Orchids Science and Commerce

The Orchidaceae is one of the larges families of flowering plants with over 800 genera and 20, 000 species. Many of them particularly in genera Aerides, Arachnis, Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Epidendrum, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Renanthera, Vanda etc. have been extensively used to progenate high profile and internationally acclaimed hybrids. The Orchids are well represented in India as a whole more then 165 genera and 1200 species. ISBN:8121102715 xxxvi+522 Yr. of Pub.2002 Hard Bound