Published in Association with Selby Botanical Gardens Press "The
hundreds of orchid genera and thousands of species can seem
unbelievably complex, but they are beautiful, mysterious, and
alluring. Therefore we want reliable ways in which to refer to
them-ways that will be understood by those who hear us or read our
written communications about these plants. The Marie Selby
Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera will
become a convenient reference for those many people who are
fascinated by orchids. By referring to this guide, one can find a
secure mooring for any species of orchid, one that makes it
possible to understand its relatives and its place in the galaxy of
orchid variation."-from the Foreword by Peter H. Raven The Marie
Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera is
the most comprehensive and extensively illustrated account of
orchid genera to date. Its concise entries provide details of
nomenclature, classification, original publication, etymology, and
geographic range, along with a brief description and color images
of representative flowers. The dictionary describes not only all of
the 850 orchid genera that are recognized today but also those
genera known only from fossil records, published before Linnaeus,
validly published (but not accepted), and invalidly published
according to the standards of the International Code of Botanical
Nomenclature, as well as those that have variant names or
spellings. In addition to the alphabetic entries, this dictionary
includes an introduction to orchid biology, a glossary, a list of
taxonomists credited with publishing new orchid genera, key
references and bibliographical abbreviation list, and the governing
nomenclature rules. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated
Dictionary of Orchid Genera also features a Foreword by Peter H.
Raven and an Introduction on the biology of orchids by David
Benzing that describes the August 2007 discovery of the world's
oldest unequivically orchidaceous fossil. The Marie Selby Botanical
Gardens in Sarasota, Florida, are extensive botanical gardens
dedicated to research and collections of epiphytes, especially
orchids and bromeliads, and their canopy ecosystems. The Gardens
maintain the most diverse collection of bromeliads in the world and
feature over 20,000 plants from some 6,000 species in 1,200 genera
from 214 plant families, including 6,000 live orchids. This
monumental work is yet another manifestation of the collection-an
extension of the Gardens into print.
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