Our August issue continues Jim Cootes' series on dendrobiums and their relatives with Part 2: Dendrobium section Platycaulon, a collection of species with an unusual growth habit adaptation - flattened pseudobulbs. In addition, Jean Hollebone and Deborah Boersma take us along on their trip down Brazil's flooded Rio Negro in search of orchids and Frank Cervera sorts out for us what Phragmipedium schlimii really is.

Rounding out our August 2024 issue:

• Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
• For the Novice - Orchid Parts and Why They Matter Part 2: The Flower by Sue Bottom
• Collector's Item - Ansellia africana by Charles Wilson
• Orchid Q&A by Ron McHatton
• Past, Present, Future - The 2024 Japan Grand Prix by Clare and Johan Hermans and Makiko Sato
• Conservation Update: A New Path to Make Orchid Island Whole Again by Hong Liu
• Orchids Illustrated - Trichocentrum by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
• Book Review - First Ladies & Their Orchids by Erica Hannickel, a book written by Arthur E. Chadwick