Book ID: 105111
Wyk, Ben-Erik van and Gideon F. Smith
Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. 3rd updated and expanded edition. 2014. 400 col. photogr. 376 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This an illustrated full-colour guide for identification of aloes in the field and in gardens. Includes detailed descriptions of 155 South African species, including distribution maps. Other chapters focus on aloe-like plants; medicinal, cosmetic and tonic use of aloes;conservation, cultivation and propagation; pests and diseases; and aloe hybrids and modern cultivars.