Author: Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E.
Title: An Introduction to the South African Orchids
Description: MacDonald 1966 109, 64 col photos, 47 text figs. . HB. 4to (288x226mm), orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Some light foxing at beginning and end, and to edges of text block.. A concise illustrated guide to the South African orchids. At least one species of over eighty percent of the fifty-four orchid genera recorded from South Africa are illustrated in colour together with annotated diagrams of the essential floral parts. A key for the identification of all the genera known from the region is provided. For each genus, information is given on habitat range as well as distribution in South Africa and elsewhere in the world, together with notes on flowering periods and observations on the biology of interesting species. Notes on cultivation are also provided..

Keywords: Identification guide; Orchidaceae; Orchids; South Africa; Southern Africa; Africa


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