Field Guide to the Orchids of Costa Rica and Panama / / Robert L. Dressler.
The first field guide to the orchids of Costa Rica and Panama, this book is lavishly illustrated with 240 stunning color photographs and 229 line drawings. It contains keys to all the orchid genera in the region and most of the orchid species. To enable nonbotanists to identify at least the genus of...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1994 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 40 color plates, 232 halftones, 4 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Area: Geography, Climate, Vegetation, and People
- 2. Orchid Structure and Ecology
- 3. Classification and Identification: How to Use This Guide
- 4. Cattleya and Its Cousins: Subtribe Laeliinae
- 5. Oncidium and Its Relatives: Subtribe Oncidiinae
- 6. The Bizarre Subtribes: Catasetinae and Stanhopeinae
- 7. Mostly Miniatures: Subtribe Pleurothallidinae
- 8. Maxillarieae with Four Pollinia
- 9. Miscellaneous Orchids with Corms or Pseudobulbs
- 10. Miscellaneous Orchids without Pseudobulbs, Mostly Terrestrial
- Appendix A. Preparing Orchid Materials for Study or Identification
- Appendix B. Authors of Orchid Names Used in the Guide
- Glossary
- Illustration Credits
- Index