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As is the case with many other rare and sought-after species of plant and animal, Madagascar is one of the world’s prime locations for orchids, which make up the largest family of flowering plants on the island. Madagascar is home to nearly one thousand different species of orchidswhich make up nearly ten percent of the island’s floranearly nine hundred of them endemic. Orchids are found in almost every habitat on the island, from the mountains to the coasts, and this field guidethe first of its kind, fully illustrated with color photographs and packed with details to aid identificationis an…mehr

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As is the case with many other rare and sought-after species of plant and animal, Madagascar is one of the world’s prime locations for orchids, which make up the largest family of flowering plants on the island. Madagascar is home to nearly one thousand different species of orchidswhich make up nearly ten percent of the island’s floranearly nine hundred of them endemic. Orchids are found in almost every habitat on the island, from the mountains to the coasts, and this field guidethe first of its kind, fully illustrated with color photographs and packed with details to aid identificationis an invaluable tool for researchers and ecotourists visiting the island.
Autorenporträt
Phillip Cribb is a leading specialist on the taxonomy and conservation of orchids and a member of the RHS Orchid Committee. He was deputy keeper of the herbarium and curator of the orchid herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew until his retirement in 2006. He is the author or coauthor of many books including The Orchid, Guide to the Flowers of Western China 2nd Edition, Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar, and Growing Hardy Orchids.