FLORA FILIPINA CONFERENCE PROPER

FEBRUARY 06- 07, 2009

Bureau of Soils, Elliptical Road corner

Visayas Avenue, DilimanQuezon City, Philippines

Registration Fee:

PhP1,250 / person – early registration on or before January 16, 2009

PhP2,500 / person – late registration after January 16 until February 06, 2009.

LIST OF CONFERENCE TOPICS

DAY 1

FEBRUARY 06, 2009

• Breeding and Production of Bromeliad, Neoregelia and Tillandsia
• Breeding and Production of New Crops
• Mussaenda Selection and Breeding
• New Hibiscus Hybrids
• Breeding Trends in Spathoglottis Orchids
• Production of Selected Philippine Orchid Species
• Selection of Philippine Aroids for the Ornamental Industry
• Production of Foliage Plants for the Cut-flower Trade
• Marketing Plants through the Internet
• Philippine Plants for Landscaping
• Production of Selected Philippine Ferns
• Hoya and Dischidia species

DAY 2 FEBRUARY 07, 2009 

• Cycads: From Collection to Commercial Crops
• Edible Landscaping
• Philippine Plants in the Botanical Gardens of the World
• Philippine Rafflesia
• Cacti & Succulents
• Medinilla
• Philippine Quarantine Procedures for Importing / Exporting Plants
• Production of Palms for the Landscaping Industry
• Philippine Flowering Trees
• Beneficial Microorganisms for Ornamental Crops 

Registration Fee will include:

Meals (1 lunch, AM and PM snacks for Feb. 06 and 07, 2009)

Conference Proceeding, Hand-outs, Kits , Certificate of Participation 

            Bulacan  is known for its various small and medium industry, culinary heritage, cultural activities, museums, and is particularly rich in both natural and historic heritage.

            This province figures prominently in Philippine history, many of our national heroes and political figures were either born or raised in this province. This northern gateway is home to various industries from Floriculture in Tabang, Pulilan and from ancient trees to large sprawling farms.

            Delightful pasalubongs from melamine free fresh carabao’s milk pastillas de leche, chicharon , various fresh fruits and native kakanins.

Horticultural Experience:

Rona’s Garden in Tabang, the place is home to various garden and local farms which cater to the landscaping needs of Metro Manila and adjacent provinces. See and marvel how seedlings of various ornamental plants and trees grow and nurtured in these gardens.

VS Orchids and Ornamental Plants in Baliuag, Bulacan, This farm is known for its different colorful orchid hybrids and ornamental plants. Their  farm (San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan) has a modern laboratory in which orchid hybrids are cultured and exported to other countries. The farm also specializes in spathoglottis, propagating annuals, perennials and colorful santan hybrids.

Cultural Experience:

Barasoain Church and Museum - marvel at the interesting church architecture and where religious, executive and legislative branches of the revolutionary government of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo made its headquarters. Site of the historic 1898 Malolos Constitution the place had a lot of historical stories to tell, marvel at the century old trees which are the silent witness to these events and the old museum artifacts which dates back to the Spanish colonial period.

Casa Real Museum and Mint –This building served different purpose and carried different names over the course of different regimes. It originally served as the seat of government of the town. It also became the town’s Casa Tribunal, Ayuntamiento, and Casa Presidencia  Municipal.  The original structure was almost destroyed when citizen of Malolos had united to save of what remained from the original structure.

Museo ng Bulacan – See historic artifacts, paintings and pictures of Bulacan pride from heroes, celebrities and national politicians who make Bulacan one of the cradles of the revolutions and heroes.

 Culinary Experience

Try Bulacan sumptuous delicacies by visiting the famous Sevilla’s Sweets and Native Delicacies, see these native sweets are handmade into perfection.

Rate: Php1,000 for POS members, Php1,500 for non- POS members: Tour is inclusive of: Air-conditioned bus pick-up back and forth from Manila Seedling Bank Foundation, Entrance fees in museums, snack and lunch plus travel guide. Hurry limited slots available!

Deadline for Confirmation and Payment: October 20, 2008 Monday

Assembly point: Manila Seedling Bank Environmental Center (in front of Green 2000 Garden Center): Departure will at 6:00am. Estimated Time of Arrival : 7:00 p.m.

November 13 – 16, 2008 – Cost per person – Php14,500.00

Note: Additional Php1,000.00 for non member.

Itinerary

DAY 1

8:00 AM       -        Departure for Puerto Princesa via PR195

09:00 AM     -        Arrive at Puerto Princesa Airport

09:30 AM     -        Check-in Liberty Park Pension

11:00 AM     -        Depart for Badjao by the sea for lunch

 01:00PM      -        Depart for City Tour

-         Palawan Museum

-         Iwahig Penal Colony

-         Crocodile Farm & Wildlife Reserve

-         Kamarikutan Arts & Crafts

-         Baker’s Hill

 06:30 PM     -        Dinner at Kalui

 08:00 PM     -        Return to Hotel

Note: City tour is good for only 4 hrs. there may be additional charges for the extended use of van.

DAY 2

06:30 AM     -        Liberty Park Pension over night

07:00                    -        Depart for Underground River tour (w/Lunch)

11:00           -        Lunch and Swimming in Sabang

02:00 PM      -        Mangrove paddle boat tour

04:00 PM      -        Depart for Puerto Princesa

06:00 PM      -        Dinner (Vietnamese Village)

08:00 PM      -        Hotel

Note: Underground river tour is good for only 6 hrs, there may be additional charges for the extended use of van.

DAY 3

06:30 AM     -        Liberty Park Pension over night + breakfast

07:00                    -        Depart for Narra Estrella falls tour (w/ lunch)

12:00 NN     -        Lunch

01:00 PM      -        Depart for Puerto Princesa

03:00 PM      -        Palawan Cathedral

04:00 PM      -        Palawan Market for souvenir shopping

06:30 PM      -        Dinner

08:00 PM      -        Hotel

Note: Estrella tour is good for only 6 hrs, there may be additional charges for the extended use of van.

Day 4

10:00 AM     -        Return flight to Manila

10:30 AM     -        Departure for Manila via PR196

Inclusions:

• Roundtrip ticket, airport hotel transfer / Meals.
• Tours / Van
• Hotel Accommodation based on triple sharing

Not included

?  Manila Terminal Fee 

 For more details and payment, please proceed to the POS Secretariat/Lecture area at the Orchid Show or contact the POS Secretariat office at telephone number 929.4425 / 926.5061, mobile phone number (Globe) 0917.8485468, (Sun) 0922.8959544 or email at philorchidsociety@yahoo.com

The objectives of the event: to introduce the Philippines to the international floriculture map, to draw local and foreign participants to view the best that the country’s horticulture industry has to offer, to encourage plant growers to produce exemplary specimens for exhibition thus enable the Philippines to compete in the global horticulture market, and to promote technological innovation thru scientific exchange between the academe and industry practitioners.

The event will be multi-faceted, and will have various activities for different types of interests. Main components of the event: competitive plant and landscape exhibition, trade fair, horticultural conference and plant auction. We envision this festival to become an annual event thereby contribute to the national economy. 

We are cordially inviting everyone to come and join us in the up coming “Flora Filipina Expo 2009”, to be held on 06-16 February 2009 at the Orchidarium Park of Quezon City Hall, East Avenue corner Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. We would appreciate it very much if your firm/ institution/ club and members could include this very important event in your calendar for 2009.

In line with this, we will also be holding the 2nd Flora Filipina Conference on February 06 to 07, 2009 at the Bureau of Soils, Elliptical Circle in Quezon City (venue still to be confirmed). For this we have invited foreign and local speakers to share with us the latest in horticultural information, trends, demands and innovations.  The POS secretariat is now accepting reservations of participants for this conference. 

For those who wish to join the commercial exhibition of FLORA, please contact the Flora Filipina Secretariat at telephone numbers (+632) 929.4425 / 926.5061, mobile phone +63917.848.5468, +63922.8959544.

FLORA FILIPINA PRIMER DIRECTORY (2ND EDITION)

Announcing the on-going publication of the Flora Filipina Primer and Directory for release on February 2009, on the occasion of the 2ND  Flora Filipina International Expo. This publication will be our official passport to the global horticultural market. Special features: important orchid and ornamental plants, cultural practices, latest in breeding trends, growers and producers; local and international horticultural demands; plant sources; as well as Government policies on plant trade and procedures on plant import and export.

            If you are interested in advertising, or if you have further queries, please contact the FFE Secretariat at ( +632) 926.5061; 929.4425 or mobile phone 0917.848.5468, look for Jenny Rivera.

For more information, please visit our websites: www.philippineorchidsocietyph.org , www.philippineorchid.multiply.com or email at philorchidsociety@yahoo.com.

Sincerely yours,

HERNANDO B. PEREZ

Honorary Chairman

Flora Filipina 2009

     FLORA FILIPINA CONFERENCE PROPER

FEBRUARY 06- 07, 2009

Bureau of Soils, Elliptical Road corner

Visayas Avenue, DilimanQuezon City, Philippines

Registration Fee:

PhP1,250 / person – early registration on or before January 16, 2009

PhP2,500 / person – late registration after January 16 until February 06, 2009.

LIST OF CONFERENCE TOPICS

DAY 1

FEBRUARY 06, 2009

• Breeding and Production of Bromeliad, Neoregelia and Tillandsia
• Breeding and Production of New Crops
• Mussaenda Selection and Breeding
• New Hibiscus Hybrids
• Breeding Trends in Spathoglottis Orchids
• Production of Selected Philippine Orchid Species
• Selection of Philippine Aroids for the Ornamental Industry
• Production of Foliage Plants for the Cut-flower Trade
• Marketing Plants through the Internet
• Philippine Plants for Landscaping
• Production of Selected Philippine Ferns
• Hoya and Dischidia species

DAY 2 FEBRUARY 07, 2009 

• Cycads: From Collection to Commercial Crops
• Edible Landscaping
• Philippine Plants in the Botanical Gardens of the World
• Philippine Rafflesia
• Cacti & Succulents
• Medinilla
• Philippine Quarantine Procedures for Importing / Exporting Plants
• Production of Palms for the Landscaping Industry
• Philippine Flowering Trees
• Beneficial Microorganisms for Ornamental Crops

Registration Fee will include:

Meals (1 lunch, AM and PM snacks for Feb. 06 and 07, 2009)

Conference Proceeding, Hand-outs, Kits , Certificate of Participation 

Philippine Orchid Species Profile
Vanda sanderiana Rchb.f.

Synonym: Euanthe sanderiana (Reichenbach.f) Schlechter
Esmeralda sanderiana Reichb.f.

Vanda sanderiana, commonly called “Waling-waling” , is one of the most beautiful and popular orchid species from the Philippines. It is a strap-leaf species that contributes vigor, large size, enhanced color intensity, round-shape, and flatness of flowers to virtually all Vanda hybrids. This Philippine species is extensively used as a parent in Vanda hybridization works.

Prof. Heinrich G. Reichenbach originally named this species Vanda sanderiana in 1882 in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, in honor of Henry F. Sander, a famous nurseryman and patron of orchids, of St. Albans, England. Dr. Rudolf Schlechter created the generic name, Euanthe in Die Orchideen in 1914 and transferred Vanda sanderiana to this new genus. Difference in the labellum, most particularly the absence of a spur, separates the Euanthe from the Vanda.

Vanda sanderiana is an upright, monopodial orchid, about 1 meter tall. Its leaves arch gracefully up to 40 cm long by 3 cm wide, with its tips unequally notched, as if chewed by an insect. The inflorescences are upright, and carry up to 10 flowers, each 10 cm in diameter. The dorsal sepal and petals are pale pink with some dark spotting toward the center, the lateral sepals greenish brown with darker brown tassellations; and the labellum are purplish brown. The dorsal and lateral sepals are broadly elliptic, measuring up to 4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The petals are also broadly elliptic, up to 3.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. The labellum or lip is three-lobed, about 2.5 cm long by 1.75 cm wide, with wide rounded and upright side lobes, and an upright, oblong to circular mid-lobe. The midlobe has three ridges and the labellum phenotypically has no spur, a distinguishing mark which separates Euanthe from Vanda, and also identifies a true Vanda sanderiana species from that of a hybrid.

Vanda sanderiana is endemic to Mindanao Island of the Philippines, where it is particularly found in North and South Cotobato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga del Sur. It grows as an epiphyte attached to dipterocarp forest trees at elevations of 500 meters.

It was noted by Jim Cootes (1991) in his book that “The orchid world is fortunate for the dedication of growers in Hawaii and Thailand who have done wonderful work in propagating both the albino and normal-colored forms of this glorious species. Vastly superior forms are now readily available to any orchid grower who can provide the cool minimum temperature of 15 degrees Celsius that his species require.” The plant is also being mass produced in orchid nurseries and laboratories in Mindanao since the plant is threatened and needs to be conserved. The plant is in the endangered list.

Because of its beauty, Vanda sanderiana, is described as the “Queen of Philippine Orchids” and was adopted by the Philippine Orchid Society as its logo. The species blooms in the Philippines from July to October, usually after experiencing 3 or more weeks of continuous heavy downpour during the country’s monsoon rain period. With this characteristic, the Philippine Orchid Society celebrates its yearly midyear orchid show every August to coincide with the blooming of this majestic orchid.

This species has 3 varieties, namely:

1. Vanda sanderiana var. albata Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. ser. 3.2 (1887) 9. Esmeralda Sanderiana var. albata Will.

This plant was described by Prof. Heinrich G. Reichenbach in the Gardeners’ Chronicle in 1887. The growth habit and flower size are just a little smaller than those of the species. The lateral sepals are yellowish-green with white margins, while the dorsal sepal and petals are white with purple spots at base. The labellum or lip has purple dots.

The plant was reported from Davao del Sur and South Cotobato on Mindanao Island where it grows as an epiphyte at elevations to 500 meters. This variety is extremely rare in its natural habitat.

2. Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana cogn. in Dict. Icon. des. Orch.Vanda t. 12 a (1903).

The plant has bright rose flower stalks; and has very large flowers compared to the species. The lateral sepals are bright yellow, with rose coloration towards the margins, and densely covered with large purple reticulated veins. The dorsal sepal and petals are rose pink color on the upper half, while lower half with brownish-purple spots.

3. Vanda sanderiana var. labello-viridi Linden & Rodigas in Lindenia 1:85, t (1885) 40.
Esmeralda sanderiana var. labello-viridi Will.

The plant is similar to the species except the lip or labellum is green with crimpson stripes.

REFERENCES:

Cootes, Jim. 2001. The Orchids of the Philippines. Singapore: Times Edition. ISBN 981 232 100 4 .

Fessel H.H. and Peter Belzer. 1999. A Selection of Native Philippine Orchids. Times Editions. Singapore.

Golamco, Andres S. 1991. Philippines’ Book on Orchids. Jemma Inc. Publishing Group, Cainta, Rizal, Philippines.

Valmayor, Helen L. 1984. Orchidiana Philippiniana. Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Inc. Manila, Philippines.

Valmayor, Helen L. (Ed.) 1981. The Complete Writings of Dr. Eduardo A. Quisumbing on Philippine Orchids. Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Inc. Manila, Philippines.

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Taxonomic Characteristic of this species:

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandaeae
Subtribe: Sarcanthinae
Alliance: Vanda
Genus: Vanda (Euanthe Jones ex R.Br., 1820)
Species: V. sanderiana (E. sanderiana)
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