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The Orchidopaedia is a fully-framed series of documents that allow the reader to investigate a number of different pieces of information simultaneously. This viewing window is the presentation location for the glossary and references pages. Information about a genus is presented in the Genera Information Window. The Thumbnails window contains a series of handy 'quick find' guides, and a presentation illustrating the various relationships various orchids show to each other.
The other windows may be selected using their buttons on the task bar (Windows 95 / NT) or by using the alt-tab key combination (Windows in general). Selecting a genus name from anywhere in the Orchidopaedia will cause the relevant pages to be displayed in that window, but you will need to select that window to see the information. Production was made with Internet Explorer 4.01 intended as the viewing tool, and it is recommended that this program be used. Netscape users will be able to access the various windows using the "window" menu option. For best results, it is recommended that you maximise each of the windows, which will allow you to move between the various windows while letting each one show the maximum information at once.
The glossary gives the meanings of any technical words used in the text, and when selected in the text page will display the meaning. Come back to this window and use the button above to access the complete glossary if imagery is desired, or to access the references page, as each reference is also linked from its use in the text. A hints page is also provided here, and users not quite familiar with the operations of a web-browser, or who would like to know some really neat tricks, are advised to visit the Hints page.
All formats and information presented in this work is copyright © 1999 to Orkology Kreations, with imagery copyright retained by the photgraphers as named with the imagery, and Greg Steenbeeke by default if not named. Unauthorised use, replication, copying and distribution will allow for prosecution under local and international law. All rights are reserved by the publisher, Orkology Kreations.
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Subsequent volumes will be released as imagery becomes available, and each will include a range of about 300 species. Keep a view on our website at the address given below, or email us requesting that you get placed onto a user's list for notification of subsequent releases, as well as updates and troubleshooting tips. Our email address is Our website may be found at: This volume was prepared by Greg Steenbeeke and Gary Yong Gee, using imagery captured from photographs and slides taken by the Authors, and plants grown within their collections. Several images have been provided by other photographers, as named below. This volume contains general information about all of the genera in the Orchid family, a total in excess of 900 natural genera and almost 700 artificial, intergeneric hybrid genera. Over 550 images for more than 300 of the natural genera are presented in this volume. Library Staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney are thanked for their assistance in locating and making available a number of references used in this work.
If you feel that you have further imagery to contribute to a revised version of this volume, please contact Greg Steenbeeke to discuss terms. We are endeavouring to have imagery of all of the genera available for a subsequent edition.
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