Book ID: 93965
Rasmussen, Hanne N.
Terrestrial Orchids: From Seed to Mycotrophic Plant. 2008. 30 line drawings. 10 halftones. 18 tabs. 456 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
A systematic treatment of 36 most important genera using unpublisheddata. Contains a detailed survey of the biology of terrestrial orchids,from seed dispersal to establishment and life of the adult plant, basedon comparisons of field and culture experiments. The unusual mode ofobtaining energy by means of mycorrhiza is examined and evaluated interms of plant structure and function and the impact of this mycotrophicnutrition on orchid evolution.