Book ID: 44613
Ackerman,James David and Maria del Castillo de Mayda
Las Orquideas de Puerto Rico y Las Islas Virgines/ The Orchids of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 1992. approx. 55 watercolours. XVI, 168 p. 4to. Cloth.- Bilingual (English & Spanish)
A bilingual (Spanish/English) pictorial essay for non specialists. The text describes each of the 55 species included in terms of taxonomy, natural history and distribution. Habitats, diversity, population dynamics, floral morphology, conservation, etc. are dealt with.
This book is a first step to a complete scientific orchid flora of the islands.