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Schomburgkia was a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.This genus was named for Richard Schomburgk, a German botanist who explored British Guiana during the 19th century.
Rights and Humanity claims to have played a significant role in shaping global policy and practice through the integration of a "human rights approach". [2] It has chosen to focus on various priority issues of the day, including HIV/AIDS, poverty, health, water, [3] and sanitation, [4] participatory democracy, cultural rights, [5] complex emergencies, and the global financial crisis.
He grew chrysanthemums, then roses. In 1998 at age 63, Matsui switched to Orchids when stiff competition from other countries arose in traditional flowers. He is now the world’s largest potted orchid farmer. [1] [2] In March 2015, Matsui's daughter Teresa Matsui became the president of Matsui Nursery. [3] [4]
Arthur E. Chadwick is an American orchid grower and entrepreneur. He founded Chadwick & Son Orchids Inc in 1989 [1] with his father, A. A. Chadwick, who has been growing orchids since 1943. Chadwicks has 11 greenhouses in Powhatan County, Virginia and two retail stores in Richmond.
Angraecum sesquipedale / ˌ s ɛ s k w ɪ p ɪ ˈ d eɪ l iː /, also known as Darwin's orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and king of the angraecums, is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Angraecum endemic to Madagascar. The orchid was first discovered by the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1798, but was ...
Grammatophyllum speciosum, also called giant orchid, tiger orchid, sugar cane orchid or queen of the orchids, is a species of orchid native to Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and Malaysia. It has also been recorded in the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the black orchid. [53] Lycaste skinneri has a white variety (alba) that is the national flower of Guatemala, commonly known as Monja Blanca (White Nun). Panama's national flower is the Holy Ghost orchid (Peristeria elata), or 'the flor del Espiritu Santo'.
Orchids, My Intersex Adventure [1] is an auto-biographical [2] 2010 documentary about one woman's struggle to understand her own intersex variation while interviewing ...