'Field Guide to Australian Orchids - Epiphytes

In this spectacular and comprehensive book, orchid expert David Jones describes more than 1300 species and subspecies of Australian native orchids. Accompanying each genus, are line drawings that will help you to easily determine the genus of each orchid you discover The genus descriptions outline the features of the genus as a whole, and include details about pollination and cultivation.

David L. Jones has had an interest in flora, and particularly orchids, for more than half a century.In 2001 he was presented with the Australian Orchid Foundation’ s prestigious ‘ Award of Honour’ in recognition of his enormous contribution to the study of orchids in Australia and internationally.

Preface 6 Acknowledgements 7 How to Use this Book 8 Glossary 12 Introduction 16 Epiphytes and Lithophytes GROUP 1 The Bulbophyllum alliance (Adelopetalum, Blepharochilum, Cirrhopetalum, Ephippium, Fruticicola, Kaurorchis, Oncophyllum, Oxysepala, Papulipetalum, Serpenticaulis, Sestochilos) 30 GROUP 2 The Dendrobium alliance – 1 (Tribe Dendrobieae – Ceraia, Coelandria, Dendrobium) GROUP 3 The Dendrobium alliance – 2 (Tribe Grastidiinae – Australorchis, Cadetia, Davejonesia, Dichopus, Diplocaulobium, Dockrillia, Durabaculum, Eleutheroglossum, Flickingeria, Grastidium, Sayeria, Stilbophyllum, Thelychiton, Trachyrrhizum, Tropilis) 56 GROUP 4 The Vanda alliance (Bogoria, Chiloschista, Drymoanthus, Luisia, Micropera, Microtatorchis, Mobilabium, Peristeranthus, Phalaenopsis, Plectorrhiza, Pomatocalpa, Rhinerrhiza, Robiquetia, Saccolabiopsis, Sarcanthopsis, Sarcochilus, Schoenorchis, Taeniophyllum, Thrixspermum, Trachoma, Trichoglottis, Vanda) 128 GROUP 5 Miscellaneous epiphytes (Acriopsis, Appendicula, Blepharoglossum, Bryobium, Cestichis, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Dipodium, Oberonia, Octarrhena, Phreatia, Pinalia, Thelasis) 178 GROUP 6 Island Territories 203 Further reading 219 Index to scientific names 220 Index to common names 222