Australian Orchid Genera
An Information and Identification System
ABRS Identification Series
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Description
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
Sample
View a sample of Australian Orchid Genera.
Reviews
"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
Readership
Botanists, taxonomists, orchid lovers and specialist horticulturalists.
- Runs on Lucid Player 2.2
- CD drive
- Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
- Minimum 32MB RAM; 64MB RAM or higher is recommended
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater
- SVGA monitor (800 x 600 or better)
- Mouse
- Internet connection (optional)
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