Adams, P.R.

A Guide to Dendrobium of Australia

Natural History Publications (Borneo) 2015 x, 150, col photos. 215x150mm. PB. NEW. . The genus Dendrobium is one of the largest and most widespread orchid genera, with a long history associated with the discovery of Australia and its regions. In the 19th and 20th centuries the number of species increased steadily, with a few recent discoveries of variants, but no entirely new species has been described in Australia for twenty years. There are about 60 species in Australia compared to approximately 560 species in neighbouring New Guinea. Australian dendrobiums are represented in more than half of the Dendrobium sections, and about 34 species are endemic. The isolation of the island continent of Australia for around 40 million years following the breakup of Gondwanaland is a key factor in the high rate of endemism. Distribution in Australia is restricted to specific habitats along the eastern coastline associated with the Great Dividing Range, and a small number of species extend west to the northern parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The remaining areas are too hot and dry to sustain the mainly epiphytic and lithophytic Dendrobium habit. A small number of species are terrestrial or semi-terrestrial in the wetter areas of north Queensland. With the exception of Dendrobium cunninghamii in New Zealand, Australia has the most southerly occurring dendrobiums. They have adapted to a wide range of temperatures, from warm tropical to cold, and to very variable rainfall, including long periods of drought. The largest populations and diversity are found in the subtropical and tropical rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland. Some of the most localised and rarest species occur on the northern Cape York Peninsula and are either endemic, or a southern extension of a distribution range in New Guinea and Asia. A small number of species are found in the islands of the Western Pacific, notably New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island. All Australian species and their main variants, a total of around 80 taxa, are included in this volume. [9789838121637]

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Book number: N29333

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Australia; Orchidaceae; Orchids

Ames, B.

Drawings of Florida Orchids

Botanical Museum, Harvard University 1959 ix, 190, 63 b/w plates. 265x178mm. PB. Vg.. 2nd Edition..

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Book number: S39713

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Florida; United States; America; Orchids; Wild Flowers

Antonopoulos, Z.; Tsiftsis, S.

The Atlas of the Greek Orchids. Vol. I-II

Mediterraneo Editions 2017 2 vols: 512; 504, col photos, distribution maps. 204x140mm. HB. NEW. . Two-volume set. Vol. I - genera: Epipactis, Cephalanthera, Limodorum, Neottia, Epipogium, Corallorhiza, Goodyera, Spiranthes, Platanthera, Gymnadenia, Pseudorchis, Coeloglossum, Dactylorhiza, Serapias, Anacamptis, Neotinea, Orchis, Himantoglossum; Vol. II - genus Ophrys.Greece has one of the richest and most spectacular floras in Europe and includes 193 species and subspecies of orchids (in 19 genera). This publication is the culmination of 20 years studying and recording the orchid flora of Greece. Species descriptions are restricted to the information and features necessary for the separation of similar taxa. The photographs are intended ot illustrate the variability within taxa and include specimens from across their geographical range. Distribution maps are provided for each taxon (subspecies, species, genera and family)..

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Book number: N33126

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Distribution Atlas; Greece; Southern Europe & Mediterranean; Europe; Orchids; Wild Flowers

Baumann, H.; Künkele, S.; Lorenz, R.

Die Orchideen Europas mit angrenzenden gebieten

Weltbild Verlag 2006 334, 639 col photos. 190x130mm. PB. Fine.. Text German.. [9783828917415]

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Book number: S39141

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Europe; Field Guide; Identification guide; Orchids; Wild Flowers

Chowdhery, H.J.; Agrawala, D.K.

A Century of West Himalaya Orchids

Bishen Singh Mahendra 2013 viii, 318, col photos, figs. 240x160mm. HB. NEW. . . [9788121108164]

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Book number: N28461

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Identification guide; India; South Asia; Asia; Orchidaceae; Orchids

Claessens, J.; Kleynen, J.

Orchidées d'Europe: Fleur et pollinisation

Biotope 2016 448, 1000+ col photos. 297x240mm. HB. NEW. . Text French. Thes magnificent book (more than 1000 photos) is an enlarged and revised version of the English edition of 2011. The result of many years of study and photographing orchids throughout Europe, it contains many extremely detailed pictures published here for the first time. It covers all aspects of the orchid flower: photographs of gynostemium, microscopic sections, SEM images, floral patterns, pollinating insects photographed in the field, rosettes and fruit. The text sets out in detail the relationship between the flower and its pollinator. All European genera are covered. Appendices provide comprehensive information on pollinators, fruiting rate, self pollination, the number of seeds per capsule and even, for many species, the angle of orientation of the caudicles!. [9782366621778]

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Book number: N30851

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Europe; Orchids; Wild Flowers; Pollination; Insect-Plant Relationships

Creed, P.; Hudson, R.

Guide to finding Orchids in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Pisces Publications 2013 72, 80+ col photos. 190x105mm. PB. NEW. . The counties of Berks, Bucks and Oxon are home to 36 species of orchid (including some of Britain's rarest species) – more than any other area of Britain. This pocket guide features a full description of each species, including flowering times and best places to look, with over 80 superb full-colour photographs. [9781874357575]

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Book number: N25007

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Creed, P.; Hudson, R.

Guide to finding Orchids in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

Pisces Publications 2015 72, 83 col photos. 190x105mm. PB. NEW. . This attractive and easy to use Guide helps to identify the 36 species of orchid found in the two counties, focusing on their most distinctive features. Each species is beautifully photographed, while the text provides key characteristics and habitat information.. [9781874357674]

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Book number: N28963

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Flora; Orchids; Hampshire; England; Britain; Identification guide; Isle of Wight; England; Britain; Site Guide

Cribb, P.; Whistler, W.A.

Orchids of Samoa

Royal Botanic Gardens 1996 142, 24 col plates, 27 line drawings. . PB. Fine.. Covers 101 species in 47 genera, geography, vegetation and the structure of orchids. Keys, 27 line drawings and 81 colour photographs aid identification. [9781900347013]

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Book number: S39595

Catalogue: Botany,Orchids

Keywords: Orchids; Wild Flowers; Samoa; Polynesia; Pacific Islands

Cribb, P.

Slipper Orchids of Borneo

Natural History Publications 1997 ix, 118, 82 col figs. . PB. Fine.. Slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum spp) are among Borneo's most spectacular and instantly recognizable plants. The island has a dozen species, including the sensational Paphiopedilum rothschildianum and P. sanderianum, the petals spreading to 30cm across in the former and up to a metre long in the latter. This book is a readable account that updates knowledge of the taxonomy, distribution, ecology and biology of these extraordinary plants, and includes superb photographs and paintings. Nearly all of the Bornean species are naturally rare in the wild, and sadly some are now threatened with extinction unless their habitats can be better protected.. [9789838120180]