The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong Tapa dura - 2011

Natural History Publications (Borneo) / KFBG, 2011. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. As new.

Sabah: Natural History Publications (Borneo), Malaysia. 2011. Hard cover. Very good.. 715 p., illustrations, diagrams, bibliography, index. . The cultivation and medicinal use of orchids are Chinese traditions that date back millennia, but scientific documentation of southeast China's native orchids commenced with the establishment of European trade bases at Macau in the 16th Century and at Guangzhou in the 18th Century. João de Loureiro, a Portuguese missionary, collected Pecteillis susannae and Spiranthes sinensis during his visit to these enclaves from 1779-1782 and John Dampier Parks, a collector for the Horticultural Society of London, sent back specimens of Coelogyne fimbriata and Robiquetia succisa from the region in the 1820s. The earliest survey of orchids on Hong Kong Island is attributed to Dr. Clarke Abel, naturalist abord HMS Alceste during Lord Amherst's ill-fated diplomatic mission to the court of the Qing Dynast in 1816, when he botanised the lower slopes of what was to become know as… Leer más

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2011. Hardcover. New/new. For its small size and few open spaces, Hong Kong has an unusually high amount of orchids growing there. All of the 126 species and varieties are discussed and illustrated. 697 pages. Weight 2.5kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.