A photographic reference book. This volume presents a portrait of Yunnan's wild orchids, featuring 151 genera and 709 species, including 12 varieties and one hybrid. It is a work of remarkable discovery, documenting 22 new species, 35 species newly recorded for China, and 31 species newly recorded for Yunnan—recent findings from the authors' extensive field research. Each species is captured through detailed text outlining its most distinctive morphological features, phenology, habitat, and geographic distribution. Fully illustrated with color photos, text in Chinese, with scientific names, and Chinese & Latin index.

2010, Yunnan Scientific Publishing House, hardcover, 500 pp., used, showing edge wears, overall in a good condition.