
Saving Orchids
Stories of species survival in a changing world
Kew Publishing
Published on 1. April 2025
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-84246-831-9 (ISBN)
Description
Orchid fever began in the nineteenth century, when orchid hunters extracted the delicate plants from the tropics by the millions. Their aura of mystery and romance persists, making them vulnerable to extinction. From seed banking to community education, Saving Orchids shows how and why orchids are protected globally, keeping them from extinction and conserving our planet's rich biodiversity.In this captivating book, the authors bring us the inspiring stories of people around the world working to conserve orchids. This captivating book explores global stories of the orchid, with cultural history and scientific discoveries throughout. Heavily illustrated throughout with stunning colour photographs, this hopeful story celebrates the work of conservationists overcoming unique challenges to save the treasured orchid plant family and inspire us all to participate in orchid conservation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond, Surrey
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Royal Botanic Gardens
Illustrations
100 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
894 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84246-831-9 (9781842468319)
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Persons
Philip Seaton is a Churchill Fellow and Project Manager for the Darwin Initiative project, and has travelled widely to study orchid conservation since retiring as a biology teacher. Lawrence W. Zettler is a biology professor at Illinois College and research associate at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He illustrated two entomology books and has co-authored over 70 scientific papers.