Book ID: 107875
Smith, Gideon F., Estreala Figueirado and Abraham E. van Wyk
Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation. 2019. illus. & distr. maps. X, 328 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an overview of the family Crassulaceae and genus Kalanchoe in global and subcontinental contexts that is followed by information on the taxonomic history of the genus. The characters and ecology of the species are also discussed, including their distribution ranges, where they occur, their habitat preferences, and where the species were formally recorded for the first time. For each indigenous and naturalized species, comprehensive taxonomic, descriptive and other information of interest is provided. -.Key Features: Includes currently accepted scientific names and synonyms, common names in English, morphology, cytology, chemistry, toxicology, biogeography, pollination biology, dispersal, cultivation, biocultural applications, and more / Contains a dichotomous identification key and descriptions, providing much needed tools for accurate species identification / Provides an extensive sets of illustrations for all species.