracts, there are several recognised colour
variants of this highly variable species. This might indicate that further
research will find that some variants are in fact separate species. Its
common name is the Few Flowered Phaius, and synonyms are Limatodis
pallida (Ridl.) Ridl. 1924; Limatodis pauciflora Blume 1825;
Limatodis punctata Lindl. 1885; Phaius pallidus Ridl. 1896;
Phaius pauciflorus subsp. sabahensis J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb
1993; Phaius pauciflorus var.
pallidus (Ridl.) Holttum 1947; Phaius pauciflorus var. punctatus
(Lindl.) J.J.Sm. 1920; Phaius pauciflorus var. sumatranus J.J.Sm.
1920 Phaius pauciflorus (Blume) Blume

Photo
source:
Phaius philippinensis N.E.Br. 1889 comes from the Philippines where
it is a small sized, warm to cool growing bog terrestrial in shady locations
up to 1,300m. Cylindrical pseudobulbs carry 2-4, lanceolate, deeply channelled
leaves. Flowering takes place on erect, several flowered inflorescences
that carry the reddish-brown, heavy substance flowers at the apex. Its
common name is naturally the Philippine Phaius.

Photo
source:
Phaius reflexipetalus J.J.Wood
& Shim 1994 can be found in northern Borneo and the Philippines as
a medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial in deep humus amongst
limestone boulders in deep shade often near rivers in hill forests at
500 -1,100m. Erect, fleshy, dark green stems are enveloped by 4-5, tubular,
acute to acuminate, scarious sheaths, and carry 3-4, elliptic, acuminate,
plicate leaves. Flowering in spring and autumn, flowers are borne on erect
21- 27 cm inflorescences that arise from the axils of the lower stem sheaths.
Inflorescences have tubular, acute bracts and deciduous floral bracts.
Its common name is the Reflexed Petal Phaius for the sharply reflexed
petals. Synonyms in use include Calanthe reflexipetala

Photo
source:

Photo
source:
Phaius robertsii F.Muell. 1883 comes from Papua new Guinea, New
Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and north-eastern Queensland as a medium
sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial in medium to deep shade in forests
at 550m. Stout erect stems carry 4-6, plicate leaves that are sub-erect
and scattered along the stem. Each leaf is lanceolate-elliptic, acuminate
and gradually narrows at lower end into the shortly petiolate base. This
species flowers in winter on erect, lateral 30cm few-flowered inflorescences.
Its common name is Roberts' Phaius, and synonyms in use are Phaius
monticola Guillaumin 1941.

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source:
Phaius subtrilobus Ames & C. Schweinf. 1920 is endemic to Sarawak
and Sabah (Borneo) where it grows as a large sized, cool growing terrestrial
in lower montane mossy and swamp forests at 1,300-1,600m. This attractive
species flowers in summer with 4-10 flowers on the upright inflorescence.
The white lip is in striking contrast to the brownish-red colour of the
sepals and petals. Its common name is the Almost-Three Lobed Phaius

Photo
source:

In-situ
photo source:
Phaius takeoi (Hayata) H.J.Su 1989 comes from south Yunnan, Vietnam
and Taiwan as a warm to cool growing terrestrial in moist broad leaved
forests and dense forests along valleys at 500-1,400m. The stem-like,
cylindric pseudobulb carries 5-8 leaves on the upper part of the pseudobulbs
with elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, plicate, glabrous, long acuminate
leaves. Flowering in Autumn on erect racemes that arise from basal and
lower nodes of the pseudobulb, the 30-55cm inflorescence is shorter than
the leaves and carries 4-10 yellowish-green widely opening flowers with
persistent, ovate-lanceolate floral bracts. In 2010, this species was
first reported from Thailand and Myanmar. Its common name is Takeo's Phaius
after its discoverer, and in China, as Chang Jing He Ding Lan. Synonyms
in use are Calanthe takeoi Hayata 1920; and Phaius longicruris
Z.H.Tsi 1981.

Photo
source:

In-situ photo source
Phaius tankervilleae
(Banks) Blume 1856
is the most widely found and best known Phaius species. It is found
in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Pacific
Islands, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser
Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Himalayas, Sri
Lanka Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Japan, and Australia as a large sized,
hot to cool growing terrestrial in lower montane woods and in grasslands
in moist depressions with black soil up to 1,300m. Ovoid or conical, green
pseudobulbs are basally enveloped by leaf bearing sheaths with elliptic-lanceolate,
acuminate, plicate, thin-textured leaves. Mostly flowering in spring (although
some populations flower year round) on up to 1.2m upright flower racemes,
4-14 showy large, pleasantly fragrant brown flowers have distinctive reddish
labellum. There are many colour and albinistic forms following the publication
of Lady Tankerville's Legacy - A Historical and Monographic Review of
Phaius and Gasrtrorchis by J.V.Stone & P.J.Cribb in
2017 which reduced many species, including Phaius australis, to
synonymy.
Phaius tankervilleae was introduced into England in 1778 by John
Fothergill, who brought the plant from China. The genus was identified
by Juan Loureiro, who also named it using the Greek word phaios (swarthy),
probably because of the yellow-brown flower colour that dominates the
genus. Phaius tankervilleae is commonly called the nun's orchid,
possibly due to the lateral view of the column which resembles a Madonna.
Phaius tankervilleae has become an invasive species in some countries
such as Jamaica and Hawaii, while in Papua New Guinea, the smoked flowers
are eaten as a contraceptive.

Photo
source:
Its common names are the Nun's Orchid, the Kunai [tall grass] Orchid,
Emma
Tankerville's Phaius [named for the English Orchid Enthusiast after
whom the species is named ], in Thailand Ueang phrao, In Japan- Kaku-ran
- Chiru-ran - Sarunkwa-bana and in China He Ding Lan.
The recognised varietal forms of Phaius tankervilleae are:
* Phaius tankervilleae (Banks) Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 177 (1856).
* Phaius tankervilleae var. antoninae (P.Balzer) J.V.Stone
& P.J.Cribb, Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 103 (2017).
* Phaius tankervilleae var. australis (F.Muell.) J.V.Stone
& P.J.Cribb, Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 105 (2017).
* Phaius tankervilleae var. baolocensis (Duy, Tao Chen &
D.X.Zhang) J.V.Stone & P.J.Cribb, Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 108 (2017).
* Phaius tankervilleae var. bernaysii (Rowland ex Rchb.f.)
J.V.Stone & P.J.Cribb, Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 111 (2017).
* Phaius tankervilleae var. devogelii P.J.Cribb & J.V.Stone,
Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 115 (2017).
* Phaius tankervilleae var. tankervilleae.

Phaius tankervilleae var. australis
Photo
source:
Synonyms are Bletia incarvillei R. Br; Bletia tankervilleae
R. Br. 1813; Calanthe bachmaensis Gagnep. 1950; Calanthe speciosa
Viell. 1861; Dendrobium veratrifolium Roxb. 1832; Limodorum
incarvilliae Pers. 1807; Limodorum incarvillei Blume 1825;
Limodorum spectabile Salisb. 1796; Limodorum tancarvilleae L'Hér.
1789; Limodorum tankervilleae Banks 1788; Pachyne spectabilis
Salisb. 1812; Phaius bicolor Lindley 1831; Phaius blumei
Lindley 1831; Phaius blumei Lindl var assamicus Rchb.f
1882; Phaius blumei Lindl var pulcher King &
Pantl. 1898; Phaius carroni F. Muell. 1860 ; Phaius giganteus
Hemsl. 1882; Phaius grandifolius Rchb.f 1828; Phaius grandifolius
Lour 1790; Phaius grandifolius Lindl.1831; Phaius grandifolius
var. superbus Van Houtte 1852; Phaius incarvillei O.Ktze.
1891; Phaius incarvillei var. speciosa O.Ktze.; Phaius
leucophaeus F. Muell. 1863; Phaius mannii Rchb.f 1878; Phaius
oweniae Sander 1894; Phaius roeblingii O'Brien 1895; Phaius
sinensis Rolfe 1913; Phaius tahitensis Schltr. 1926; Phaius
tankervilleae fma. alboflorens S.S.Ying, Coloured Ill. Fl.
Taiwan 4: 798 (1992; Phaius tahitensis fma. obtusa F.Br.
1930; Phaius tankervilleae fma. veronicae S.Y.Hu & Barretto
1976; Phaius tankervilleae var. mariesii Rchb.f. 1882; Phaius
tankervilleae var. pulchra (King & Pantl.) Karth. 1989;
Phaius tankervilleae var. superbus (Van Houtte) S.Y.Hu 1974;
Phaius tenuis Rchb. f. 1857; Phaius veratrifolius (Roxb.)
Lindl. 1840; Tankervillia cantoniensis Link 1829
Contd next month
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Ken & Chris

Ascocentrum garayi

Cattleya lobata

Paphiopedilum thaianum

Pleurothallis stricta
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Correspondence:
Inwards:
E-mails - Orchids WA notices, draft minutes, submissions, AOC AGM reports
E-mail - City of Canning - COVID-19
requirements
AOF - David Jones book on Australian orchids
Circular memorandum and annual report from GCA
Associations on-line newsletter
AOC update
Outwards:
E-mail - City of Canning re COVID-19 requirements
Acceptance of correspondence report moved Lynne, seconded Charly. Carried
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MONTHLY PLANT
Angraecum didieri
Country of origin: Madagascar
Description: Diminutive Angraecoid species
Difficulty: It is a hot-warm growing species, so will require summer humidity
and winter protection from cold
Cost: $10.00

Photo and comments by Gary Yong Gee....
I put a post on OrchidsForum
which shows Angraecum didieri.
During the Orchid Conservation Alliance
tour to Madagascar in September 2019, some of us managed to find this
plant of Angraecum didieri in Vakona Forest, Andasibe. This habitat was
forested with trees that provided light shade and the elevation was at
around 940 m altitude.
This particular plant was epiphytic but was not
well-rooted to the host tree.
Another view of the same flower shows more of the elongate stem as well
as the short broad glossy leaves. It may not be very obvious, but I noticed
in this image that the leaves have a white-speckled or almost white-pitted
surface.
Many plants of Angcm. didieri, Angcm. elephantinum
in cultivation turn out to be Angcm. rutenbergianum.
I hope that helps.
Gary Yong Gee
Angraecum
didieri Baill. 1902 SECTION Perrierangraecum Schlechter can
be found as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte in humid evergreen
forests in eastern and southwestern Madagascar at 300 -1,000m. The species
flowers in spring on a short inflorescence that carries a solitary pleasantly
fragrant white flower. Thanks Peter for growing these plants on for us.
Angraecum didieri has an elongate stem. In mature plants, the upper
third carrying the short leaves. This hot-cool growing species will grow
better on a slab mount of either hardwood, natural cork, plastic pond
filter or similar material than in a pot. It will also need to be provided
with humidity during summer, and if grown in a shadehouse, protection
from cold winter/spring temperatures and rain.
As they are diminutive plants, even though the leaves are somewhat leathery,
Angraecum didieri seems attractive to hard and soft scale and mealy
bug, and plants can quickly succumb to these sap-sucking insects.
However, it seems that there is some confusion about this species. Jay
Phal asserts that many of the flower photos published on the internet
are incorrect. Angraecum didieri, Angraecum elephantinum, Angraecum
ruttenburgianum and Angraecum peyrotii are all very similar
species, principally differing in the leaf size and shape and labellum.
All the photos that I could find seem to have leaves somewhat larger than
the drawing published in Jay's Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopaedia.
I was unable to find any further commentary about this issue. Given these
concerns, I have chosen a photo from Marni Turkel as I respect her knowledge
and expertise.
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Victor's Orchid

Mystacidium capense
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FOR SALE/WANTED
Harry would like to purchase the following.
Brassavola cucculata, varieties of Cattleya guttata, amethystoglossa
or leopoldii/tigrina
If you have spare plants/divisions for sale, please contact Harry on
0412 403 696 or by e-mail to harry.ashton@live.com.au
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John's Orchid

Laelia purpurata var.
russelliana
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A
message from The Water Corporation
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The
difference between
Phalaenopsis
amabilis & Phal. aphrodite subsp. formosana
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An Introduction to the Genus Masdevallia
See the full article HERE
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The Genus Dendrobium
See the full article HERE
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WA terrestrial orchids in situ
a four-day field trip to the Mid-west
http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/Orchids_in_The_Mid-west.htm
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Recently Identified Paphiopedilum
Species
See the article HERE
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Unusual and Surprising Orchids and their
Reproductive Biology
by Ken Jones
See the article
HERE
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Orchids in Their Natural Habitat and
in Cultivation -
Ecuagenera's five-day pre-WOC tour
See the full article HERE
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Fiona
Stanley Hospital Site Terrestrial Orchids
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Hygienic
Practice
The benefits of hygienic practice in
keeping your collection free of plant diseases.
Hygiene tips to keep your orchids disease
free.
Checklist in WORD
in PDF
See the full article HERE
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STANHOPEAS
by Bill Mather & Ken Jones
See the article
HERE
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As usual, any and all comments are welcome
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