Bulbophyllum of Sulawesi Tapa dura - 2011

Kota Kinabalu, 2011. Very well illustrated, large 8vo, pp vii, 247, a very good new copy. [This is the only book ever written about the orchids of Sulawesi. More than one century has passed since J.J. Smith published Die Orchideen von Ambon, and in that time books have been written about orchids in Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea - in fact, all the major territories and islands except Sulawesi. This is quite an astonishing omission, because Sulawesi lies right at the heart of the region. It is the cross-roads of S.E. Asia, in a botanic and zoological sense. It is the place where the plants (and animals) from three totally different regions meet, mingle and interact. Sulawesi is unique, and so are many of its orchids. Bulbophyllum, with approximately 1900 - 2000 species, is the largest orchid genus in the world. Although it can be found in tropical America and Africa, the majority of the species occur in S.E. Asia, and it is only here that the genus shows the full range of… Leer más

Sabah: Natural History Publications (Borneo), Malaysia. 2011. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket.. 247 p., illustrations, bibliography, index. . Believe it or not, this is the only book ever written about the orchids of Sulawesi. More than one century has passed since J. J. Smith published Die Orchiden von Ambon, and in that time books have been written about orchids in Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea...in fact, all the major territories and islands except Sulawesi. This is quite an astonishing omission, because Sulawesi lies right in the heart of the region. It is the cross-roads of S. E. Asia, in a botanic and zoological sense. It is the place where the plants (and animals) from three totally different regions meet, mingle and interact. Sulawesi is unique, and so are many of its orchids. Bulbophyllum, with approximately 1900-2000 specis, is the largest orchid genus in the world. Although it can be found in tropical America and Africa, the majority of the species occur in… Leer más

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Fine./Fine.. First edition. Hardcover. 10 1/4'' x 7 1/2''. 247pp. with index.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2111. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. Amazingly this is the first book ever written on the orchids of Sulawesi, which is all the more strange as the area is at a botanical and zoological crossroads where three regions meet. This book is a scientific revision of the 123 species and 4 subspecies of Bulbophyllum that are found in Sulawesi, almost 50% of which were first identified in the course of research and fieldwork for this book. Most of them are illustrated here with colour photographs, line drawings, or both. There is also a chapter on the biogeography of Sulawesi (which helps explain why the island is so unique) and chapters dealing with the island�s forests and orchid habitats. New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. First Edition. Weight: 1.3 kg Post free within Malaysia, but likely to incur additional shipping charges when sent elsewhere