Malayan Orchid Review - Volume 49 (2015 Edition)

The Malayan Orchid Review is an annual publication of the Orchid Society of South East Asia, based in Singapore.

Its coverage reflects the aims of the Society, which include the advancement of orchid science and orchid conservation, as well as orchid culture and appreciation.

It also promotes the interests of hybridisers and commercial growers.The MOR covers reports on orchid shows around the region, new species and hybrid descriptions, articles on orchid biology, conservation and culture, etc.

It is the only comprehensive full colour orchid journal published in English in South East Asia.Contents: Viewpoint: Singapore Events of 2015 and Their Orchid Hybrids (Gillian Khew & David Lim)AwardsNew HybridsShows Around the Region Sanya, Tainan, Sydney, KuchingFifty Years of Hybridising in an Independent Singapore (John Elliott)The 17th European Orchid Conference and Show (John Elliott)A Post-Conference Tour (Yam Tim Wing)The Breeding Achievements from Phalaenopsis Equestris (Wen-Huei Chen)Conservation and Re-Introduction of Cymbidium Finlaysonianum in Singapore (Yam Tim Wing)First Potter Wasp Pollination Record of Pomatocalpa Diffusum (Ong Poh Teck)An Interesting Albino Form of Bulbophyllum Ornatissimum from Northern Myanmar (Hubert Kurtzweil & Saw Lwin)Innovative Oncidiinae Breeding in Australia (John McAuley)Orchid Expedition to Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia (Latifah Kusrini)Paphiopedilum in Borneo: Two Unusual Species (P O'Byrne & L Gokusing)Ng Boon Kwang — Doubly Awarded for Innovation and Creativity (Wong Siew Kwun)Majeed Khadaroo (1924 – 2014) — His Life, Passions and Achievements (Naseema Khadaroo)Christopher Teo, the Full-Time Hobbyist (Wong Siew Kwun)Seldom Seen Orchids Which are a Pleasure to Grow (Peggy Tan)Vanda stangeana, Consul Gustav Wilhelm Schiller and Franz F Stange Rudolf Jenny (Rudolf Jenny)Book ReviewsGrosourdya Multistrata, a New Orchid Species from Sulawesi and Borneo (P O'Byrne, J J Vermeulen & S Lee)Office BearersReadership: Researchers, students and lay people interested in orchid biology and commercial growing of orchids, as well as floriculturists.