Synopsis
Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families, with tropical species and hybrids cultivated the world over. This work provides a comprehensive, robust classification of the orchids, with descriptions of individual species and cultivational information. Superbly illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, this series is indispensable for scientists, breeders, and collectors. Volume One includes Cypripedioidea, the slipper orchids, among the most attractive and popular of all orchids.
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
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