Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa
Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa

Author: H. F. Glen

Publisher: Jacana Media

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9781919931173

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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.

The Genus Coelogyne
The Genus Coelogyne

Author: Dudley Clayton

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 336

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Coelogyne, a large genus of Asiatic orchids, comprising some 190 species and 12 varieties, is widely distributed from India and Sri Lanka across Southern Asia and the Malay archipelago to the Philippines, New Guinea and the south west Pacific Islands. The Genus Coelogyne: A Synopsis provides a comprehensive account that includes ecology, morphology, taxonomy, distribution, descriptions of each species with habitat and flowering time, and molecular phylogeny. This will be of great interest to growers and collectors as the author provides detailed information on cultivation and hybridisation based on his own extensive experience raising these fascinating orchids. Twenty-three maps, 133 colour photographs, and intricate line drawings of the lips of flowers, a critical identification feature, illustrate the text.

Dendrochilum of Borneo
Dendrochilum of Borneo

Author: Jeffrey J. Wood

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 416

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Dendrochilums are a conspicuous element of thelower montane forest environment in Sumatra,Borneo and the Philippines. This volume provideskeys, detailed descriptions, habitat notes and lineillustrations of all species native to the island.

Orchid Species Culture
Orchid Species Culture

Author: Margaret L. Baker

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 270

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A data-intensive guide to the culture of individual orchid species, covering six popularly cultivated orchid genera: Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Phragmipediu, and Pleione.