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| Introduction |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (3) |
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Northeastern montane region |
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5 | (1) |
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Northwestern montane region |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (1) |
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Alluvial valleys of the Me Cong and Song Hong Rivers |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (7) |
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Monsoon tropical climate with cold winter and summer rains |
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9 | (2) |
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Monsoon tropical climate with cold winter and summer-autumn rains |
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11 | (1) |
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Monsoon tropical climate with warm winter and summer-autumn-winter rains |
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11 | (2) |
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Monsoon tropical climate with warm winter and autumn-winter rains |
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13 | (1) |
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Monsoon tropical climate with warm winter and summer rains |
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13 | (1) |
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Monsoon sub-equatorial climate with summer rains |
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14 | (1) |
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Monsoon tropical climate associated with mountains |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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Main patterns of vegetation |
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18 | (37) |
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Evergreen broad-leaved plateau forests on alkaline soils |
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19 | (2) |
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Evergreen and semi-deciduous forests of limestone mountains |
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21 | (7) |
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Evergreen lowland forests on acidic substrates between sea level and 1000 m |
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28 | (5) |
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Evergreen montane and highland forests on acidic substrates between 1000--3000 m |
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33 | (8) |
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Semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests between sea level and 500 (700) m |
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41 | (4) |
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Coastal vegetation, lowland wetlands and mangrove |
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45 | (1) |
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Secondary and agricultural plant communities |
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45 | (10) |
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55 | (28) |
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What is a slipper orchid? |
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55 | (1) |
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Origin and affinities of slipper orchids |
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55 | (6) |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (4) |
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Geographical distribution |
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74 | (5) |
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Infrageneric classification of Paphiopedilum |
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79 | (4) |
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PART III. TAXONOMY OF VIETNAMESE SLIPPER ORCHIDS |
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83 | (182) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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Key to the Vietnamese species of Paphiopedilum |
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85 | (4) |
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Paphiopedilum subgen. Parvisepalum |
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89 | (56) |
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89 | (7) |
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P. vietnamense Gruss & Perner |
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96 | (8) |
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P. malipoense S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi |
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104 | (16) |
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P. micranthum T.Tang & F.T.Wang |
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120 | (11) |
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P. hangianum Perner & Gruss |
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131 | (9) |
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P. emersonii Koop. & P.J.Cribb |
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140 | (5) |
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Paphiopedilum subgen. Brachypetalum |
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145 | (10) |
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P. concolor (Bateman) Pfitzer |
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145 | (10) |
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Paphiopedilum subgen. Paphiopedilum |
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155 | (98) |
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P. hirsutissimum (Lindl. ex Hook.) Stein |
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156 | (14) |
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P. barbigerum T.Tang & F.T.Wang |
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170 | (5) |
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P. tranlienianum Gruss & Perner |
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175 | (7) |
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182 | (9) |
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191 | (8) |
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P. gratrixianum (Masters) Rolfe |
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199 | (9) |
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P. villosum (Lindl.) Stein |
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208 | (10) |
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P. appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe |
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218 | (12) |
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P. callosum (Rchb.f.) Stein |
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230 | (6) |
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P. purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein |
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236 | (8) |
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P. dianthum T.Tang & F.T.Wang |
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244 | (9) |
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Natural interspecific Paphiopedilum hybrids reported from Vietnam |
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253 | (12) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (4) |
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P. x herrmannii Fuchs & Reisinger |
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259 | (6) |
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265 | (18) |
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The decline and extinction of slipper orchids in the wild |
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265 | (9) |
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274 | (9) |
| Acknowledgements |
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283 | (2) |
| Literature Cited |
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285 | (10) |
| Index of Scientific Names |
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