Angraecoid Orchids

Angraecoid Orchids
Author: Joyce Stewart
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2006
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0881927880

Bringing together descriptions of all 690 angraecoid orchid species—including those from Africa and Madagascar—for the first time, this account reflects the authors' close observation of the living plants in the wild and in cultivation and offers precise ecological information on habitat, altitude preferences, and flowering season of individual plants. Exquisite photographs and illustrations complement the authoritative text.

The Orchids of Madagascar

The Orchids of Madagascar
Author: David Du Puy
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1999
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

A checklist of one of the richest orchid floras, with descriptive and diagnostic notes on each species compiled and written by a team of leading international experts.

Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae
Author: Phillip Cribb
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 175
Release: 1984
Genre: Botany
ISBN: 9789061913122

Orchids of Madagascar

Orchids of Madagascar
Author: Johan Hermans
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This new edition of a now classic work provides an up to date checklist of one of the richest orchid floras - almost 1000 orchid species comprise 10% of Madagascar's high plant diversity, with a remarkable 85% of these unique to the island. This updated edition now illustrates over 250 orchids, and includes almost 100 changes to nomenclature. The diagnostic and descriptive notes on each species have been extended to provide a wealth of information on distribution, habitat and flowering times. An essential book for the botanist, orchid enthusiast, ecologist, environmentalist and field worker who need to have the complete picture on Madagascar's orchid flora.