Objectives of this presentation

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Objectives of this presentation are

• To learn where and how the orchids grow wild in
  Mexico to help us understand how WE can grow
  them.
• To learn the basic WANTS of the orchids and how
  to manipulate them so they will grow well here on
  Maui.
• To apply knowledge of the orchid species origin
  to their WANTS.
• To have a good time!

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Showy Mexican Orchid Species for MAUI, Where They
Come From and How They Grow! for the Maui Orchid
Society
Maui
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Geographically speaking, EPIPHYTES don't grow
here!
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70 of Mexico is Desert to Semi-desert
You dont like it!
Orchids dont like it!
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HOT WET HOT SEMIHUMID DRY VERY DRY COOL
SEMIHUMID COOL HUMID
General Climates of Mexico
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Tampico
Mexico City
G u a t e m a l a
shaded area is greatest diversity and
populations
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Lets take a quick trip South!During this trip
you will

• See the transition of landscapes from the border
  to the heart of orchid country.
• Learn the 5 ways orchids grow in the wild and see
  representatives of each.
• Observe the different climate zones and seasons
  and their effects on the vegetation.
• Learn which orchids are easier to grow on the
  Island of Maui.

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PEMEX
GAS. UP
BEFORE.. LEAV.ING
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Distance between communications are great in the
beginning!
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The Gulf coastal plain up to 200 miles from
Texas, looks like this.
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Of the vehicles!
The first 400 miles are always a killer
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The only sure way to go!
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A major vortex for...
Cerro del Bernal
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Sierra Huasteca
Aquismon, San Luis Potosi
Unidentified Flying Orchids
A major crossroads for UFOs
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Mi casa es tu casa!
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Shaded area is warm Cool is towards the interior
Tropic of Cancer
Sierra Huasteca
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Lowland Sierra Huasteca, west of Aquismon
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Can you guess what Encyclia might resist a snow
fall?
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Albaluz alba form
normal dark form
Encyclia parviflora
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Enc. parviflora Albaluz 1500 fls. in a 4 pot
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Chysis bractescens in growth and flower.
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near Aquismon, SLP
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Lycaste consobrina
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How about this one?
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Brassavola
cucullata
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What is This?
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Encyclia radiata
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Female
Male
Catasetum integerrimum
Photo by Dr. T. Tjoa
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genus
Guess the species
Myrmecoph i La
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tibiscinis
mainly from the Gulf Coast states up to Tamaulipas
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Whats the name?
Oncidium cebolleta
Hint species named onion leaves
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Oncidium
luridum
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How about this one near Aquismon?
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Common on the gulf slope to the coast Flor de
Mayo
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s p h a c e l a t u m
O n c i d i u m

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Going west, up the Sierra from Aquismon 2-3,000
ft.
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Encyclia mariae
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Laelia anceps anceps
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Heading south and east from Aquismon at sea level
towards the coast and Veracruz
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• Here is THE BORDER OF TEXAS

Tampico

• the last picture was here

• El Tajin (next picture) is here

Mexico City

• Veracruz City

• Atlixco

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El Tajín near Poza Rica, Veracruz
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Gulf of Mexico
State of Veracruz
El Tajin
Veracruz
Pico de Orizaba
Cordoba
Puebla
Popo
Maltrata
Atlixco
desert
State of Oaxaca
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The Gulf Coast at Boca de Ovejas, 40 miles north
of Veracruz City.
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Shaded area is warm Cool is towards the interior
Tropic of Cancer
Fortin area
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HOT WET HOT SEMIHUMID DRY VERY DRY COOL
SEMIHUMID COOL HUMID
General Climates of Mexico
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Brassia
verrucosa
Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba
18,000 ft
3000 FEET
Fortin, Veracruz
S
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ORCHIDS WITHOUT PSEUDOBULBS
Isochilus linearis
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Pico de Orizaba
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4500 ft
Maltrata, Veracruz
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Epidendrum
From above Maltrata
parkinsonianum
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Govenia superba
This picture was taken near Maltrata, Veracruz.
Govenia superba
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Cold!
Alamania punicea
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Manuelitas!
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Do you know this one?
Encyclia
vitellina
A COLD GROWER
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Querretaro central plateau
Its too cold and too dry here for orchids
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Laelia
gouldiana
From one desert valley in Hidalgo State.
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Laelia furfuracea
Laelia eyermanniana
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albida
Laelia
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Come on! They smell like citrus, and just 5 pesos!
What might they be? Encyclia -------?
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Encyclia citrina
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Springtime in Atlixco - DRY
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Popo
Ixta
Late Fall after Summer rains
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Now we cross the great high and dry central
plateau
BUT, before moving down to the lowland Pacific
coast species ideal for growing in Maui
Lets look at a few neat west coast cool growers
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Barkeria lindleyana
Theyre just a little harder to grow
Require a definite rest period
these are cool!
On the left subspecies Vanneriana
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Hint Genus now Cuitlauzinia, species name for
hanging inflorescence What is it?
COLD GROWERS
pendula
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Isnt this a magnificent Epidendrum?
What do you think it is called?
Epidendrum
magnificum
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The West Coast in August
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Puerto Angel Oaxaca
The West Coast in May
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Shaded area is warm Cool is towards the interior
Tropic of Cancer
Pacific slope
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HOT WET HOT SEMIHUMID DRY VERY DRY COOL
SEMIHUMID COOL HUMID
General Climates of Mexico
Pacific slope
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Roadside habitat of?
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Myrmecophila
Encyclia
g a l e o t t i a n a
trachycarpa
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Encyclia trachycarpa
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New Genus name?
Myrmecophila
Albaluz
species name?
galeottiana
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Barkeria dorothea
Pacific coast, Jalisco only
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Barkeria shoemakeri
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Catasetum laminatum
Central Oaxaca appx. 4000 ft
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Encyclia atrorubens
Central Guerrero
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Encyclia nizandensis
Pacific coast, Guerrero to Nayarit
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Encyclia lancifolia
Pacific coast, Oaxaca to Nayarit
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Laelia aurea
lowland Nayarit
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The Final Frontier Chiapas!
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Half way finished!
How bout a break?
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But I'm Hungry!!!
A quarimundi
Oh well. maybe not as much as this baby Tejon
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Ever had a Tlayuda?
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Tlayuda Factory
TLAYUDAMAKER
Tuxtepec Oaxaca
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TLAYUDA COOKING
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TLAYUDA DISAPPEARS
No !!! Thats Cheese!
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W.A.N.T.S.

• Water quality, quantity (when and how much)
• Air quality, quantity (when and how much)
• Nutrition quality, quantity (ditto!)
• Temperature daily and seasonal.
• Sunlight quantity (duration and intensity)
• fine tune D. I. M.
• Disease, Insects, Media

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Only one thing makes me dizzier than this
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Chubby
Blonde
Pole Dancers!
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Chiapas has more orchids than any other state in
Mexico!
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Chysis limminghei
Chysis aurea
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Encylia aromatica
The most aromatic Encyclia.
What is it called?
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That was a lat a work choppin this tree down!
Hint a lat a flowers!
Take the picture! IM BURNING UP MAN!
Whats it called?
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alata!!!!
alata!!!!
alata
Right! Encyclia alata
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the orchids?
Can you spot
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Encyclia cordigera
On the left is Chiapas south form and on the
right is from Oaxaca
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Can you guess what this is?
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E n c y c l i a
s e l l i g e r a
How about this one!
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recognize this one?
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Lockhartia oerstedii
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SobraLia
?
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Sobralia macrantha
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xantholeuca
Sobralia x_____? Yellow flowers
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What are the 5 ways orchids grow in the wild?
Review! hints
first letter

• T---------
• A-----c
• L--------e
• E------e
• S--------e

Acronym
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Terrestrial
Cypripedium irapeanum
Cypripedium molle
Hint Cypripediums
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Aquatic
Habenaria repens
Hint, these are water hyacinths
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Lithophyte
rock
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Right!
Epiphyte
hint - thats an orchid
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Another hint This is what the orchid sees!
S ?
Saprophyte
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This concludes the Mexican species presentation
for theMaui Orchid Society
My Unicorn is calling !
BUT!
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If I can Bug Ya a little more!
I'd like to show you some previews from a few
other shows?
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IF YOU LIKE?If not, JUST HIT ESCAPE TO STOP THE
SHOW!

• Conservation or Conversation!
• Tropical Flowering Cymbidiums!
• LaBlab - Growing Orchids from seed!
• Vanilla The Edible Orchid!
• YES! We blow up ballons in all of them!

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Conservation !orConversation?Consumption be
done about it?Maybe it just was?Have you had
your Tlayuda today?
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Before
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AFTER
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Permitted
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Prohibited
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Phase One
Phase Two
result
action
At least Mormodes can grow!
But God forbid you touch one!
Permitted
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PROHIBITED
Naughty
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CHOP
BURN
Permitted
Permitted
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Plant Salvage
Prohibited
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Greenhouse growing
Controlled!!!
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HOW MANY ORCHIDS DID THIS VOLCANO DESTROY?
At least a million! Last time I counted
anyway! says Ralph!
A local UFO zips past the Popo early one morning
in this timed shot.
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Well,, i guess well just keep movin along !
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LaBlab
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WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL OF THESE?
WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL OF THESE PLANTS?
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Tropical Flowering Cymbidium
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Dustin among the Tropical Cymbidium
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTIST
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Visit www.painlessdentalwork.com
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Thank You
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Thank You Very Much!
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