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The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong Hardcover - 2011
by Barretto, Gloria; Cribb, Phillip & Gale, Stephen
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- Title The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong
- Author Barretto, Gloria; Cribb, Phillip & Gale, Stephen
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- Publisher Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu
- Date 2011
- ISBN 9789838121361
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Kota Kinabalu, 2011. Very well illustrated, large thick octavo, pp xviii, 697, a very good new copy in a dustwrapper which is very slightly bumped on the corners. Please note that this book weighs 2.5 kilos, so extra shipping costs will be needed. [The cultivation and medicinal use of orchids are Chinese traditions that date back millennia, but scientific documentation of southeast Chinas native orchids commenced with the establishment of European trade bases at Macau in the 16th Century and at Guangzhou in the 18th Century. João de Loureiro, a Portuguese missionary, collected Pecteilis susannae and Spiranthes sinensis during his visit to these enclaves from 1779-1782 and John Damper Parks, a collector for the Horticultural Society of London, sent back specimens of Coelogyne fimbriata and Robiquetia succisa from the region in the 1820s. The earliest survey of orchids on Hong Kong Island is attributed to Dr. Clarke Abel, naturalist aboard HMS Alceste during Lord Amhersts ill-fated…
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Sabah: Natural History Publications (Borneo), Malaysia. 2011. Hard cover. Very good.. 715 p., illustrations, diagrams, bibliography, index. . The cultivation and medicinal use of orchids are Chinese traditions that date back millennia, but scientific documentation of southeast China's native orchids commenced with the establishment of European trade bases at Macau in the 16th Century and at Guangzhou in the 18th Century. João de Loureiro, a Portuguese missionary, collected Pecteillis susannae and Spiranthes sinensis during his visit to these enclaves from 1779-1782 and John Dampier Parks, a collector for the Horticultural Society of London, sent back specimens of Coelogyne fimbriata and Robiquetia succisa from the region in the 1820s. The earliest survey of orchids on Hong Kong Island is attributed to Dr. Clarke Abel, naturalist abord HMS Alceste during Lord Amherst's ill-fated diplomatic mission to the court of the Qing Dynast in 1816, when he botanised the lower slopes of what was to become know as…
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Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2011. Hardcover. New/new. For its small size and few open spaces, Hong Kong has an unusually high amount of orchids growing there. All of the 126 species and varieties are discussed and illustrated. 697 pages. Weight 2.5kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.
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