Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from The Ambonese Herbal
Georgius Rumphius
Abstract
This book presents features and the development of different type of orchids. More than three-quarters of known orchid species are tropical and about three-quarters of all species are epiphytes, that is to say they live on but not from trees. The first half of the book discusses how the Ambonese Herbal describes the most noteworthy trees, shrubs, herbs, and land- and water-plants, which are found in Amboina, and the surrounding Islands, according to their shape, various names, cultivations, and use, together with several insects and animals. The book also describes the thirty-six orchid specie ... More
Keywords: orchids, epiphytes, Ambonese Herbal, Amboina, cultivation
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2003 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300098143 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300098143.001.0001 |
