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ORCHID [25 records]

Record 1 2018-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

A small local organization founded in 2010.

OBS

The [Orchid Society of Nova Scotia] is a group of like minded individuals who enjoy the culture of orchids, both native and tropical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The OSA is a registered non-profit organization founded in 1976. [Its] mission is to advance the hobby of orchid growing in Alberta. The OSA is an affiliated member of the COC [Canadian Orchid Congress] and the AOS [American Orchid Society].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens was established in 1981. The Society exists for the education of members and conservation of orchids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Botany
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The Kingston Orchid Society is a non-profit organization with about 60 members and is affiliated with the American Orchid Society and the Canadian Orchid Congress. [It is] a group of individuals who share a love of orchids, whether it be by growing one or several plants on a windowsill, or a number of plants in light gardens, basement plant rooms, sunrooms or in a greenhouse.

OBS

The Kingston Orchid Society started in 1988.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Botanique
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Botany
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The London Orchid Society was formed in 1976 to promote the cultivation of orchids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Botanique
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The Windsor Orchid Society was officially formed in the fall of 1985.... The Windsor Orchid Society is proudly affiliated with the Canadian Orchid Congress(COC), the American Orchid Society(AOS), the Orchid Digest and the Mid-America Orchid Congress.

OBS

Aims and Objectives. To promote interest and share knowledge and learning in the conservation and cultivation of orchids. To participate in orchid society shows. To organize an annual orchid society show, sanctioned by the AOS and judged under AOS rules. To support and promote the aims and objectives of the COC and AOS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The SOS was formed as a non-profit organization in Saskatoon in 1983, and was the province's first orchid society. Its founders were interested in the conservation of orchid species both native and non-native to Saskatchewan.

OBS

Objectives. To raise local and international awareness of native and exotic orchid habitats [and] to provide a forum for members to share knowledge and experiences with fellow orchid growers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The Regina Orchid Society, Inc.(ROS) based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a registered, not-for-profit organization. The volunteer members of the society are dedicated to encouraging the appreciation of, and the growing of orchids. They are further focused on promoting interest in the continued conservation of native orchid species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

Richmond Orchid Club was founded in 2007. [ROC' s] main focus is to provide and share information about orchids.

OBS

[ROC’s] mission is to promote all aspects of the culture, education and conservation of orchids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Horticulture
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tropical orchid from Thailand of the family Orchidaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Horticulture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante originaire de la Thaïlande, de la famille des Orchidaceae.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Australian species of orchid that grow and bloom underground... Rhizanthella gardneri was first discovered in 1928... near Corrigin, a small town close to Perth in Western Australia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A fringed orchid of the Eastern US having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated called also green fringed orchis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 13 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tropical plant of the family Orchidaceae(Orchid family) which can be seen in the greenhouses of the Dominion Arboretum at Ottawa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 14 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tropical flowering plant of the family Orchidaceae(Orchid family). This orchid is also known under the following scientific names : Epidendrum aurantiacum and Cattleya aurantiaca.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de serre de la famille des Orchidacées.

Spanish

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Record 15 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

"Adder's-mouth orchid". Rare in Canada. This inconspicuous boreal orchid is generally extremely rare throughout North America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Malaxis paludosa (L.) Ktze

Spanish

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Record 16 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Author : Dougl. ;a plant of the family Orchidaceae(Orchid family). Habitat : Southern B. C. to Mexico.

OBS

Plant listed as a Canadian species at risk by the Committee on the status of endangered wild life in Canada. April 1994.

Key term(s)
  • giant orchid
  • chatterbox

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante répertoriée comme espèce canadienne en péril par le Comité sur le statut des espèces menacées de disparition au Canada. Avril 1994.

Spanish

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Record 17 2016-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An orchid of the family Orchidaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante herbacée épiphyte de la famille des Orchidées.

OBS

Laelia : lélie.

Spanish

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Record 18 2016-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tropical flowering plant from Mexico of the family Orchidaceae(Orchid family).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de serre de la famille des Orchidacées.

Spanish

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Record 19 2016-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The name of an orchid in Australia which blooms underground. A very rare plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 20 2016-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

... underground orchid, Cryptanthemis, was found on the other side of the continent in Queensland, Australia, in 1931, but it has not been seen for thirty years and remains obscure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 21 2014-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Scholarships and Research Grants
OBS

Supplements available to students holding an Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS), a Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS), an Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship (IPS) or a Vanier CGS [Canada Graduate Scholarship].

OBS

Foundation for Orchid Research and Conservation Postgraduate Scholarship Supplements; FORC PGS Supplements : title and shortened form in use at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Foundation for Orchid Research and Conservation Postgraduate Scholarship Supplement
  • FORC PGS Supplement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
OBS

Suppléments de bourses offerts aux titulaires d'une bourse d’études supérieures du Canada (BESC) Alexander-Graham-Bell, d'une bourse d’études supérieures (ES) du CRSNG [Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada], d'une bourse d’études supérieures à incidence industrielle (ESII) ou d'une BESC [bourse d'études supérieures du Canada] Vanier.

OBS

suppléments aux bourses d’études supérieures de la Foundation for Orchid Research and Conservation; suppléments aux BES de la FORC : titre et forme abrégée utilisés, sans majuscule initiale, au Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • supplément aux bourses d’études supérieures de la Foundation for Orchid Research and Conservation

Spanish

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Record 22 2014-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

The portion of an orchid column in which the anther is concealed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Petite dépression située au sommet du gynostème (ou colonne) des orchidées, où se trouvent les pollinies (masses de grains de pollen).

Spanish

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Record 23 2013-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Crop Protection
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C10H14N2
formula, see observation
C5H4NC4H7NCH3
formula, see observation
51-11-5
CAS number
DEF

A very poisonous colorless, soluble fluid alkaloid ... with a pyridine-like odor and a burning taste, obtained from tobacco or produced synthetically.

OBS

It is used as an agricultural insecticide and, in veterinary medicine, as an external parasiticide ....

OBS

(S)-3-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record.

OBS

alpha: This word must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

The capital "N" and "S" and the prefix "dl-" must be italicized. The letter "L" is a small capital.

OBS

The initial letter "l" must be italicized but is obsolete; nowadays it is replaced by "(-)".

OBS

Also known under the following commercial designations : Black Leaf 40; Destruxol orchid spray; Emo-Nib; Emo-Nik; ENT 3, 424; Flux Maag; Flux Maay; Fumetobac; Fumeto Bac; Mach-Nic; Niagara P. A. Dust; Nicocide; Nico-Dust; Nico-Fume; Nic-Sal; Ortho N-4 Dust; ortho N-5 Dust; RCRA waste number P075; Tendust; UN 1654; UN 1655; UN 3144; XL all insecticide.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H14N2 or C5H4NC4H7NCH3

Key term(s)
  • beta-pyridyl-alpha-methylpyrrolidine
  • beta-pyridyl-alpha-N-methylpyrrolidine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Industrie du tabac
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H14N2
formula, see observation
C5H4NC4H7NCH3
formula, see observation
51-11-5
CAS number
OBS

(S)-3-(1-méthylpyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine : Le «S» majuscule s'écrit en italique; forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche.

OBS

alpha : Ce mot doit être remplacés par la lettre grecque correspondante ou s'écrire en italique.

OBS

Les «N» et «S» majuscules et le préfixe «dl-» s'écrivent en italique. La lettre «L» est une petite capitale.

OBS

La lettre initiale «l» s'écrit en italique mais est vieillie; elle est remplacée aujourd'hui par «(-)».

OBS

Formule chimique : C10H14N2 ou C5H4NC4H7NCH3

Key term(s)
  • bêta-pyridyl-alpha-méthylpyrrolidine
  • bêta-pyridyl-alpha-N-méthylpyrrolidine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Protección de las plantas
  • Industria tabacalera
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H14N2
formula, see observation
C5H4NC4H7NCH3
formula, see observation
51-11-5
CAS number
OBS

p.m., 162,2. Alcaloide del tabaco; líquido oleoso, incoloro o ligeramente amarillento, muy higroscópico, soluble en agua, alcohol y éter; p.e., 247°. Es venenoso y se usa como insecticida agrícola [...]

OBS

Es el alcaloide principal de las hojas y raíces del tabaco ("Nicotiana tabacum, N. rustica"), donde se encuentra como sal de los ácidos málico y cítrico. Es un líquido oleaginoso de olor característico, incoloro, que se oscurece en contacto con el aire. [...]

OBS

Peligros: muy tóxico por ingestión, inhalación y absorción dérmica. Tolerancia, 0.5 mg por metro cúbico de aire. Etiqueta de precaución MCA (polvo). Usos: medicina; insecticida (aplicaciones hortícolas); curtiente. Su uso como insecticida debe ser restringido. Precauciones de transporte: (ICC, CG, IATA) etiqueta de veneno.

OBS

La nicotina se extrae de las hojas, previa liberación con lechada de cal, por arrastre con vapor, separando luego el alcaloide por pasaje a través de resinas intercambiadoras de iones.

OBS

Fórmula química: C10H14N2 o C5H4NC4H7NCH3

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Record 24 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
  • Personal Esthetics
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Orchis Mascula Extract is an extract of the flowers of the orchid, Orchis mascula, Orchidaceae. Function : soothing.

Key term(s)
  • extract of Orchis mascula

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Extrait des fleurs d'Orchis mascula, Orchidacées. Usage : agent apaisant.

OBS

Orchis mascula : le nom latin s'écrit en italique.

Spanish

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Record 25 2001-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
DEF

Of, relating to, or resembling the Orchidacae or an orchid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
OBS

À racines ressemblant à celles de l'orchis.

Spanish

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