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Book Description
Vietnam has a remarkable and diverse orchid flora that is still being explored and described. The slipper orchids, a small but showy part of the flora, epitomize the exuberance of Vietnam's orchids. This book provides comprehensive accounts of the history, nomenclature, and relationships of each of the 22 slipper orchid species and natural hybrids found within the country. It provides the first detailed accounts of their habitats, biology, and ecology, and highlights the imminent threat of extinction faced by many of them. This book also surveys non-orchid flora, and it will enthrall the reader with descriptions of Vietnam and its unique environment, rich flora, and endemic plants.
About the Author
Phillip Cribb is curator of the Orchid Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is the author of several books on orchids, including The Genus Paphiopedilum and, with co-author Ian Butterfield, The Genus Pleione, both in this series. He has traveled widely in connection with his work and has studied Cypripedium in the wild on several trips to China in the past 20 years.
Slipper Orchids of Vietnam (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Monograph),Leonid Averyanov,Phillip Cribb,Phan Ke Loc,Nguyen Tien Hiep,Timber Press,0881925926,Classification,Flowers - Orchids,Gardening,Gardening/Plants,History - General History,Identification,Plants - General,Slipper orchids,Vietnam
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