A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand [Paperback]

Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

This elegant Thai and English compendium of the world-renowned orchids of Thailand features 685 species in full-color photographs. With its detailed information on the locations, flowering seasons, and distinctive features of the kingdom's spectacular wild orchids, it is an indispensable companion for both professional and amateur naturalists, as well as for nature lovers on their forays into the national parks of Thailand. The volume includes a species index of Thai and scientific names. Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti formerly taught plant propagation and floriculture at Chiang Mai University. She has been collecting and observing the wild orchids of Thailand for many years.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti formerly taught plant propagation and floriculture at Chiang Mai University. She has been collecting and observing the wild orchids of Thailand for many years. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Silkworm Books; Enlarged 2nd edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9747047713
• ISBN-13: 978-9747047714
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,304,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Many pictures of species but lacks proper descriptions, April 17, 1999

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Victor Ocampo([e-mail]) (Quezon City, Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand (Paperback)

As it says in the title, this book was meant as a field guide to orchid species indigenous to Thailand. Two hundred sixty-four species are covered, including many obscure genera like Brachycorythis Pelatantheria, and Tainia. More popular genera are also represented (e.g. 63 Dendrobium species). The book is primarily a visual guide that may aid growers in identifying their plants as the text is limited to the Thai name, locality, month of flowering, size and number of flowers. No details on cultivation are given. Readers used to "Field Guides" written in the US or Europe will be also disappointed by a lack of specific information regarding how to find any of the orchids illustrated in their native habitat.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars appreciate the help this book is for U, April 11, 2000

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"pierrebuehr" (Switzerland/Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand (Paperback)

You will find this book on every market in Thailand, all the gardeners explaining the English and Thai name to the customers, and the specifics to identify the orchids. Check literature on orchids and you will not find what you are looking for because of thousands of identified and not yet described species. Use this book with marvellous fotos as your field guide, appreciating the work done by Khun Nantiya. For every flower loving traveler to Thailand !