- Hardcover: 423 pages
- Publisher: Timber Press; illustrated edition edition (12 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0881924059
- ISBN-13: 978-0881924053
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 14.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,213,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book covers the orchids of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands, but including the islands off the west coast of the continent. The orchids found in this area are distinctly different from the European-related orchid species found in North Africa. The authors have included all plants available from nurseries and many that are being grown but are not yet available in the trade, along with a few species not yet known to be in cultivation that the authors deem to be unusually worthy. The first quarter of the book encompasses general chapters on climate, geography, culture, propagation, and hybridization. The larger second section consists of a detailed encyclopedic listing of all African orchids meeting the above criteria, with descriptions, information on habitat and distribution, and useful notes on cultivation. There is also an appendix of African orchid genera not in cultivation. The color photographs were taken in the field by Eric la Croix.
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Africa to the north and west of a line drawn from western Ethiopia to northern Angola is generally lower than the area to the south and east of that line; the former consists mainly of sedimentary basins and upland plains, 150-600 m (500-2000 ft.) above sea level and includes the catchment areas of several large rivers, the lower Nile, Senegal, Niger, Shari, and Zaire. Read the first page
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Africa to the north and west of a line drawn from western Ethiopia to northern Angola is generally lower than the area to the south and east of that line; the former consists mainly of sedimentary basins and upland plains, 150-600 m (500-2000 ft.) above sea level and includes the catchment areas of several large rivers, the lower Nile, Senegal, Niger, Shari, and Zaire. Read the first page
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Love those African orchids?,
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This review is from: African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation (Hardcover)
This is not a book for people who do not already have just a slight facination for African orchids.There aint many photographs, but the drawing make this book special adding a kind of scientific touch. But this is not a book for scientist. This is a book for us whom love african orchids and just want to learn more about them, and perhaps add a few ones to the wishlist ;). Could do with more cultural advice, but still a very good book.
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African Orchids by Isobyl and Eric Lacroix,
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This review is from: African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation (Hardcover)
This is one of the finest books published on the topic of African orchids. Although Africa is a continent relatively poor in orchid species there are still about 1550 species in 99 genera and they deserve to be better known and more frequently grown in collections. Until the ground-breaking work of luminaries such as Fred Hillerman very little attention was given by orchidists to the African species. I am pleased to see the Lacroix's volume carrying on Hillerman's bright path. This is a comprehensive book with many line drawings and colour illustrations that is well-written and includes a section on African orchid hybrids as well as important cultural information on many diverse species. Highly recommended.
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