"This monograph is a comprehensive checklist of the orchids of India, over 1200 species, which also includes an introduction to systematics, typification, distribution, and conservation, as well as a key to genera. The book is part of the Checklist of Indian Plants, a major collaborative project spearheaded by Peter H. Raven of the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, and the Harvard University Herbaria"--
