Welcome to our webpage. We would like to present our book
The flower of the European orchid
Form and function
by Jean Claessens & Jacques Kleynen
Are you interested in European orchids?
Looking for a book that informs you about all aspects of these fascinating flowers?
The Flower of the European Orchid - Form and Function treats all aspects of the orchid flower, such as morphology, pollination mode, relationship flower-pollinator, relevant old and recent literature.
All this is illustrated in beautiful photos revealing unseen details. Many macro-photos, microscopic sections and SEM-photos clarify the text.
Various appendixes, a glossary and an extensive bibliography provide supplementary information.
The flower of the European orchid - Form and function
439 pages, 829 colour photos, 106 microscopic sections and 125 SEM photos.
Aspects that are illustrated in photos:
| habitus | rosette | fruit set | flower | column | pollinator | microscopic sections |
flower diagram |
SEM photos |
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To order THE FLOWER OF THE EUROPEAN ORCHID - FORM AND FUNCTION click HERE
