Book ID: 117700
Li Lu
Morphological Illustrations of Rare and Endangered Wild Orchids in China (Zhongguó zhenxi bin wéi yesheng lán ke hua xíngtài tú zhì = Floral Morphlogy of Rare and Endangered Wild Orchidaceae in China). 2024. illus. 472 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.- Chinese, with Latin nomenclature.
The author explores the floral morphological diversity of Chinese orchids from a morphological and anatomical perspective. The book reveals the taxonomic characteristics of different representative groups, analyzing floral organ composition, pollen ultrastructure, and cytological sections. It also provides new information for understanding orchid terminology such as labellum, stamen column, rostrum, pollen grain, pollen nub, and pollen mass. Furthermore, the book is richly illustrated with clear images of each orchid, including plant and floral structures, and images obtained through dissection and scanning electron microscopy, providing a comprehensive basis for species identification.