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Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Robert L. Dressler (Author), Kerry Dressler (Photographer) "When I agreed to publish The Orchids: Natural History and Classification (1981), I found myself with a dilemma and only limited time for a resolution..." (more)
Key Phrases: many spiral flowers, cymbidioid phylad, hard pollinia, Old World, Velamen of the Cymbidium, Papua New Guinea (more...)
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'One may agree or disagree with the classification put forward in Dressler's new book, but everyone interested in orchids must have it.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Recipient of the 1994 Henry Allan Gleason Award of the New York Botanical Garden, this important book delimits several major natural groups within the orchids, suggesting areas that need further research by botanists.Published at $49.95 Our last copies available at $24.98

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  • Hardcover: 330 pages
  • Publisher: Dioscorides Press (April 1, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0931146240
  • ISBN-13: 978-0931146244
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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When I agreed to publish The Orchids: Natural History and Classification (1981), I found myself with a dilemma and only limited time for a resolution. Read the first page
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many spiral flowers, cymbidioid phylad, hard pollinia, epidendroid phylad, crustose seed coat, tegular stipe, superposed pollinia, soft pollinia, major orchid groups, median stigma lobe, terminal viscidium, pollinia mealy, prominent staminodia, recognizable subsidiary cells, distinct viscidium, velamen type, dendrobioid subclade, incumbent anther, anther beak, epidendroid groups, primitive epidendroids, prominent caudicles, prominent viscidium, sectile pollinia, naked pollinia
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Old World, Velamen of the Cymbidium, Papua New Guinea, New World, North America, Mark Chase, United States, New Caledonia, Velamen of the Epidendrum, Velamen of the Vanda
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the finest summary of what is known about orchids., August 29, 1999
Robert Dressler combines an encyclopedic knowledge of the taxonomy, genetic makeup, and geographic distribution of orchids with a completely understandable prose devoid of scientific jargon. If one desires to find out about the orchid family as it exists on Earth this is probably the best simgle source available.
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