Genera Orchidacearum: Volume 1: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, CypripedioideaeVolume 1: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198505132 ISBN 13: 9780198505136

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families, with tropical species and hybrids cultivated all over the world. In Genera Orchidacearum, Volume One, a comprehensive, robust classification of orchids is provided with descriptions of individual species and cultivational information. It includes comprehensive coverage on Cypripedioideae, the slipper orchids--one of the most attractive and popular of all. Superbly illustrated with contributions from over 50 international experts, this volume is indispensable for scientists, breeders, and collectors.

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About the Author

Dr. Phillip J Cribb, Deputy Keeper, Herbarium, and Curator, Orchid Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Mark W. Chase, Head, Molecular Systematics Secrion, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Alec M Pridgeon, Sainsbury Orchid Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Finn N
Rasmussen, Associate Professor, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen

Review

"[B]eautifully illustrated"--The Professional Gardener

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0198505132
• ISBN 13: 9780198505136
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Pridgeon Alec M., Cribb Phillip J., Chase Mark W., Rasmussen Finn