The family Orchidaceae in the Serra do Japi, São Paulo State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Pansarin, Emerson Ricardo (Author), Pansarin, Ludmila Mickeliunas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2011.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Sciences.

This study presents a floristic survey of orchid species occurring in the Serra do Japi in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The region studied is strategically placed in the transitional zone between interior semi-deciduous mesophytic forests and the Atlantic forest, presenting species from both form...

Table of Contents:

• Index of species
• The family Orchidaceae Nomenclature and classification
• List of species of orchids occurring in the Serra do Japi
• The Serra do Japi Objectives and justificative Material and methods
• Taxonomic treatment of orchid species occurring in the Serra do Japi
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Legends of figures.