Colour photographs
Publishers:
CSIRO PUBLISHING / Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
Australian Orchid Genera: An Information and Identification System presents the current status of orchid taxonomy in the form of an illustrated interactive key. All 192 genera of Australian orchids are included, capturing the results of recent revisionary treatments affecting Australian Orchidaceae.
This powerful tool ensures an easy-to-use means of identifying an orchid to generic level using whatever information is available to you. The 127 characters cover morphology – floral parts, fruit, leaves, stems and pseudobulbs – and geographic information. Interpretation of characters is assisted with help notes and images. Identification is assisted using a page of annotated images illustrating unique flower structures.
A comprehensive, easy-to-navigate fact sheet for each genus includes a simple summary of the genus, detailed botanical description, and geographic, biological and ecological information, as well as distinguishing features and a list of references. This information is complemented with high quality images and a distribution map.
This product is also an information package, and includes an illustrated introduction to orchids, the Australian Orchid Name Index, a list of current Australian species, recent generic name changes and common names.
For instructions on the use of the USB Flash Drive please view PDF Instructions
This software is for personal use only.
For site licences please contact:
publishing.sales@csiro.au or call 1300 788 000. Software remains a property of Lucid. Lucid is a trademark of the University of Queensland.
For queries contact http://www.lucidcentral.com/
Australian Orchid Genera: An Information and Identification System presents the current status of orchid taxonomy in the form of an illustrated interactive key. All 192 genera of Australian orchids are included, capturing the results of recent revisionary treatments affecting Australian Orchidaceae.
This powerful tool ensures an easy-to-use means of identifying an orchid to generic level using whatever information is available to you. The 127 characters cover morphology – floral parts, fruit, leaves, stems and pseudobulbs – and geographic information. Interpretation of characters is assisted with help notes and images. Identification is assisted using a page of annotated images illustrating unique flower structures.
A comprehensive, easy-to-navigate fact sheet for each genus includes a simple summary of the genus, detailed botanical description, and geographic, biological and ecological information, as well as distinguishing features and a list of references. This information is complemented with high quality images and a distribution map.
This product is also an information package, and includes an illustrated introduction to orchids, the Australian Orchid Name Index, a list of current Australian species, recent generic name changes and common names.
Australian Orchid Genera is a complete information and identification system for Australian orchids. It has been designed for many users, from professional researchers to those with basic plant knowledge and a love of orchids.
Inclusion of all 192 Australian orchid genera (including naturalised and hybrids)
More than 2500 images – colour photographs, distribution maps, annotated micrographs, and over 260 botanical line drawings
Full botanical description of each genus as well as ecological, biological and geographic information
127 characters with a ‘quick set’ of 22 characters
Representation of alternative taxonomies
List of currently accepted Australian species and recent name changes
Australian Orchid Name Index – covering nomenclature of Australian orchids
System Requirements
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/7, Mac OSX, Linux, Solaris
System memory: 256MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)
Screen Resolution: Minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels
Web browser: Java-enabled web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.
NOTE: Web pages such as fact sheets attached to items in Lucid v3.5 interactive key matrices may be considered pop-ups by certain browsers (such as Internet Explorer (IE) when clicked on by users. If your browser blocks these popups, in your browser's internet settings you should allow pop-ups for this Lucid tool. Additionally, Internet Explorer may block "active content" on web pages or interactive keys. To allow active content, in Internet Explorer, under Tools, Internet Options, Advanced tab, Security category, the box next to the setting: "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer" should be checked.
The Lucid3 interactive key "" will run embedded within a web browser as a Java applet. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5 or greater must be installed on your computer for the Lucid3 Applet Player to run successfully.
Java information
You can install the Java Runtime Environment provided on the CD ROM found under the 'java' folder.
Alternatively you can download and install the latest Java Runtime Environment version from the Java website at:
http://www.java.com (free download).
Note to Macintosh users: OSX comes pre-installed with the JRE and is accessible using Safari. Ensure you have the latest version of JRE by running the software update utility.
The instructions would simply be to open that start webpage.
Botanists, taxonomists, orchid lovers and specialist horticulturalists.
"The key is a pleasure to use; every possible choice is illustrated, you can choose between various character sets, you can ask for the best separating character at any time, and you can easily modify the error tolerance. The information content in the fact sheets is high." Andre Schuiteman, BLUMEA, Vol. 52, No.1, 2007
"This CD is a must for all those interested in Australian Orchids and it will suit anyone who uses computers and the internet to access information for any sort of work or project." Peter Eygelshoven, The Orchadian, Vol.15, No.5
"This is a very useful and enjoyable CD-ROM. It is both entertaining and instructive to play with this system. What more can you want?" Andre Schuiterman, The Orchid Review (Royal Horticultural Society, UK)
"This CD will be a valuable tool for all who are interested in Australian native orchids, whether they are orchid growers at the hobby level, experienced orchid enthusiasts or those wishing to identify orchids in the field. It is refreshing to find an authoritative work which is easily accessible and which is as up-to-date as is possible, with nomenclature changes and importantly their synonyms." Colin Jennings, AOC Publications Director, Orchids Australia, October 2006
"In summary I would highly recommend this information and identification system for students and researchers… and also to field botanists and natural historians wanting to key out field specimens. The CD and key is highly informative and has been well designed for usability and identification delivery." Andy Lowe, Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, September 2006
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