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Rumphius' Orchids Orchid Texts from the Ambonese Herbal

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ISBN-10: 0300098146

ISBN-13: 9780300098143

Edition: 2003

Authors: Georg Eberhard Rumpf, E. M. Beekman, Georgius Everhardus Rumphius, E. M. Beekman, Georgius Rumphius

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A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus another 12 uncertified species.
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Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/10/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

List of Original Plates
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About This Translation
The Inscribed Angrek
The White, Double Angrek
The Red Angrek
The Fifth Angrek
The Yellow Angrek
The Remaining Yellow Angreks
The Dog Angrek
The Purple Angrek
The Beseeching Plant
The First Ground Angrek
The Second Ground Angrek
The Wrapper
The Triple Flower
The Large Ambonese Orchis
The Small Ambonese Orchis
The Susanna Flower
The Petola Leaf
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index