Book ID: 95154
Lucksom, Sudhizong
The Orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya. 2007. 40 col. plates (= 360 col. photographs). 526 line figs. LVI, 984 p. to. Hardcover.
Descriptions, flowering time, altitudinal distribution, geographical distribution, threat status, keys. Covers 557 taxa, 523 of them indigenous. Introductory chapters (distribution, hierarchy of formal nomenclatural categories, key to major orchid, key to sub-family,tribe, sub - tribe, and genera of Indian Himalayan orchids, general index of botanical names), plus 1 b/w map of Sikkim. A heavy book of 3.5 kg.