Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa

Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa
Author: H. F. Glen
Publisher: Jacana Media
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2002
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781919931173

A listing of almost 9000 kinds of plants known to be cultivated in Southern Africa, or to have been tried here. The information is derived from a database containing details mainly of specimens archived in the National Herbarium, Pretoria.

Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family

Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family
Author: Robert L. Dressler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1993-04-29
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780521450584

A valuable contribution to the on-going discussions on evolution within the Orchid family. Dressler's work delimits several major natural groups and emphasises areas needing further study.

Rheedea

Rheedea
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 628
Release: 1991
Genre: Angiosperms
ISBN:

Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5

Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5
Author: Alec M. Pridgeon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2009-10-22
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Genera Orchidacearum is the first reference work of the world's orchid genera that reflects their long evolutionary history and reveals relationships based on genealogical descent and the most up-to-date DNA data. This fifth volume treats 186 genera of the largest subfamily, Epidendroideae.

Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville

Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville
Author: B. A. Lewis
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1991
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Guide to a rich and varied orchid flora under increasing pressure from the accelerating and widespread destruction of the forests of the Pacific islands. Illustrated with 80 full-page line drawing and 16 pages of colour photographs.