Author: Braem, G.J.; Chiron, G.; Öhlund, S.L.
Title: The Genus Paphiopedilum
Description: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 2016 xiv, 651, 247 illus (222 col). . HB. Vg. Minor bump to top corner of boards. Inscribed by the first author to British orchid expert, Henry Oakeley.. Second edition. The most complete monograph about the genus of slipper orchids. The extensive text is scientifically correct, but written to be accessible to commercial and amateur orchid growers, professional botanists and anyone interested in orchids or in beautiful and exotic flowering plants. The genus Paphiopedilum (the Asian tropical and subtropical slipper orchids) is discussed, the infrageneric divisions of the genus are explained and every one of the 98 species is treated in detail: basionym, synonym(s), discussion, entymology, detailed description, distribution and habitat, flowering date in situ and in cultivation, miscellaneous notes such as the mitotic chromosome count, and varieties and forms. All species are illustrated, including close-ups. Identification keys to subgenera, sections and subsections, and species.. [9788121109055]
Keywords: Asia; Slipper Orchids; Paphiopedilum
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Title: The Genus Paphiopedilum
Description: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 2016 xiv, 651, 247 illus (222 col). . HB. Vg. Minor bump to top corner of boards. Inscribed by the first author to British orchid expert, Henry Oakeley.. Second edition. The most complete monograph about the genus of slipper orchids. The extensive text is scientifically correct, but written to be accessible to commercial and amateur orchid growers, professional botanists and anyone interested in orchids or in beautiful and exotic flowering plants. The genus Paphiopedilum (the Asian tropical and subtropical slipper orchids) is discussed, the infrageneric divisions of the genus are explained and every one of the 98 species is treated in detail: basionym, synonym(s), discussion, entymology, detailed description, distribution and habitat, flowering date in situ and in cultivation, miscellaneous notes such as the mitotic chromosome count, and varieties and forms. All species are illustrated, including close-ups. Identification keys to subgenera, sections and subsections, and species.. [9788121109055]
Keywords: Asia; Slipper Orchids; Paphiopedilum
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S61133
- Book number: S61133
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