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Reprint of the 1981 Smithsonian edition with a new taxonomy note by Dressler. Contains fine reproductions of the original 95 plates (on 16 pages). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Volume one of a two-volume set. First published in 1969, this enlarged and revised edition features an additional 50 varieties of orchid, including new exotic and tropical species. Includes descriptions, drawings, a general guide to propagation, non-technical descriptions for amateur readers, a key to the Australian genera of orchidaceae and an index.
This synthesis of the growing body of information from research on epiphytes and their relations with other tropical biota provides a comprehensive overview of basic functions, life history, evolution, and the place of epiphytes in complex tropical communities. Epiphytes comprise more than one-third of the tropical vascular flora in some tropical forests. Growing within tropical forest canopies, epiphytes are subject to severe environmental constraints, and their diverse adaptations make them a rich resource for studies of water balance, nutrition, reproduction and evolution.