Borneo Books Online Shop » Orchids http://www.borneobooks.com/blog For the best books on Borneo Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Butterflies of the Crocker Range # 2 http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/insects-books/butterflies_nd_moths/butterflies-of-the-crocker-range-2/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/insects-books/butterflies_nd_moths/butterflies-of-the-crocker-range-2/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:28:32 +0000 BBooks http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3755

The Blue Spotted Peacock Swallowtail, Papilio karna. This is quite common and seems to prefer the lower slopes of the mountain ranges of Borneo. Kipandi Butterfly Park has a fine range of orchids and pitcher plants as well as insects. It is open to the public. You can even go along at night [...]]]> DSC_0092

The Blue Spotted Peacock Swallowtail, Papilio karna. This is quite common and seems to prefer the lower slopes of the mountain ranges of Borneo.
Kipandi Butterfly Park has a fine range of orchids and pitcher plants as well as insects. It is open to the public. You can even go along at night and see lots of moths attracted to special lights

]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/insects-books/butterflies_nd_moths/butterflies-of-the-crocker-range-2/feed/ 0 Flowers & Plants of Mt Kinabalu http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/flowers-plants-of-mt-kinabalu/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/flowers-plants-of-mt-kinabalu/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3226 Towering over 4000 meters high, Mt. Kinabalu in the tropics of SE Asia is a treasure trove for all those who study plants. It is a mountain with an impressive variety of tropical plants, such as Rafflesia, orchids and pitcher plants not found in Japan. The author, Takashi Sato, has a deep interest [...]]]> BK27 Towering over 4000 meters high, Mt. Kinabalu in the tropics of SE Asia is a treasure trove for all those who study plants. It is a mountain with an impressive variety of tropical plants, such as Rafflesia, orchids and pitcher plants not found in Japan. The author, Takashi Sato, has a deep interest in the taking of many photographs. After almost thirty ascents of the mountain, ‘Flowers and Plants of Mt. Kinabalu’ is a personal testimony of his love for the mountain and it’s plants. It is an excellent book for understanding the rich and interesting flora of Mt. Kinabalu.

]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/flowers-plants-of-mt-kinabalu/feed/ 0 Orchid Conservation http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchid-conservation/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchid-conservation/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3408 Orchids attract superlatives. Their family contains more species than any other plant family. At the last count, there were around twenty-five thousand of them and there are almost certainly more, waiting to be identifed. They are the most varied of plants. Some are so small they weigh only a few grams and produce [...]]]> BK1621 Orchids attract superlatives. Their family contains more species than any other plant family. At the last count, there were around twenty-five thousand of them and there are almost certainly more, waiting to be identifed. They are the most varied of plants. Some are so small they weigh only a few grams and produce flowers no bigger than match-heads. Others are giants, single specimens of which may weigh as much as five tons. They are among the most widely distributed of plants. Some grow in bogs and others in near deserts. Many bloom in the high canopy of tropical rain forests. While others survive on bare rock. One genus has lost all its leaves and lives underground where it is pollinated by termites – the only plant yet discovered to be so. They are the very pinnacle of botanical evolution. Such superlatives can be validated both statistically and scientifically. But orchids also appeal to the emotions. They are, surely, the most glamorous of plants. According to the dictionary, glamour is a magical, enchanting and voluptuous quality. Exactly so. If any plants can be described as voluptuous, it must surely be those orchids that produce flowers which mimic the appearance and smell of female insects with such extraordinary accuracy that male insects attempt to copulate with them and in doing so, pollinate them. Orchids, in the opinion of many, produce the most spectacular and visually ravishing of all blooms. And until recent times, orchids could claim yet another superlative – of being the most difficult of all plants to raise from seed. That characteristic, combined with the passion with which so many orchid enthusiasts wish to cultivate them, caused orchids to be the most expensive of all plants. In nineteenth century Britain, single specimens changed hands for thousands of pounds. And that, in turn, has led orchids to acquire the saddest of superlatives. They are now among the world’s most threatened plants. Ruthless collectors have stripped them from the forests of the world with such thoroughness that today many hundreds of species are in danger of extinction. This magnificent and authoritative book is the work of thirty-five of the world’s foremost orchid and conservation specialists. It sets out a new chart of orchid evolutionary history. It describes recent research into orchid reproductive biology that now make it possible to propagate even the most recalcitrant of species. It deals with the practical problems of conservation and explains what actions must be taken if such work is to succeed. In doing all these things, it dispels some of the mysteries that have surrounded orchids for so long. But that, as the following pages prove, not only enhances the claim of orchids to be among the most wonderful and astonishing of all plants, it also provides real hope that they still exist, in all their diversity, complexity and beauty, to delight generations of orchid lovers yet to come. [BBooks comment: an impeccable introduction by Sir David Attenborough]

]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchid-conservation/feed/ 0 Orchids of Borneo (Vol 1) http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchids-of-borneo-vol-1/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchids-of-borneo-vol-1/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3410 The Orchids of Borneo will be produced in a series of volumes. As of October 2003 there were 4 volumes published. Borneo’s orchid flora is estimated to include 2500-3000 species and is the least studied in the region. As a result, many new taxa and records have been discovered with recent exploration and [...]]]> BK1943 The Orchids of Borneo will be produced in a series of volumes. As of October 2003 there were 4 volumes published. Borneo’s orchid flora is estimated to include 2500-3000 species and is the least studied in the region. As a result, many new taxa and records have been discovered with recent exploration and research. All five sub-families of the family Orchidaceae are represented and about 150 genera have been recorded from Borneo. Volume I. This volume contains an introduction to Borneo and its orchid flora, chapters on the life history and structure of orchids as well as a discussion of orchid classification. Keys to the orchid genera of Borneo are provided. A selection of one hundred species of wild orchid, chiefly of the horticulturally important genera (including Arachnis, Dimorphorchis, Paphiopedilum, Paraphalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda) is included, .accompanied by descriptions, notes, line illustrations and colour photographs.

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]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchids-of-borneo-vol-2/feed/ 0 Orchids of Borneo (Vol 3) http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchids-of-borneo-vol-3/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchids-of-borneo-vol-3/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3412 The Orchids of Borneo is being produced in a series of volumes. As of October 2003 there were 4 volumes published. Borneo’s orchid flora is estimated to include between 1400 and 1500 species and is one of the least studied in the region. As a result, many new taxa and records have been’ [...]]]> BK1945 The Orchids of Borneo is being produced in a series of volumes. As of October 2003 there were 4 volumes published. Borneo’s orchid flora is estimated to include between 1400 and 1500 species and is one of the least studied in the region. As a result, many new taxa and records have been’ discovered with recent exploration and research. All five subfamilies of the family Orchidaceae are represented and about 150 genera have been recorded from Borneo. Volume 3. This volume contains a further selection of one hundred native species of both horticultural and botanical merit. Two genera are given prominence, viz. Dendrobium, the second largest orchid genus in Borneo, and Dendrochilum, which is an important element of the montane flora. A key to the sections of Dendrobium and preliminary keys to the subgenera, sections and species of Dendrochilum are provided. Each species is illustrated by a line drawing accompanied by a detailed description and notes on habitat, distribution, points of interest and etymology. Colour photographs are included wherever possible.

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]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/orchids/orchids-seekers-in-borneo-the/feed/ 0 Tropical Asian Cooking http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/cookiing/tropical-asian-cooking/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/cookiing/tropical-asian-cooking/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3614 Tropical Asia is home to some of the world’s most exciting and creative cuisines. This inspired collection of innovative recipes includes dishes both classic and modern. Many recipes have been modified for a lighter, healthier taste, and all are quick and easy to put together. To discover more of the fresh new flavors [...]]]> BK1441 Tropical Asia is home to some of the world’s most exciting and creative cuisines. This inspired collection of innovative recipes includes dishes both classic and modern. Many recipes have been modified for a lighter, healthier taste, and all are quick and easy to put together. To discover more of the fresh new flavors of South and Southeast Asia, turn the pages of this book, choose a recipe or two, visit your nearest Asian market, then start cooking. Lay a batik coloth or sari on a table, scatter it with orchids or perfumed flowers, put on a CD of haunting gamelan music, funky tabla or Asian jazz fusion, light an incense stick, and sit down to enjoy the sensations of tropical Asia.

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