Identifying Local Orchids

Details: Vallarta Today Staff Editor; 19 September 2012

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Vallarta Orchid Society

This talk, entitled "Computer Aided Identification of Local Orchids", will take place on Saturday, July 28th, starting at 1 PM, at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Admission to the talk is free. While these talks are designed to educate and enlighten, without getting into too much technical and scientific detail, this particular talk will introduce participants to some computer usage aimed at identifying local orchids.

The Orchid Society president, T. J. Hartung, has created a data base from the book "Flora Novo-Galiciana, Volume 16 – Orchidaceae". This data base, when used in conjunction with the computer program EXCEL, can be very helpful in the identification of local orchids. This talk, and hands-on demonstration, will lead participants through the identification process, using some of the more advanced features of EXCEL.

Please bring your laptop computer and/or your copy of "Flora Novo-Galiciana, Volume 16 – Orchidaceae". Copies of the data base will be made available during the talk.

The Vallarta Orchid Society is open to anyone with an interest in orchids. There is a modest donation of 200 pesos for membership in the society.

The Vallarta Botanical Gardens has a large (and growing) collection of orchids and other plants from the area. There is also a restaurant, a swimming hole in the river, and shade houses where young plants get their start.

The gardens are located 24 Km south of town, just 3 Km past Chico's Paradise. The bus to El Tuito will stop at the entrance to the Gardens, and will return you to town. There is a small fee for entrance to the gardens, which can be used as credit towards food and beverages, or other purchases at the gardens. Note: the gardens will close for 2 months of vacation and "projects." Sunday, July 29th is the last day to visit the gardens.

For more information, send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Also visit the Vallarta Orchid Society web site: www.pvorchids.com.