This elegant Thai and English compendium of the world-renowned orchids of Thailand features 685 species in full-color photographs. With its detailed information on the locations, flowering seasons, and distinctive features of the kingdom"s spectacular wild orchids, it is an indispensable companion for both professional and amateur naturalists, as well as for nature lovers on their forays into the national parks of Thailand. The volume includes a species index of Thai and scientific names. Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti formerly taught plant propagation and floriculture at Chiang Mai University. She has been collecting and observing the wild orchids of Thailand for many years.