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The Natural Genus Vanda — Martin R. Motes, PhD
The definitive monograph of the genus. Nearly 400 pages. 300+ illustrations. Six new species described for the first time.
For anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of a Vanda in bloom, this book is the one you didn't know you were waiting for. Equal parts stunning coffee table showpiece and rigorous scientific reference, The Natural Genus Vanda is the first comprehensive treatment of the entire genus ever published — and likely the most beautiful orchid book you'll ever own.
Martin Motes is not just a botanist writing about Vandas from the outside. He is the foremost breeder and cultivator of vandaceous orchids in the world, with decades of hands-on experience that gives this work a depth and authority no purely academic treatment could match. In these pages he describes every known species, delineates all fourteen sections of the genus based on morphology and DNA analysis, and formally describes six new species, six new subspecies, and four new natural hybrids — illustrated throughout, with three additional undescribed species documented pending further research.
The result is a book that works on every level: breathtaking to flip through, indispensable to study, and revelatory to anyone who thought they already knew this genus.
"The most comprehensive, accurate and up to date treatment of the genus and a 'must have' for the Vanda enthusiast. This monograph is the essential groundwork for future Vanda studies." — Dr. Wesley Higgins, The Malayan Orchid Review
Details
400 pages, full color, 300+ illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-63760-330-7
Free shipping within the continental USA — use code BOOKONLY at checkout (enter your shipping address before applying the code)
European buyers: available through Koeltz Books
International and bulk orders: contact info@motesorchids.com
Read the glowing review of The Natural Genus Vanda in Orchids magazine!
The Natural Genus Vanda — Martin R. Motes, PhD
The definitive monograph of the genus. Nearly 400 pages. 300+ illustrations. Six new species described for the first time.
For anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of a Vanda in bloom, this book is the one you didn't know you were waiting for. Equal parts stunning coffee table showpiece and rigorous scientific reference, The Natural Genus Vanda is the first comprehensive treatment of the entire genus ever published — and likely the most beautiful orchid book you'll ever own.
Martin Motes is not just a botanist writing about Vandas from the outside. He is the foremost breeder and cultivator of vandaceous orchids in the world, with decades of hands-on experience that gives this work a depth and authority no purely academic treatment could match. In these pages he describes every known species, delineates all fourteen sections of the genus based on morphology and DNA analysis, and formally describes six new species, six new subspecies, and four new natural hybrids — illustrated throughout, with three additional undescribed species documented pending further research.
The result is a book that works on every level: breathtaking to flip through, indispensable to study, and revelatory to anyone who thought they already knew this genus.
"The most comprehensive, accurate and up to date treatment of the genus and a 'must have' for the Vanda enthusiast. This monograph is the essential groundwork for future Vanda studies." — Dr. Wesley Higgins, The Malayan Orchid Review
Details
400 pages, full color, 300+ illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-63760-330-7
Free shipping within the continental USA — use code BOOKONLY at checkout (enter your shipping address before applying the code)
European buyers: available through Koeltz Books
International and bulk orders: contact info@motesorchids.com
Read the glowing review of The Natural Genus Vanda in Orchids magazine!
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