Orchids in the life and work of Auguste R. Endrés

Sinopse

"Auguste R. Endrés was perhaps the most proficient and dedicated botanist who ever studied the orchid flora of Costa Rica. This work presents the essential facts about the enigmatic figure of Endrés, his biography, his work as a botanist and orchid illustrator, and the natural and human world that formed a background to his short and productive life. The second volume gathers most of Endrés' beautiful drawings, including many orchid species rarely or never seen before, and presents a complete catalogue of the botanical treasure amassed by Endrés in his Costa Rican journey and now conserved at the Natural History Museum of Vienna."--Publisher.