num_pages: 456
description: As is the case with many other rare and sought-after species of plant and animal Madagascar is one of the worlds prime locations for orchids which make up the largest family of flowering plants on the island. Madagascar is home to nearly one thousand different species of orchidswhich make up nearly ten percent of the islands floranearly nine hundred of them endemic. Orchids are found in almost every habitat on the island from the mountains to the coasts and this field guidethe first of its kind fully illustrated with color photographs and packed with details to aid identificationis an invaluable tool for researchers and ecotourists visiting the island.
language: English
title: Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar
publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew