Thursday, March 22, 2007

My outing last Saturday - WL, Song's and AMK nursery

Took a break after a barrage of tests in that week - Pharmaceutics Pract Test, Natural Products Pract Test, Pharmacotherapy (Pyschiatric Drugs) Test.

Went to WL and Song (same compound) in the morning followed by a trip down to AMK to buy sulphur and HB101.

Song's

Unknown Eria-like plant
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Ansellia africana
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NOID Eria spp.
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The colour was very unusual and dark. It was claimed to be sourced from Peninsular Malaysia but it looks like something I saw in the books on Philippines Orchids.

Phalaenopsis kunstleri
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Phalaenopsis modesta
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Catasetum pileatum 'Oro Verde' - these are clones of a very popular plant. C. pileatum comes in many colour strains - red, white, green, yellow amongst others. Like the name says, this strain is green gold in colour.
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Newly opened - solli about shaky pic

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Fading flower

Nobile (No-Billy) Dendrobiums - so called because Dendrobium nobile forms the backbone of plants of this sort. The most well known breeder of these plants is Yamamoto Dendrobium - these plants are therefore commonly known as Yamamoto Dendrobiums.
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Dendrobium hybrid - heavy with Dendrobium canaliculiatum blood , whitened by Dendrobium affine.
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Another form with purple lip
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At Woon Leng:

A ceiling of Nepenthes
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Interesting Phalaenopsis hybrid
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Jumella comorense
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Woon Cheng's father: Dendrobium Peng Seng
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My fave Dendrobium carronii - I collected quite a few strains of this delightful xerophytic miniature
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Some interesting Catt hybrids
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I think this has Sophronitis bloodline
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Bulbophyllum hybrid
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The very olde and wellknown hybrid - Dendrobium Gatton Sunray. Oops about the very dark pic
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In the WL Cool house to grow temperate orchids

Renanthera citrina
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Paphiopedilum hybrid - likely to be Paph. Wössner China Moon
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Paphiopedilum primulinum
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This plant can be grown in normal local conditions without aircon though.

The new species from Vietnam - Dendrobium tuanhanii.
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Aerangis citrina
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Phalaenopsis stuartiana
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This strain is sooo cute - palm-sized plants flowering

A Brassia X Ada hybrid - colour from Ada
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@ AMK Nursery - took a 45 min MRT ride and took another 15 mins of walking.

Flowering begonia
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More begonias - I think $5 each or was it $15?

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Newly marketed novelty - cycad grown from seed. The seed casing was painted gold - like the solid gold walnut that was sold in the past
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Interesting plant with marked leaves
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The Heliconia grove at the side of the nursery - next to the AMK library. But very sianz0.5 the hirstute one not in flower...
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Torch ginger for making rojak - note the pink bud popping out
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