Over 20 herbaria around the globe were visited. Approximately 650 stubs for scanning electron microscopy were imaged (>6,000 images), over 30,000 photographic frames were captured, over 1,200 references were included, and about 30 species were cultivated for this project. The monograph treats all taxa ever described in Oberonia. Many original illustrations are reproduced, comprehensive synonymy and literature listings are provided, multiple specimens per species are illustrated, ecological data and distribution maps are provided. As the genus is heavily over-named, over 100new synonymies are introduced, while only three new names (one species, two sections) are introduced. This landmark publication is the first world-wide monograph of any microfloral orchid group since the invention of the scanning electron microscope. It is an indispensable reference for botanical biodiversity professionals, such as curators and collections managers at herbaria and botanical gardens, tropical ecologists, and advanced horticulturists. Libraries at tropical field stations and in organismal biology departments will find these volumes a high-quality addition to their holdings.
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