Book ID: 86091
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
Fernandez, César
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                Orquideas nativas del Tachira. 2003. illus. 246 p. 4to. Paper bd. - In Spanish, with English introduction.
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Tachira province is part of the Venezuelan Southwest. The book opens with a regionalization in climatic zones (cold, temperate and warm), explains ecological aspects, flowering times, and presents three national parks in more detail and lists the genera of orchids found. All species (including some new) are described and shown in a photograph. Names, authors, etymology, distribution, habitat, flower size, etc. are given. Index of endemic species.