Overview: Embraces a multidisciplinary approach to explain how and why international cultures past and present revere these flowers.Features stunning, high quality images of exotic orchids, many of which do notComprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth. Every year, new species are being uncovered in the wild or created by humans, and so this number has only continued to blossom. .This book is intended for those who wish to learn about the multifaceted nature of this amazing plant. It covers many different aspects of orchid study, fr
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