What's New in 2005

Home Alphabetical List

  • 13 December 2005

Have you guys noticed that the Home and the Alphabetical List pages have slightly different look? I've redone the pages making it XHTML 1.0 compliant and using CSS which I'm still learning. Hopefully, I will be able to upgrade the whole site using this new technology and maybe adding some dynamic features later. I've tested the new pages using IE 6.0 and Netscape 7.2 so if users of other browsers find that them look out of place, please kindly inform me. Your input is very much appreciated.

  • 10 December 2005

After a long break for almost two months, I have uploaded pictures of 11 new species as follows:-
  • 16 October 2005

5 new species added:-

  1. Brachypeza indusiata - courtesy of Mr Rosli Zakaria.
  2. Bulbophyllum reticulatum.
  3. Bulbophyllum singaporeanum - courtesy of Mr Zulkifli Md Isa.
  4. Dendrobium metachilinum - courtesy of Mr Rosli Zakaria.
  5. Gastrochilus obliquus - courtesy of Mr Rosli Zakaria.

The unknown species uploaded on 8 October 2005 has been identified by Mr Eric Christenson as Saccalabiopsis pusilla.
  • 8 October 2005

2 rare species are added courtesy of Mr Zulkifli Md Isa:-

  1. Spathoglottis hardingiana - thanks to Mr Peter O'Byrne for its identity.
  2. Unknown species - any clue is very much appreciated.

Corrections are made to the identity of 2 Coelogyne species:-

  1. Coelogyne cumingii which was previously listed as Coelogyne venusta.
  2. Coelogyne septemcostata which was previously listed as Coelogyne speciosa.
  • 2 October 2005

The followings were added today:-

  1. Coelogyne asperata.
  2. Dendrobium chrysotoxum.
  3. Dendrobium sp.
  4. Dendrobium tangerinum - 2 new views of a previously unknown Dendrobium species.

I would also like to thank Mr Jim Cootes for helping me to identify Cirrhopetalum abbreviatum which was previously unknown.
  • 29 September 2005

11 new species added:-
  • 11 September 2005

4 more species added:-
  • 10 September 2005

Several previously unidentified species have been identied as follows:-

  1. Bulbophyllum gibbosum - thanks to Mr Jim Cootes.
  2. Dendrochilum cobbianum - thanks to Mr Jim Cootes.
  3. Dendrochilum gracile.
  4. Pholidota convallariae - thanks to Mr Jim Cootes.
  5. Pholidota gibbosa - thanks to Mr Jim Cootes.
  • 12 August 2005

3 new species added:-
  • 6 August 2005

A new guestbook software, i.e. Lazarus Guestbook, a more advanced and spam-proof version of the Advance Guestbook used previously has been installed last night. There have been too many spams being posted to my guestbook lately and I'm getting tired of having to remove them manually, sometimes on hourly basis. It have the same look and feel of the old software and I hope this will reduce spams to a minimum.

Your kind comments and/or contructive criticisms are much appreciated.
  • 30 July 2005

Pictures of 6 new species added:-
  • 10 July 2005

I were very busy the past few weeks and finally I got some time this weekend to present some more pictures to this website. Another 9 species/views are added:-
  • 27 June 2005

4 new species/view added:-
  • 19 June 2005

3 new species added:-
  • 23 May 2005

Pictures of 2 new species added:-

Previously unknown species pictures from Mr Rosli Zakaria has been identified as Epigeneium zebrinum.
  • 18 May 2005

4 new species and new pictures of 4 existing species are added:-

  1. Bulbophyllum claptonense - picture of another clone.
  2. Bulbophyllum cornutum.
  3. Bulbophyllum vaginatum - new whole plant view.
  4. Coelogyne roschussenii - pictures of another clone.
  5. Dendrobium linguella - new inflorescence view.
  6. Dendrobium scabrilingue.
  7. Neofinetia falcata.
  8. Vandopsis gigantea.
  • 3 May 2005

This is the first batch of pictures taken by my new Canon EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT) digital SLR camera. I have yet to explore its advanced functions but I'm having a lot of fun using it. My faithful Olympus C-5050Z will be in full retirement soon. Pictures of 3 species added:-

  1. Bulbophyllum lobbii.
  2. Dendrobium crystallinum. (Corrected on 4 May 2005 - Thanks to Mr Kaew from Thailand)
  3. Dendrobium parishii.
  • 29 Apr 2005

2 more species added:-

  1. Bulbophyllum virescens (in-situ) - courtesy of Saiful.
  2. Dendrobium carronii "Druid Velvet" - courtesy of Kelvin-Sebastian Siew Yong Chuay.

The Dendrobium sp. listed yesterday has been identified as Dendrobium connatum.

  • 28 Apr 2005

I've been busy over the past few weeks but tonight a total of 13 new species are added:-

Item # 7 uploaded on 7 Mar 2005 as Phalaenopsis sumatrana is now relisted as Phalaenopsis corningiana. Phalaenopsis tetraspis var. speciosa is now corrected as Phalaenopsis speciosa var. christiana.
  • 13 Apr 2005

5 new species added:-

  1. Dendrobium crocatum.
  2. Dendrobium formosum.
  3. Glomera erythrosma.
  4. Sedirea japonica.
  5. Unknown sp. - thanks to Mr Rosli Zakaria. Any ideas what this is?

Mr Peter O'Byrne has managed to identify the Glomera sp. listed on 28 Feb 2005 as Glomera erythrosma. Thanks Peter.
  • 28 Mar 2005

7 new species added:-

In addition, thanks to Mr Tipol Ruangaksorn of Exotic Bulbophyllum for correcting me on Bulbophyllum amplebracteatum which were previously listed as Bulbophyllum carunculatum.
  • 11 Mar 2005

3 beautiful species from Orchid Friends added:-

  1. Bulbophyllum arfakianum - courtesy of Mr Lee Nam Fook of Creative Orchids.
  2. Bulbophyllum restrepia - courtesy of Mr Rosli Zakaria.
  3. Paphiopedilum concolor var. striatum - courtesy of Kelvin-Sebastian Siew Yong Chuay.
  • 7 Mar 2005

7 new species and a primary hybrid added:-
  • 28 Feb 2005

Several unidentified species posted on 22 Feb 2005 have been identified:-

  1. Unknown sp. (#18) has been identified as Glomera sp. - thanks to Martin from Poland and Peter O'Byrne.
  2. Pholidota sp. (#17) has been identified as Pholidota gibbosa - thanks to Peter O'Byrne.
  3. Dendrochilum sp. (#7) has been identified as Phreatia secunda - thanks to Peter O'Byrne.
  • 24 Feb 2005

3 more species added:-
  • 22 Feb 2005

I've added some pictures of unkown species mostly taken during my recent visit to Cameron Highlands and several of my curently blooming orchids:-
  • 17 Feb 2005

A picture of a very rare and seldom seen species added, thanks to Mr Rosli Zakaria - Galeola nudifolia. This is probably the only picture of this species on the internet. Thanks to Mr Peter O'Byrne for identifying it.
  • 15 Feb 2005

More in-situ orchid pictures taken at Cameron Highlands. Found a lot of species including Acriopsis densiflora, Arundina graminifolia, Coelogyne prasina and Spiranthes sinensis.
  • 4 Feb 2005

Some pictures taken at the OSSFT's show held in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day at the Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden on 30/1/05 - 1/2/05:-
  • 1 Feb 2005

Thanks to Dr Loh Seck Poh of Ipoh, Malaysia for identifying a previously unknown Liparis tricallosa and correcting me on Phaius callosus which was previously listed as Phaius tankervillieae.
  • 29 Jan 2005

9 new species added:-
  • 25 Jan 2005

A very good friend has discovered an interesting dendrobium species. We would appreciate if anybody can identify this species or is it a new undescribed species.
  • 19 Jan 2005

Pictures of 3 species added:-

  1. Bulbophyllum echinolabium 'Creative Moustache'. - Thanks to Mr Lee Nam Fook of Creative Orchids.
  2. Dendrobium anosmum.
  3. Encyclia cordigera.
  • 9 Jan 2005

I were browsing through my photo archives and discovered pictures of several species that I have taken some times back but was never published. They are:-
  • 5 Jan 2005

Thanks to kind orchid lovers around the world for keeping me updated on several of the species especially on the genus Coelogyne which were previously unknown or mis-identified. I have made several revisions and corrections as follows:-

  1. Coelogyne foestermanii, sanderiana and venusta might not be what they are so I would very much appreciate if anybody can provide me with further opinion and/or information.
  2. Previously unknown Coelogyne species have been identified as Coelogyne prasina and prasina (flava).
  3. Previously unknown species is now identified as Chelonistele sulphurea.
  • 2 Jan 2005

3 new species added:-

An unknown Coelogyne species has been identified as Coelogyne assamica and correction has been made to Bulbophyllum orientale which is actually Bulbophyllum cupreum.

 

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