Genera Orchidacearum: Volume 1: Apostasioideae and Cypripedioideae

Zusatztext ... essential reading for any serious student of orchids. Zusammenfassung Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families! with tropical species and hybrids being cultivated the world over for their remarkable flowers. The aim of Genera Orchidacearum is to produce a robust and natural classification of the orchids! something which has eluded plant scientists and orchid enthusiasts for years. The editors! who are all distinguished orchid specialists! will incorporate the wealth of new molecular data intoa truly phylogenetic classification! and will identify the areas and taxa needing additional work. To this end! they will draw on the experience of several international contributors. Genera Orchidacearum will be published in a total of five volumes over five years! with each volume providing comprehensivecoverage of one or two orchid subfamilies. The series as a whole will be an absolutely indispensable reference tool both for scientists! and orchid breeders! collectors! and enthusiasts. This! the first volume of the Genera Orchidacearum! begins with several general introductory chapters outlining the long history of the efforts of plant scientists and breeders to provide a scientific classification of the orchids. The book goes on to provide descriptions of each of the Apostasioideaeand Cypripedioideae subfamilies which comprise around 150 species in seven genera. Very comprehensive descriptions are provided for each of the genera! including the complete nomenclature and type citation! distribution! anatomy! palynology! embryology! cytogenetics! ecology! phenology and pollination!phytochemistry! phylogenetics! cultivation! economic uses! taxonomic notes! and a select bibliography. The Cypripedioideae include the slipper orchids! arguably the most attractive and popular orchids of all! and this volume should have an especially wide appeal as a result. In addition! it is beautifully illustrated with many line drawings and colour photographs. Informationen zum Autor Dr. Phillip J Cribb! Deputy Keeper! Herbarium! and Curator! Orchid Herbarium! Royal Botanic Gardens! Kew Dr Mark W. Chase! Head! Molecular Systematics Secrion! Jodrell Laboratory! Royal Botanic Gardens! Kew Dr Alec M Pridgeon! Sainsbury Orchid Fellow! Royal Botanic Gardens! Kew Dr Finn N Rasmussen! Associate Professor! Botanical Institute! University of Copenhagen Klappentext Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families! with tropical species and hybrids being cultivated the world over. The five volumes of Genera Orchidacearum will provide a complete! robust classification of the orchids! descriptions of individual species! and cultivational information. The series! superbly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings of all the genera! will be an absolutely indispensable reference toolboth for scientists! and for orchid breeders! collectors! and enthusiasts. This! the first volume of the Genera Orchidacearum! includes Cypripedioideae! the slipper orchids! arguably the most attractive and popular orchids of all. ...

... essential reading for any serious student of orchids.

Autorentext
Dr. Phillip J Cribb, Deputy Keeper, Herbarium, and Curator, Orchid Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Mark W. Chase, Head, Molecular Systematics Secrion, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Alec M Pridgeon, Sainsbury Orchid Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Finn N Rasmussen, Associate Professor, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen

Klappentext
Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families, with tropical species and hybrids being cultivated the world over. The five volumes of Genera Orchidacearum will provide a complete, robust classification of the orchids, descriptions of individual species, and cultivational information. The series, superbly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings of all the genera, will be an absolutely indispensable reference tool both for scientists, and for orchid breeders, collectors, and enthusiasts. This, the first volume of the Genera Orchidacearum, includes Cypripedioideae, the slipper orchids, arguably the most attractive and popular orchids of all.

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