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A comprehensive treatment of the orchid genus Paphinia. The monograph recognizes 15 species of Paphinia, plus one variety and one form. Thirteen other Paphinia names, both at the specifc or varietal rank, are reduced under the synonymy of the 17 accepted taxa (including the subspecifc taxa).
Furthermore, there are chapters on morphology (including general, sepals and petals, column, pollinaria and anther, lip, lip-callus, lip appendices, in this order), a species checklist, distributon, and habitat. These precede the systematc treatment, which is arranged in alphabetcal order by species. Please note that there is no taxonomic key to the species included.
"[...] I want to recommend this beautful monograph not only to insiders, who will certainly use it for their botanical actvites, but also to the many fans of this magnifcent group of plants and to the simple lovers of natural beauty, because in the pages of this book they will certainly fnd a variety of things on which to feast their eyes."
– Franco Pupulin, Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica, Orchids magazine of the American Orchid Society, July 2018
