Rumphius georg everhard beekman e m (1 risultati)

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, [2003]. LI,172 pp. Ills. Orig. hardcover (clothbound), d/j.A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus another 12 uncertified species. Rumphius (1627-1702), founder of Indonesian botanical exploration, was the first to describe orchids in a Western language.…