Wild Orchids of the Lower North Island: Field guide 2007 (original) (raw)

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Published by the Department of Conservation, Wellington Conservancy, New Zealand Paperback, 194 pages, 150 × 205 mm, NZ, 2007 ISBN 978-0-478-14222-8 NZ$20.00 Reviewed by Murray Dawson Comprising some 25,000 species worldwide, the Orchidaceae is one of the largest families of fl owering plants. Many hybrids and cultivars have distinctive and showy fl owers and constitute a major part of the horticultural and cut-fl ower trade. Indigenous species are also greatly regarded by enthusiasts and some have high conservation values. Most countries, including New Zealand, have devoted orchid groups and societies. For these reasons, the new fi eld guide Wild orchids of the lower North Island is sure to attract interest. This d book is published by the Department of Conservation (DOC), and three of the authors are well-known DOC staff: Peter de Lange is a leading plant conservation scientist based in Auckland, and the other two are based in Wellington; Jeremy Rolfe is a botanist and photographe...

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