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The Genera of Orchidaceae in Hong Kong
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This commemorative edition includes a new foreword and a timeline detailing Professor Hu's major life events, enriching the historical context of this landmark work.
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This book is ideal for botanists, orchid enthusiasts, and researchers interested in taxonomy and the flora of Hong Kong. It is a valuable resource for students and professionals in plant sciences seeking authoritative information on orchid genera.
A handy reference for both amateurs and professional botanists in Asia who wish to enter the field of modern orchidology. This volume is the essential reference on orchid species growing in Hong Kong.
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First published in 1977, at a time when no comprehensive account of the genera of the orchids of Hong Kong had been attempted before, the work by Professor Shiu-ying Hu is a pioneering study.
This illustrated treatise fills the vacuum of essential references on orchids and meets the need for a guide to identify the species growing in Hong Kong. It serves as the baseline from which future taxonomists will begin their studies. It also contributes first-hand observations for the information of orchidologists throughout the world who depend on herbarium material for comparative studies elsewhere.
This commemorative edition features a new foreword and a timeline of Professor Hu's major life events.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789882372696
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 October 2022
Country: Hong Kong
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Edition: 45th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Shiu-ying Hu
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 180.0mm
Height: 264.0mm
Weight: 362g
Pages: 188
About the Author
A botanist of great international renown, Professor Shiu-ying Hu was educated in China before the Second World War. She later attended Harvard University, where she was awarded a doctoral degree in 1949. She established herself as one of the most distinguished research scientists in the field of plant taxonomy for the more than 50 years that she was connected to Harvard's Arnold Arboretum. In 1968, she joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong as a Senior Lecturer in Biology, after which she served as an Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Biology and a Senior College Tutor of Chung Chi College. In 2002, she was conferred honorary fellowship by The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Hu was not only a renowned scholar and a much-loved teacher, but also a mentor of great kindness and compassion to her students, and was well known for the many generous donations she made in aid of scholars in need. In 2001, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region awarded Professor Hu the Bronze Bauhinia Star, awarded to persons who have given outstanding service over a long period of time. In 2008, Prof. Hu became the first recipient of the American Botanical Council's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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