Is OrchidWiz useful for learning about species?

[chris_todd]

Or is OrchidWiz primarily targeted at researching hybrids?

I ask because, being new to orchids, I get overwhelmed by the sheer number and diversity of orchid species, and the hybrids just make my head spin.

My learning journey has so far lead me to focus on a few genera, and to only concentrate on the species within those genera, and ignore the hybrids (at least for now). While I have found some good information online, and I have obtained two good books (Koopowitz's "Tropical Slipper Orchids" and Isobyl la Croix's "New Encyclopedia of Orchids"), I am not always finding all the information I would like, particularly regarding the native habitat of a particular species (e.g., geographical distribution, annual rainfall, seasonal temperatures and humidity, growing habits, microclimate, etc.).

For those of you also into carnivorous plants, essentially what I am looking for is something like the orchid equivalent of Stewart McPherson's books ("Pitcher plants of the Old World" and "Pitcher plants of the Americas").

So I'm wondering whether OrchidWiz might provide me the info I'm looking for (or, at least, more info than I'm getting from the books I read). I cannot tell from the OrchidWiz website exactly what info is provided for a typical species, and it does not appear that I can download a trial version to see for myself. Anyone who can help me figure out whether OrchidWiz provides the features I desire would have my gratitude.