Download or read book Slipper Orchids of Borneo written by Phillip Cribb and published by Natural History Publications (Borneo). This book was released on 1997 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slipper orchids, of the genus Paphiopedilum, vie with pitcher plants as Borneo's most spectacularplants. Sadly, many are now rare in the wild and threatened with extinction. In this book, the history, taxonomy, distribution and biology of these extraordinary plants are described. Illustratedthroughout with all the species described pictured.