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A Guide to the Orchids of Sikkim: being a Guide to the Identification of those Species of Orchids found between the Terai and the Northern Frontier of Independent Sikkim, including the Chumbi Valley and British Bhutan

1927; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 119; Issue: 3006 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/119851c0

1476-4687

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Plant and animal studies

This little book will be warmly welcomed by lovers of the flora of the Darjeeling district. The text takes the form of a key, first to the genera and then to the species, the alternatives on the whole being well chosen and distinctly expressed. Unfortunately the technical finish of the book is not so satisfactory, there being a number of misspellings of generic names, while the taxonomy is not always in line with present-day conceptions; for example, Tainia hookeriana has been referred to Ascotainia for about twenty years, while Cypripedium venustum has not been included by botanists in that genus since 1898. At the same time a book of this nature seems scarcely the most suitable place for the publication of a new genus (Cleisocentron). Nevertheless, Prof. Brfihl may be congratulated on having produced a useful guide to Sikkim orchids. A Guide to the Orchids of Sikkim: being a Guide to the Identification of those Species of Orchids found between the Terai and the Northern Frontier of Independent Sikkim, including the Chumbi Valley and British Bhutan. Prof. Paul Brühl By. Pp. xvi + 208. (Calcutta and Simla: Thacker, Spink and Co., 1926.) 5 rupees.