Description

Extraordinary Orchids reveals some of the strange lifestyles and interactions that botanists have discovered among different categories of orchids: epiphytic orchids, those that live in the soil, those that mimic insects, and those whose lifestyle is so closely tied to their interactions with insects and birds.

Sandra Knapp examines each orchid category separately, and all are illustrated with stunning works by 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.
The series' author, Catherine Ingram, brings her extensive knowledge to the book, while the illustrations, specially commissioned by Andrew Rae, vividly represent the text.

Authors
Sandra Knapp
Catherine Ingram

Technical specifications
Publisher: Natural History Museum, London
Year: 2021
Type: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Weight: 1.4 kg
Language: English
Pages: 160
ISBN: 978-0-565-09514-7