Angraecoid Orchids Species from the African Region

Angraecoid Orchids
Species from the African Region

By Joyce Stewart, Johan Hermans, and Bob Campbell

Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
432 pp.
Book dimensions:
260 x 185 mm
Illustrations:
290 color photos, 59 drawings, 1 map

These so-called 'jewels of Africa' with their sparkling flowers, distinctive growth habit and floriferous nature are much prized and this account, the first to include the angraecoid orchids of both Africa and Madagascar, is long awaited. It brings together, in a single volume, descriptions of all 690 species in this intriguing group of orchids and will be the essential reference for all angraecoid orchid enthusiasts for years to come. Stewart, Herman and Campbell have all spent time in various parts of eastern and southern Africa and precise ecological information relating to habitat, altitude preferences and flowering season of individual plants will be particularly helpful to growers. The diagnostic features of each genus are illustrated and over half the species are accompanied by exquisite photographs taken in both wild habitats and in cultivation.