Examines the biology, history, evolution and commercial uses of orchids. All aspects of the orchid are explored including how they are classified and named; the cytology, physiology, phytochemistry and morphology of orchids; their anatomy, mycorrhiza, pollination, embryology, reproduction, heredity and breeding and ecological characteristics. Numerous illustrations throughout aid in comprehension.
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Orchids are found everywhere, and therefore it is not surprising that they have long been appreciated by many cultures. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orchid biology, orchid embryology, producing floral gland, tracheoidal idioblasts, orchid seed germination, more primitive orchids, postpollination phenomena, velamen layers, orchid alkaloids, ovarian trichomes, trapezoid cells, affecting symbiotic germinations, orchid symposium, germinate orchid seeds, viscid disk, velamen cells, advanced orchids, orchid aerial roots, world orchid conference, orchid embryos, orchid systematics, callosic wall, germinating orchid seeds, split capsule, cultivated orchid species Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cornell University Press, New Guinea, Orchid Soc, New York, Harvard University, Orchid Rev, Bogor Botanical Gardens, Flower Cyanidin-based, United States, Arachnis Maggie Oei, Vanda Miss Joaquim, Botany Department, Dendrobium Cheong Chee Yon, North America, United Kingdom, New South Wales, Kerchove de Denterghem, Aranda Deborah, John Lindley, University of California, Academic Press, Academy of Sciences, Lewis Knudson, National University of Singapore, Nauka Publishing House New!
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Orchids are found everywhere, and therefore it is not surprising that they have long been appreciated by many cultures. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orchid biology, orchid embryology, producing floral gland, tracheoidal idioblasts, orchid seed germination, more primitive orchids, postpollination phenomena, velamen layers, orchid alkaloids, ovarian trichomes, trapezoid cells, affecting symbiotic germinations, orchid symposium, germinate orchid seeds, viscid disk, velamen cells, advanced orchids, orchid aerial roots, world orchid conference, orchid embryos, orchid systematics, callosic wall, germinating orchid seeds, split capsule, cultivated orchid species Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cornell University Press, New Guinea, Orchid Soc, New York, Harvard University, Orchid Rev, Bogor Botanical Gardens, Flower Cyanidin-based, United States, Arachnis Maggie Oei, Vanda Miss Joaquim, Botany Department, Dendrobium Cheong Chee Yon, North America, United Kingdom, New South Wales, Kerchove de Denterghem, Aranda Deborah, John Lindley, University of California, Academic Press, Academy of Sciences, Lewis Knudson, National University of Singapore, Nauka Publishing House New!
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- Orchids of Venezuela by G. C. K. Dunsterville on 10 pages
- The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants by John Lindley on page 40, and page 60
- Orchids of Nepal Himalaya by M. L. Banerji on page 10
- Flora of Tropical East Africa - Parkeriaceae (1999) by Bernard Verdcourt on page 12
- Dendrobium Orchids of Australia by Walter T. Upton on page 31
- The Physiology Of Tropical Orchids In Relation To The Industry, Second Edition by C. S. Hew on 4 pages
- Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives, VII by J. Arditti on page 111, page 166, and page 279
- Biology of Floral Scent by Natalia Dudareva on page 240
- Techniques in Mycorrhizal Studies by K.G. Mukerji on page 425
- Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies (Routledge Indian Ocean Series) by Ruth Barnes in Back Matter
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