Tropical slipper orchids : Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids / Harold Koopowitz ;...
Tropical slipper orchids : Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids / Harold Koopowitz ;...
Tropical slipper orchids : Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids / Harold Koopowitz ; special photography by James Comstock ; watercolors by Carol Woodin.
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Publisher
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
NQ635.9344/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
411 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents
History of slipper orchids in cultivation -- Biology and classification of slipper orchids -- Cites and slipper orchids -- Cultivation -- Selecting plants for a collection -- Hybridization and breeding -- Paphiopedilum species: Barbatum alliance -- Paphiopedilum species: Insigne alliance -- Paphiope...
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Publisher
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Oregon
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"In this horticultural account of the group, noted plant biologist and former professional orchid grower Harold Koopowitz concentrates on tropical slipper orchids in genus Paphiopedilum from Southeast Asia and Phragmipedium from Central and South America, including one former phragmipedium from Mexico in its own genus, Mexipedium. Descriptions of t...
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Full title
Tropical slipper orchids : Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids / Harold Koopowitz ; special photography by James Comstock ; watercolors by Carol Woodin.
Portion of title
Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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NQ635.9344/9
Record Identifier
74VM8rb7Ov7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8rb7Ov7A
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ISBN
9780881928648
DDC
635.9344
MMS ID
991000180419702626
