Angraecoid Orchids: Species from the African Region

Before I browsed this book, I only knew Ang.sesquipedale, the Star of Bethlehem, which is a huge orchid. When I got the book, I was surprised that there are so many species of Angraecoid orchids!! Recently, I start to collect these orchids from a flora market and stories online in my country. I love the mini orchids such as Aerangis fastuosa, Angraecum didieri, and Jumellea confusa. I hope that I can get Mystacidium capense, which is a robust native to South Africa and I heard that it prefers to habit on orange trees so farmers hate it!! I wish people can help this lovely orchid and orchid traders can import it to my country. There is a beautiful orchid not included in this book is Polyradicion lindenii, the Ghost orchid, which is famous for the book, Orchid Thief. This orchid is a native to Florida Everglades. I was crazy about this beauty. Because it is not an African orchid, the authors lost it. What a pity it is!!

At last, a more recent revision of this group of orchids, incorporating numerous changes that have occured since the last major work by Hillerman. The descriptions are accurate and comprehensive, with cultural advice etc. This book is a must-have as a refernce work and general addition to any good orchid library. My only negative impression was that there were a number of species with no line drawings or photos - I always find that a book with a larger variety of pictures of the species is of greater use to the general orchid grower. Nevertheless - this is a book any orchid grower must have, especially as it covers a large selection of these wonderful African Orchids.

Excellent reference book for the Angraecoids. This is a huge work to list the many species, habitats, and culture. Great color photos of these beautiful orchids.

A very nice book with beautiful fotos. A complete review of the genus Angraecoid.

I love flowers with green and white colours; of course the angraecoid orchids have to be one of my favourites. It was a more than positive surprise to see the pictures of Bob Campbell: I never have seen more perfect pictures on orchids. The whole book is monographically organised, a well of information on morphology and ecology of the species, and with a lot of information on culivation of the species. Great!