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Extraordinary Orchids (Hardcover)
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Extraordinary Orchids (Hardcover)
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Orchids fascinate. Parts of the orchid flower have shapes unlike
any other flowering plant, and the sheer number of species means
that their variety is seemingly endless, with an ability to
interbreed and create ever more fantastical forms. Extraordinary
Orchids reveals some of the bizarre life-styles and interactions
that botanists have uncovered amongst different categories of
orchids: the epiphytic orchids, the ground-dwelling ones, the
insect-mimicking ones and those whose lifestyles are so closely
bound to their interactions with insects and birds. Many orchid
common names refer to the shape-shifting forms of the orchid flower
- the 'man-orchids' or 'monkey orchids' are so called because of
their resemblance to the primate form. Orchids lend themselves to
depiction, and botanical artworks of them abound. Who could resist
painting or drawing such intriguing shapes? Sandra Knapp examines
each category of orchid in turn and all are illustrated with
stunning artwork from artists such as Ferdinand and Franz Bauer,
Arthur Harry Church, Sydney Parkinson, Henry Fletcher Hance, John
Russell Reeves, and images taken from James Bateman's The
Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala.
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