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April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Two new species of Caribbean orchid have been discovered by a research team led by the University of Vigo, in collaboration with the Environmental Services Unit at the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park in Cuba. For over two centuries, the Caribbean islands have served as natural laboratories and a source of inspiration for botanists, including Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. The studies of these men in the tropical...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, an international orchid show will transform the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University into a spectacular world of flowers. The International Orchid Show and Sale will be held April 12-14, 2013, in collaboration with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Orchid Society. The event is free with regular museum admission. The orchid extravaganza will feature more than 30 spectacular exhibits showcasing beautiful,...
PRYOR, Okla., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 9, 2012, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Directors of Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE MKT: TIS) authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 5, 2012. The Company expects to pay this dividend on September 21, 2012. About Orchids Paper Products Company Orchids Paper Products Company is an...
CLEVELAND, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A year after building a reputation as one of the city's best florists, Urban Orchid, the upscale floral shop located in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood, is expanding. The store will relocate from its current Bridge Avenue location to the historic Ohio City Firehouse at 1455 West 29th Street, Cleveland. To celebrate, a grand re-opening party will be held Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 7 p.m. ET. (Logo:...
PRYOR, Okla., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 17, 2012, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Directors of Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE MKT: TIS) authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2012. The Company expects to pay this dividend on June 22, 2012. About Orchids Paper Products Company Orchids Paper Products Company is an integrated...
PRYOR, Okla., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE Amex: TIS) today announced that it will release 2012 first-quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a teleconference to discuss its results at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, April 26th. All interested parties may participate in the teleconference by calling 800 688 0796 and providing pass code 128 715 57. A question and...
Older forests with just the right fungi may be secret to saving vulnerable plants When it comes to conserving the world's orchids, not all forests are equal. In a paper to be published Jan. 25 in the journal Molecular Ecology, Smithsonian ecologists revealed that an orchid's fate hinges on two factors: a forest's age and its fungi. Roughly 10 percent of all plant species are orchids, making them the largest plant family on Earth. But habitat loss has rendered many threatened or...
PRYOR, Okla., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE Amex: TIS) today announced that it will release 2011 fourth-quarter and full-year financial results on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a teleconference to discuss its results at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, February 9th. All interested parties may participate in the teleconference by calling 800 688 0796 and providing pass code 527 365...
Botanists are excited at finding Bulbophyllum nocturnum, an orchid found to bloom only during night time. Night blooming plants are seen in a relatively small number of plant species, such as the queen of the night cactus, the midnight horror tree and night blooming jasmine, but this is the first orchid found to do so, report Mark Kinver and Victoria Gill for BBC News and Nature. The new species, whose flowers last just one night, was discovered on New Britain island, located off the...
EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH IS SHARED MISSION MIAMI, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two recognized leaders in conservation, education, and research are joining forces to ensure the perpetuation and appreciation of orchids in North America and throughout the world. The venerable 90-year old American Orchid Society (AOS) in Palm Beach County, known for its passion for orchids through education, conservation, and research, is moving its international headquarters to Fairchild...
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The Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegate) or Mountain-ebony, is a species of flowering plant native to southeastern Asia, from southern China to west India. It is categorized in the family Fabaceae. The small to medium-sized tree reaches heights between 10 to 12 yards and is deciduous in the dry season. The rounded leaves are double-lobed at the base and apex, and reach lengths and widths between 4 to 8 inches. The flowers are five eye-catching petals of bright pink or white with diameters...
The Dwarf White Bauhinia (Bauhinia acuminata), also commonly known as the White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree, is a native species of flowering shrub in the tropical southeastern Asia. It is hard to pinpoint the exact native range due to extensive cultivation, but it is believed to be from Malaysia, Indonesian islands, and the Philippines. Similar to other Bauhinia species, the leaves are 2 to 6 inches long and broad, double-lobed and shaped like an ox hoof with an apical crevice up...
Zygopetalum is a genus of plant found in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is part of the subfamily Epidendroideae. This genus consists of 14 species. Its generic name, derived form the Greek word "zygon", means "yoked petal". This name refers to the yoke-like growth at the base of the lip caused by fusion of the petals and sepals (a separate, green part that surrounds and protects the flower bud). This genus occurs in humid forests at mid-elevation and lower regions of South America. Most...
Lady Slippers describes the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea, which includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. They are distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches (modified labellums), which function by trapping insects so that they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia. This subfamily has been considered by some (Rasmussen, 1985) to be a family Cypripediaceae, separate from the...
Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are among the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant (angiosperm) families. There are over 800 described genera and 25,000 (some sources give 30,000) species, and perhaps another 60,000 hybrids and cultivars produced by horticulturalists. The Kew World Checklist of Orchids includes about 24,000 accepted species and about 800 new species are added each year. Orchids, through their floral complexity and their interactions with pollinators and their...
