News Archive
A selection of the more newsworthy items of recent times.
New vireya species (May 2008)
 
Rhododendron dutartrei - © F.Danet Descriptions
of two new vireya species have recently been published by Frederic
Danet of the Lyon Botanic Garden, France, in the journal Adansonia.
Rhododendron kogo and Rhododendron dutartrei
(pictured right) were discovered by M. Danet on a field trip
to Papua, Indonesia in 2006 and belong to Section Siphonovireya.
A copy of the Adansonia paper is available here
(pdf 868kb opens in new window).
Photograph © F. Danet.
Hover over image for enlargement.
Awards for vireya species (April 2008)
 
Rhododendron gardenia 'Jennifer Jean' - © Lynsey Muir RBGE
Following an assessment of plants growing at the Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh last year, the Royal Horticultural Society
has made a number of awards to selected clones of several vireya
species including Rhododendron gardenia 'Jennifer Jean'
(right) which received an Award of Merit (AM).
Other species to receive an Award of Merit were Rhododendron
loranthiflorum 'Dick Shaw', the bright yellow-flowered
Rhododendron macgregoriae 'Paddy Woods' and Rhododendron
macgregoriae 'Tom Grieve' with light orange flowers.
Rhododendron polyanthemum 'Sheila Collenette' was
recognised with the Society's highest accolade, a First Class
Certificate (FCC), while Rhododendron rousei 'John
Rouse' was awarded a Preliminary Commendation.
Click here for more details.
Photograph © Lynsey Muir, RBGE
Hover over image for enlargement.
 New
book by Dr. George Argent (April 2008)
After nearly 20 years, a revised and greatly expanded edition
of the classic 'Rhododendrons of Sabah' has been released,
under the slightly amended title of 'Rhododendrons of Sabah,
Malaysian Borneo' by George Argent, Anthony Lamb and Anthea
Phillipps.
Originally published in softcover by the Sabah Parks Trustees
in 1988, this new hardback edition boasts double the number
of pages at 280, (size 18.5cm x 25.5cm - 7 1/2 " x 10")
and is published by Natural
History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
The book can be ordered direct from the publishers through
their website, priced US$69.00 plus shipping via DHL, or is
available from specialist bookstores.
ISBN: 983-812-111-8
A review of the book is available here.
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