Orchid flora of the Greater Antilles
By: taxon coordinator and author James D. Ackerman ; collaborators Paul M. Brown, Marta A. Díaz, Ed Greenwood, Eric Hágsater, Carlyle A. Luer, Ernesto Mújica Benítez, Mark Nir, Gustavo Romero-González, Victoria Sosa ; principal illustrator Bobbi Angell
Series: Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden -- v. 109
Publisher: New York Botanical Garden Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bronx, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 625
ISBN-13: 9780893275129
Subjects: Orchids
Description: The Greater Antilles constitute the oldest, largest, and most complex islands of the West Indies. Here, in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, we find 109 genera of orchids comprising 594 species; roughly 70% of those species are endemic to the region. In Orchid Flora of the Greater Antilles, world-renowned orchidologist James D. Ackerman and his collaborators provide clear, detailed accounts of each orchid species found in the Greater Antilles. The taxonomic treatments include: complete synonymy with types; description; relevant taxonomic literature (genus treatments); vernacular names; taxonomic discussion; notes on distribution, ecology, and conservation status (species treatments); high-quality scientific illustrations (species treatments). English and Spanish versions are given for the key to genera, keys to the species under each genus, and the glossary of orchid-related technical terms. This treatment reflects many of the recent changes in generic circumscriptions brought about by molecular systematics. In an appendix, the author provides a phylogenetic classification of the orchid genera of the Greater Antilles.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Maps on endpapers.

"Issued on 26 February 2014"--title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Geography. Climate. Life Zones and Vegetation. Collection History. Species Richness. Geographical Associations. Text Organization; title: Orchidaceae: New Species and Combinations. Letotypifications and Neotypifications. Artifical key to the genera of Orchidaceae in the Greater Antilles. Clave artificial de los géneros de Orchidaceae de las Antillas Mayores. Excluded Taxa; title: Appendix I: Reassignment of species of the Greater Antilles attributed to Pleurothallis; title: Appendix II: Phylogenetic classification of the orchid genera of the Greater Antilles; title: Notes: Recent Additions to the Flora.