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Download As .PDF Document London Orchid Society Useful Orchid Research Sources June 29, 2017 Database Information Programs OrchidWiz AOS Orchids Plus https://www.orchidwiz.com http://secure.aos.org/produ / cts/142-orchids-plus-online- and-software.aspx Websites AOS - Basics of Orchid Names AOS - Orchid Awards & Judging http://www.aos.org/orchids http://www.aos.org/orchid- /additional- awards-judging.aspx resources/basics-of-orchid- names.aspx AOS - Orchidist’s Glossary Bibliorchidea - Swiss Orchid Foundation http://www.aos.org/orchids https://orchid.unibas.ch/ind /orchidists-glossary.aspx ex.php?option=com_conten t&view=article&id=4&Itemi d=115&lang=en Biodiversity Heritage Library Botanicus Digital Library http://www.biodiversitylibr http://www.botanicus.org/ ary.org/search?SearchTerm browse/titles/O =orchid&SearchCat=S&retur n=ADV#/subjects The British Orchid Council Canadian Orchid Congress - Culture Sheets http://www.british-orchid- http://canadianorchidcongr council.info/BOC2014/index ess.ca/Engnames.pdf .html Canadian Orchid Congress - English Common Orchid Digital Media Repository Names to Latin Names http://canadianorchidcongr http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/lan ess.ca/Engnames.pdf dingpage/collection/BrckrO rchd Encyclopaedia Angraecorum Encyclopedia of Life http://www.angraecum.org http://www.eol.org/pages/ / 8156/overview Page 1 London Orchid Society Useful Orchid Research Sources June 29, 2017 Herbario AMO ING - Index Nominum Genericorum http://www.herbarioamo.o http://botany.si.edu/ing/ rg/ Integrated Taxonomic Information System The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) https://www.itis.gov/ http://www.ipni.org/ipni/ plantnamesearchpage.do Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia London Orchid Society documents http://www.orchidspecies.c http://londonorchidsociet om/ y.com/MiscFile.asp London Orchid Society Picture Reference Query McAllen International Orchid Society Journal http://londonorchidsociety. http://miosjournal.org/ind com/picref.asp ex.html Orchid Digest - index The Orchid House By Date: https://personal.uwaterlo http://www.orchiddigest.com/i o.ca/jerry/orchids/index.h mg/contents-by-date-10-15.pdf tml By Title: http://www.orchiddigest.com/i mg/content-by-title-10-15.pdf Very large list of orchid By Author: and other website links http://www.orchiddigest.co m/img/contents-by-author- 10-15.pdf The Orchid Mall Orchid Plant Care Info http://www.orchidmall.com http://www.orchidplantca / re.info/care-and-culture/ Page 2 London Orchid Society Useful Orchid Research Sources June 29, 2017 Orchid Roots Orchid Taxonomic Network http://bluenanta.com/natur http://www.lankesteriana. al/genera/accepted/ org/lankesteriana/Lankest eriana%2013(1- 2)%202013/14_Pupulin_Gl obal_taxonomic_network. pdf Orchid Taxonomic Network - Epidendra OrchidWire http://epidendra.org/ http://www.orchidwire.com / Plant Systematics RHS - International Orchid Register http://www.plantsystemati http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horti cs.org/ culturaldatabase/orchidregi ster/orchidregister.asp RHS Orchid Hybrid Lists RHS - Orchid Hybrid Registration https://www.rhs.org.uk/ab https://www.rhs.org.uk/pla out-the- nts/plantsmanship/plant- rhs/publications/orchid- registration/orchid-hybrid- hybrid-lists registration RHS - The Orchid Review Slipper Orchids Info https://www.rhs.org.uk/ab http://www.slipperorchids.i out-the- nfo/literature/ rhs/publications/magazines /the-orchid-review The Sobralia pages The Stanhopea pages http://sobralia.autrevie.co http://stanhopea.autrevie.c m/ om/ Page 3 London Orchid Society Useful Orchid Research Sources June 29, 2017 Tropicos U.S. National Plant Germplasm System http://www.tropicos.org/ https://npgsweb.ars- grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/f amgensearch.aspx Wikipedia - List of natural Orchidaceae genera Wikipedia - Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae https://en.wikipedia.org/wi https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/List_of_natural_Orchidac ki/Taxonomy_of_the_Orchi eae_genera daceae World Checklist of Selected Plant Families - Kew http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ prepareChecklist.do?checkli st=selected_families%40%4 0088290320171521230 Page 4 London Orchid Society Useful Orchid Research Sources June 29, 2017 Books The Marie Selby Botanical The Orchid Grower’s The Orchids: Natural History Robert Dressler's Phylogeny Gardens Illustrated Manual - B. 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