Orchid Biology. Reviews and Perspectives. Volume 9. 2008. (N. York Bot. Gdn., Mem.,95). 27 figs. XIII, 561 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

A broad range of scientific subjects on the most current knowledge in orchidology is presented in this volume. The editors have continued the tradition of profiling an outstanding leader in the field with a spotlight on Calaway Dodson, whose research on the orchids of Ecuador continues to inspire generations of botanists. Other chapters cover orchid pollination by Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths); a comprehensive survey of terrestrial orchid morphology; an English translation of a classic work: orchid seed germination by Frenchman Nol Bernard; the origin of Singapores national flower, the well-known Vanda Miss Joaquim; and an overview of the impact that DNAsequence data has made in orchid systematics. The book concludes, as always, with a detailed appendix, the subject of which is species-by-species records from pollination to fruit ripening, seed maturation, and germination of orchids.