5 Islands

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 6
4. 1 Ghosts in the 'land of flowers' 12
5. 2 The crown jewels of the plant kingdom 26
6. 3 The way we were 44
7. 4 Orchids (almost) everywhere 60
8. 5 Islands 64
9. 6 Where are we most likely to find new species? 92
10. 7 What's in a name? 96
11. 8 Why we should care 110
12. 9 Life (and death) in the anthropocene 122
13. 10 Orchids on the edge 132
14. 11 Who is doing what and where? 160
15. 12 Where do we go from here? 178
16. 13 Education: the teachers and the storytellers 186
17. 14 Reserves 204
18. 15 Reintroduction, restoration, and enhancement 220
19. 16 Slippers 228
20. 17 Living collections: safeguarding plants for the future 254
21. 18 Seed storage 266
22. 19 The way ahead 286
23. Further reading 294
24. Acknowlegements 294
25. Index 295