Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa, 9781775843672
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Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. These plants come in all shapes and sizes, from trees such as the baobab at more than 20 m tall, to miniature soil huggers, just a few millimetres high, which mimic their pebble-desert surroundings.

Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    11 August 2017

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Summary

Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. These plants come in all shapes and sizes, from trees such as the baobab at more than 20 m tall, to miniature soil huggers, just a few millimetres high, which mimic their pebble-desert surroundings. This user-friendly, richly illustrated field guide features more than 700 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species. An introduction to families an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781775843672
ISBN-10:177584367X
Series:Field Guides
Author:Gideon Smith
Publisher:Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint:Struik Nature
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Edition:2nd
Release Date:11 August 2017
Weight:955g
Dimensions:210mm x 148mm x 29mm
About The Author

Gideon Smith

Gideon F. Smith has authored many papers and books about succulent plants in southern Africa. An Honorary Professor at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, he is a research associate at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Neil R. Crouch works in the biodiversity economy field, promoting the sustainable use and commercialisation of indigenous South African plants. He has written widely on the subject of ethnobotany, succulents and ferns. He is an Honorary Professor in the School of Chemistry and Physics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Estrela Figueiredo has a keen interest in succulent plants, the African flora and sustainable gardening, on which she has authored many books and papers. She is a research associate at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, and at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.

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