Extraordinary Orchids
With a Foreword by Mark W. Chase
160 pages
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140 color plates, 7 halftones
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10 x 13
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© 2021
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Preface
Life in the air
Roots of love
Monstrous forms
Interdependence
Cunning deceivers
Postscript
Bibliography
Illustration index
Index
Preface
Life in the air
Roots of love
Monstrous forms
Interdependence
Cunning deceivers
Postscript
Bibliography
Illustration index
Index
Review Quotes
Meg Lowman, executive director, TREE Foundation, and author of "Life in the Treetops" and "It’s a Jungle Up There"
“Orchid lovers, old and new, are sure to enjoy this stunning celebration of the world’s largest flowering plant family—their bizarre partnerships, their amazing beauty, their pollinators, their diverse habitats, and their wonderful coloration and shapes.”
Sir Peter Crane, president, Oak Spring Garden Foundation
“Knapp is a terrific scientist and an excellent communicator of science to broad audiences. This book pairs her entertaining prose with the all-time greats of botanical illustration. Readers will also be delighted by the orchids themselves and their astonishing biology.”
Booklist, on Knapp's "Plant Discoveries"
“An internationally acclaimed botanist and taxonomy expert, Knapp presents the legend and the lore, the data and the details . . . highlighted by exceptional, never-before-published treasures from the museum’s extensive archives.”
Science, on Knapp's "Plant Discoveries"
“Scientific, historic, and cultural perspectives on plants that have been gathered from around the globe.”
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Biological Sciences: Botany | Natural History | Tropical Biology and Conservation
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