Saving Orchids
Product Description
The inspiring story of how and why orchids are protected globally, keeping them from extinction and conserving our planet’s rich biodiversity.
Authors: Philip Seaton and Lawrence W. Zettler, 304 pages, 100 illustrations, 234 x 156 mm. Hardback, ISBN 9781842468319, Kew Publishing, 2025.
Orchid fever began in the nineteenth century, when orchid hunters extracted the delicate plants from the tropics by the millions. Their aura of mystery and romance persists, making them vulnerable to extinction. From seed banking to community education, Saving Orchids shows how and why orchids are protected globally, keeping them from extinction and conserving our planet’s rich biodiversity.
In this captivating book, the authors bring us the inspiring stories of people around the world working to conserve orchids. Opening with the story of Florida’s iconic ghost orchid, of which fewer than 1,500 plants remain, we learn of the work undertaken to save this rare plant from poachers and ensure its long-term conservation. The authors take us on a global tour through temperate and tropical zones, from Hawaii’s rarest orchid to unique and rare species in Australia. The book covers all these stories and more, with cultural history and scientific discoveries peppered throughout the text.
Heavily illustrated throughout with stunning colour photographs, this hopeful story celebrates the work of conservationists overcoming unique challenges to save the treasured orchid plant family and inspire us all to participate in orchid conservation.
Author Information
Philip Seaton has written and contributed to many popular and scientific articles, plus four books about orchid cultivation. After retirement as a biology lecturer, he became Project Manager for the Darwin Initiative project, Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use. Phil is a Churchill Fellow and has travelled widely to study orchid conservation.
Lawrence W. Zettler is a biology professor at Illinois College and a research associate at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He illustrated two entomology books in colour and has co-authored more than 70 scientific papers. He has collaborated with researchers from the Smithsonian’s Environmental Research Center, and at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on projects in Palau, and Madagascar, respectively.
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