A fashionable orchid with enthusiasts, Coelogyne is a large

genus of 190 species, two subspecies and 12 varieties. This thorough account includes ecology, morphology, taxonomy, distribution, descriptions of each species.A fashionable orchid with enthusiasts, Coelogyne is a large

genus of 190 species, two subspecies and 12 varieties. This thorough account includes ecology, morphology, taxonomy, distribution, descriptions of each species with habitat,

flowering time and taxonomic notes, and molecular

phylogeny. Additionally, for growers and collectors,

the author provides detailed information on cultivation, propagation and hybridisation, based on his own wide-ranging experience. Twenty-three maps, 133 colour photographs and 26 intricate line drawings of the flowers illustrate the text.