The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World [Illustrated] 022622452X, 9780226224527
One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery—and they remain r
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Orchid evolution
Pollination
Symbiotic relationships
Threats to wild orchids
Orchidelirium
The orchids
Apostasioideae, Vanilloideae, and Cypripediodeae
Orchidoideae
Epidendroideae
Appendices
Glossary
Classification of the Orchidaceae
Resources
Abbreviations in author names
Index of common names
Index of scientific names
Acknowledgments
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Orchid evolution
Pollination
Symbiotic relationships
Threats to wild orchids
Orchidelirium
The orchids
Apostasioideae, Vanilloideae, and Cypripediodeae
Orchidoideae
Epidendroideae
Appendices
Glossary
Classification of the Orchidaceae
Resources
Abbreviations in author names
Index of common names
Index of scientific names
Acknowledgments
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