195 monochrome and colour photographs; describes 104 species; includes check-list of Nigerian orchids by P.J. Cribb and C.Z. Tang. Introduction to a selection of Nigerian orchids, emphasis on identification by illustrations.
Genera covered include: terrestrials - Habenaria, Brachycorythis, Platycome, Disperis, Nervillia, and others; epiphytes - Liparis, Ansellia, Polystachya, Plectrelminthus, et al.