Orchids of Papua New Guinea: An Introduction |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Orchids of Papua New Guinea: An Introduction |
| Authors | Andreé Millar, Roy D. Mackay |
| Photographs by | Roy D. Mackay, Margaret Mackay |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Australian National University Press, 1978 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | May 24, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0708104797, 9780708104798 |
| Length | 101 pages |
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