More than 150 orchid genera are described, each accompanied by a superb Marion Sheehan illustration that shows a representative species; all display the same structures in similar views so that the reader can easily compare the variations among genera. In 1995, the authors received the American Orchid Society's Gold Medal of Achievement.
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More than 150 orchid genera are described, each accompanied by a superb Marion Sheehan illustration that shows a representative species; all display the same structures in similar views so that the reader can easily compare the genera. In 1995, the authors received the American Orchid Society's Gold Medal of Achievement.
About the Author
As well as being accredited orchid judges, Tom and Marion Sheehan are both Honorary Life Members of the American Orchid Society. They have each served on various committees of the the A.O.S. as chairman and co-chairman and continue to do so. Together they have produced a bi-monthly column on orchid genera, which has been a popular feature of the American Orchid Society Bulletin for over 25 years.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS: The genus Acacallis has only one species and is distinctly different from other orchid genera in several ways. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yellow pollinia, sympodial epiphytes, fern plaques, small stigmatic surface, yellowish pollinia, anther cap, small viscidium, two small lateral lobes, sympodial species, other floral segments, base flower color, single stipe, large midlobe, narrow stipe, basic flower color, two lateral sepals, clasping leaf bases, monopodial epiphytes, inflorescence arises, footed column, stigmatic area, dorsal sepal, two pollinia, encircle the column, ovoid pseudobulbs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Costa Rica, John Lindley, West Indies, South America, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, South Africa, Rudolf Schlechter, French Guiana, Carl Blume, Robert Brown, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Central America, Leslie Garay, Malav Peninsula, Mascarene Islands, Coastal Plain, Comoro Islands, Robert Dressler, Sierra Leone, Aubert Du Petit-Thouars, Carl Linnaeus, Northern Australia, South Florida New!
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IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS: The genus Acacallis has only one species and is distinctly different from other orchid genera in several ways. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yellow pollinia, sympodial epiphytes, fern plaques, small stigmatic surface, yellowish pollinia, anther cap, small viscidium, two small lateral lobes, sympodial species, other floral segments, base flower color, single stipe, large midlobe, narrow stipe, basic flower color, two lateral sepals, clasping leaf bases, monopodial epiphytes, inflorescence arises, footed column, stigmatic area, dorsal sepal, two pollinia, encircle the column, ovoid pseudobulbs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Costa Rica, John Lindley, West Indies, South America, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, South Africa, Rudolf Schlechter, French Guiana, Carl Blume, Robert Brown, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Central America, Leslie Garay, Malav Peninsula, Mascarene Islands, Coastal Plain, Comoro Islands, Robert Dressler, Sierra Leone, Aubert Du Petit-Thouars, Carl Linnaeus, Northern Australia, South Florida New!
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