Orchids are becoming an increasing an increasing source of attraction and fascination not only to plant taxonomists and conservationists, but also to horticulturists, garden enthusiasts and the general public interested in beautiful flowers. This is one of the largest families of flowering plants, with about 17,000 species, found all over the world but abundant in tropics. Even though all of them are perennial herbs, they may be land-plants, ...
Orchid Memories is the first book brought out in commemoration of the legendary orchidologist, the late Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908-2001). Apart from an editorial appreciation of Gunnar Seidenfaden and his works on orchids, the book also contains a special article on the origin, arrangement and utilization of Seidenfaden orchid collections in Copenhagen and 17 other articles by leading orchidologists. The book contains descriptions of two new species of ...