Galerie photos de Steve Beckendorf

   Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
   Genetics Professor, UC Berkeley
   Certified Judge, American Orchid Society
   President  The Odontoglossum Alliance
   Member, Conservation Committee, American Orchid Society
   Board Member, Orchid Conservation Alliance

Steve started growing orchids in the early 1980s and quickly became fascinated by Odontoglossums and their close relatives because of their beauty and variety.
They had a glamorous past as the most sought after plants in the orchid frenzy that gripped Europe in the 19th century. In addition, excellent hybrids were available from growers and hybridizers on the West Coast.
He soon realized that few of the species in this group were readily available and began collecting them for propagation and use in hybridizing.
His attempt to find unusual or lost species has led to many trips to the cloud forests of Mexico & South America.
As a geneticist and developmental biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, Steve has worked on the mechanisms that define tissues and organs in early animal embryos.
Because of this background, he has been interested in several of the scientific aspects of orchids, including molecular taxonomy and deceptive pollination strategies.
Steve is passionately involved in orchid conservation and is a director of the Orchid Conservation Alliance (OCA) and a member of the Conservation Committee of American Orchid Society.

fredcatt a écrit:Pour avoir d'aussi beaux Odontos, il doit quand même avoir un climat favorable.

gg68 a écrit:Quelques fautes dans les noms, en tout cas dans les genres qui m'intéressent...ça fait pas trop sérieux avec un tel CV!!!