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This is a sister Volume to the 2001 book “A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species”. It follows the same format, uses the same symbols and icons, but provides information about a different set of South East Asian orchids. It was written as a simple, convenient and inexpensive guide for people who know [...] 
The cultivation & medicinal use of orchids are Chinese traditions that date back millennia, but scientific documentation of southeast China’s native orchids began with the establishment of European trade bases t Macau in the 16th century and Guangzhou in the 18th. The earliest survey of Hong Kong Island’s orchids was by Dr Clarke [...] 
Believe it or not, this is the only book ever written about the orchids of Sulawesi. This is a great omission because Sulawesi is a kind of botanical and zoological cross-roads of S E Asia. It is a place where plants and animals from 3 totally different regions meet, mingle and interact. Sulawesi is unique, [...] Discovered in 1893 in a Singapore garden, the natural hybrid named Vanda Miss Joaquim was propagated by the millions and set the precedence for a worldwide programme of hydridisation. This orchid was chosen as Singapore’s national flower on April 15, 1981. Here at last is a book attempting to put in historical perspective the [...] 
This Volume contains miscellaneous new and noteworthy orchids, new species of Paphiopedilum from Sabah, Calanthe from New Guinea, Bougainville and the Solomon Island, the Genus Appendicula on Mount Kinabalu, fly pollination in four Malaysia Species of Bulbophyllum and more…………
This two Volume work provides a detailed account of the orchid flora of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia, the Kinabalu massif, encompassing only about 1250 square Km, is smaller than most English counties, yet the authors list an astonishing number of orchids for such a small area. Nearly 38% of the orchid [...] This issue includes a synopsis of the often difficult to determine species of Calanthe section Styloglossum. Mutsuko Nakjimma has provided excellent line drawings of many of the species. Peter O’Byrne describes Ellophia zollingerioides, he and Jaap Vermeulen present an account of the four species of Cleisostoma native to Sulawesi…… [...] 
This special issue of Malesian Orchid Journal is devoted to the genus Dendrobium and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Howard Page Wood of Haverford who died recently. Dendrobium is the second largest orchid genus after Bulbophyllum in the flora Malesianan region. Almost half of the 1100 or so species, many of which are of [...] This 5th Volume has 9 papers, including description of a new species of Dendrobium from Kalimantan Barat, different varietal forms of Arundina graminifolia and notes on Malesian Cleisostoma. A full listing can be provided on demand. There is a thought provoking editorial by Chief Editor Jeffrey Wood, and a full page obituary of Andrew [...] This is the first issue of the Malesian Orchid Journal. Scientific and semi popular articles on the taxonomy, ecology and conservation of the native orchids of the Malesian region will be the staple fare of the term Malesia. |
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