Genera Orchidacearum. Volume 1: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae. 1999. 16 col. plates. Many line-drawings. XIV, 197 p. 4to. Hardcover.

This is the first volume of a scheduled monograph of 5 volumes.It is the first comprehensive, modern treatment of orchid classification. Editors are all distinguished orchid biologists, and draw on thecontributions of over 50 international orchid experts. Each genus isillustrated in colour, as well as diagnostic line drawings anddistribution maps. Volume 1 includes the comprehensice coverage of theattractive and very popular slipper orchids. - This publication willbecome a standard reference work for orchidology.- Chapter headings:The development of orchid classification/ Morphology/ Anatomy/Palynology/ Embryology/ Seed morphology/ Cytogenetics/ Molecularsystematics, parsimony, and orchid classification/ Classification:Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae/ Glossary/ References/ Index toscientific names / Subject index.