Agustín Coronado Martínez’s scientific contributions

On sale at www.JOLUBE.es // First field guide to wild orchids found in central Spain (Cuenca province) published in English (También hay una versión en español, ambas a la venta en www.jolube.es) Why a field guide of wild orchids of Central Spain (Cuenca province)? Our Serranía mountain range is one of the most densely populated in orchid species in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula, and we are delighted to be able to demonstrate that Cuenca’s well-preserved natural environment attracts orchid specialists from all over Europe. This field guide to wild orchids found in central Spain (Cuenca province) offers the following information: Keys for the identification of genera and species accompanied by more than 230 color photos to assist in their identification. Double-page spreads for the 57 species found in Cuenca (in addition to a selection of adjacent species), which include a corresponding distribution map with 1 km UTM grids, with a detailed description – emphasizing the diagnostic characters – etymology, habitat, flowering, known pollinators, accompanying orchids, hybrids, chromosomal numbers, synonyms, and photos of detail and size. There is a chapter dedicated to the description of the three natural landscapes of Cuenca, their different types of habitat, with a review of the rare and protected and the presence of orchids in each one of them. There are also sections dedicated to the phenology of the 57 species, and the general biology, morphology, anatomy and phenology of terrestrial orchids. Illustrative graphics, drawings and diagrams are included. Further chapters cover the curious relation between fungi and orchids; particularities of orchid cultivation; the evolution of the family; the amazing mechanisms of pollination; hybrids and certain anomalies; protection and conservation of orchids; curiosities; the list of locations that has served to make distribution maps; a lexicon and a glossary of terms used in the literature on orchids; and, finally, a bibliography and index of scientific names.

A LA VENTA en www.JOLUBE.es // ¿Por qué una guía de Cuenca? Probablemente nuestra Serranía sea una de las zonas más densas en especies de orquídeas de toda la Península Ibérica y nos es grato revelar que Cuenca cuenta con un medio natural bien conservado que atrae la atención de orquidólogos de toda Europa. La familia de las orquídeas es una de las más atractivas y originales del reino vegetal. Como grupo evolutivo reciente, surgió cuando la mayoría de los nichos ecológicos ya estaban ocupados, razón más que probable de muchas de sus interesantísimas adaptaciones evolutivas: su oportunismo, la millonaria producción de semillas, su necesidad imperiosa de micorrización y su muy singular modo de asegurarse la polinización gracias a una flor sofisticada y de especial atractivo para los insectos.