Rumphius’ Orchids; Orchid Texts from "The Ambonese Herbal"

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Summary

A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language.

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List of Original Plates
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About This Translation
The Inscribed Angrek	p. 3
The White, Double Angrek	p. 14
The Red Angrek	p. 22
The Fifth Angrek	p. 25
The Yellow Angrek	p. 27
The Remaining Yellow Angreks	p. 32
The Dog Angrek	p. 37
The Purple Angrek	p. 50
The Beseeching Plant	p. 55
The First Ground Angrek	p. 61
The Second Ground Angrek	p. 66
The Wrapper	p. 68
The Triple Flower	p. 72
The Large Ambonese Orchis	p. 75
The Small Ambonese Orchis	p. 80
The Susanna Flower	p. 84
The Petola Leaf	p. 90
Abbreviations	p. 95
Notes	p. 99
Bibliography	p. 157
Index	p. 165
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