Genus Paphiopedilum 2nd ed

The Genus Paphiopedilum by Braem, Chiron, & Öhlund is the most complete monograph hitherto written about this fascinating genus of slipper orchids. The extensive text is scientifically correct but written to be accessible to commercial and amateur orchid growers, professional botanists, and anyone interested in orchids or in beautiful and exotic flowering plants in general. The book is completed by 247 illustrations, of which 222 are in colour. Overall, the book has 665 pages. The text is written by Prof. Dr. Guido Braem, one of the leading orchid taxonomists of our time. The botanist Dr. Guy Chiron and Professor Sandy Öhlund, an accredited judge with the American Orchid Society and an experienced orchid grower, contributed valuable information. Starting with a short preamble and a detailed discussion, the book continues with a general section dealing with the basics of orchids and orchid taxonomy. Thereafter, the genus Paphiopedilum, representing the Asian tropical and subtropical slipper orchids, is discussed. The infrageneric divisions of the genus are explained and every one of the 98 species of the genus is treated in detail: basionym (the name as given in the original publication), synonym(s), discussion, etymology (origin of the name of the species), detailed description, distribution and habitat, flowering data in situ and in cultivation (as far as available), miscellaneous notes such as the mitotic chromosome count, and varieties and forms (as far as applicable).