Orchids of Sumatra.

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2001.
Small quarto, dustwrapper, 1026 pp. colour photographs, text illustrations.

This book recognizes 139 genera and 1,118 species of orchids occurring in Sumatra and its surrounding islands. Each species is fully described. The 664 excellent colour photographs, mostly of plants growing in the wild, have been placed close to the descriptions for easy identification. These are supplemented by 70 superb line drawings. There are also detailed descriptions of habitat, ecology and geographical ranges.