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More than 150 orchid genera are described, each accompanied by a superb Marion Sheehan illustration that shows a representative species; all display the same structures in similar views so that the reader can easily compare the variations among genera. In 1995, the authors received the American Orchid Societys Gold Medal of Achievement.

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title An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera author Sheehan - photo 1

title:An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera
author:Sheehan, Thomas J.; Sheehan, Marion.
publisher:Timber Press, Inc.
isbn10 | asin:0881922889
print isbn13:9780881922882
ebook isbn13:9780585367255
language:English
subjectOrchids, Orchids--Pictorial works, Orchid culture, Botanical illustration.
publication date:1994
lcc:QK495.O64S49 1994eb
ddc:584/.15
subject:Orchids, Orchids--Pictorial works, Orchid culture, Botanical illustration.
An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera
Epiphytic Orchids A selection showing their approximate native habitats 1 - photo 2
Epiphytic Orchids
A selection showing their
approximate native habitats.
1. Brassavola
2. Laelia
3. Chysis
4. Schomburgkia
5. Stellis
6. Momordes
7. Trichopilia
8. Maxillaria
9. Restrepia
10. Rodriguezia
11. Lycaste
12. Stanhopea
13. Brassia
14. Miltonia
15. Ionopsis
16. Epidendrum
17. Broughtonia
18. Oncidium
19. Comparettia
20. Odontoglossum
21. Eurychone
22. Masdevallia
23. Ansellia
24. Coryanthes
25. Cattleya
26. Catesetum
27. Vanilla
28. Cyrtorchis
29. Angraecum
30. Aeranthes
31. Rangaeris
32. Rhynchostylis
33. Vanda
34. Trichocentrum
35. Ascocentrum
36. Tridactyle
37. Aerangis
38. Aerides
39. Dendrobium
40. Gastrochilus
41. Vandopsis
42. Renanthera
43. Grammatophyllum
44. Coelogyne
45. Phalaenopsis
46. Vanda
47. Dendrobium
48. Sarchochilus
49. Cymbidium
50. Polystachya
51. Bulbophyllum
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North American orchids Clockwise from bottom lower left Galearis - photo 3
North American orchids. Clockwise, from bottom, lower left: Galearis spectabilis, Calypso bulbosa
var. americana, Cypripedium guttatum var. guttatum, Spiranthes odorata, Calopogon tuberosus,
Platanthera cristata, Arethusa bulbosa, Cleistes divaricata, Encyclia tampensis,
and Polyrrhiza
lindenii.
Center: Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens.
Page 3
An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera
Tom and Marion Sheehan
An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera - image 4
Page 4
All illustrations by Marion Sheehan.
Copyright 1994 by Timber Press, Inc.
All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-88192-288-9
Printed in Hong Kong
TIMBER PRESS, INC.
The Haseltine Building
133 S.W. Second Ave., Suite 450
Portland, Oregon 97204-3527, U.S.A.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sheehan, Thomas J. (Thomas John), 1924
An illustrated survey of orchid genera / Tom and Marion Sheehan.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Orchid genera illustrated. 1979.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-88192-288-9
1. Orchids. 2. OrchidsPictorial works. 3. Orchid culture. 4. Botanical
illustration. I. Sheehan, Marion, II. Sheehan, Thomas J. (Thomas John),
1924 Orchid genera illustrated. III. Title.
QK 495.064S49 1994
584'.15dc20 93-45569
CIP
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Contents
Color Plates
7
Acknowledgments
9
Introduction
11
What is an Orchid?
13
Orchid Classification
23
Orchid Family Outline
25
Orchid Genera Illustrated
29
Picture 5
Acacallis
30
Picture 6
Acampe
32
Picture 7
Acanthephippium
34
Picture 8
Acineta
36
Picture 9
Ada
38
Picture 10
Aerangis
40
Picture 11
Aeranthes
42
Picture 12
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