In this spectacular and comprehensive book, orchid expert David Jones describes more than 1,300 species and subspecies of Australian native orchids. Almost every species is illustrated with a beautiful color photograph, and the detailed species descriptions include information about every part of the plant, as well as its distribution, habitat, how to distinguish it from other similar species and its conservation status. A must for dedicated orchid enthusiasts, professional botanists or anyone interested in Australia flora.
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David Jones is a professional horticulturalist and botanist and has written and co-authored 29 books, including Cycads of the World, Palms throughout the World and Palms in Australia. He is also the author of numerous scientific papers on a wide range of subjects and has described many new species of plants, particularly native orchids
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the Big Book on Australian Orchids,
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This is the best book to have if you're really serious about identifying the orchids you see in Australia. It's much better than any of the others - more complete, better pictures and descriptions. It provides a good view of the current understanding of the taxonomy of country's orchids. The pictures are generally great, the written descriptions useful.
Two quibbles - One, there are no keys to allow you to determine which of several closely related species you might have. Species or subspecies can be so similar that the pictures and the written descriptions don't allow you to distinguish among them. Two, range maps rather than place names (some of which are so small they don't make it into an Atlas) would be nice. Quibbles aside, it's a very useful book.
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A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia: Including the Island Territories,
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An excellent well written book - just the thing for the Australian Native Orchid lover.A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia: Including the Island Territories
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