Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa

Classification, Biology, and Cultivation
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-12-814007-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 218 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 936 g

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.

This is the must-have resource for plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers.

Zielgruppe

<p>Plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers. </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Gideon F

Figueiredo, Estrela

Wyk, Abraham E van

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Taxonomie und Systematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Preface 2. Crassulaceae of the world 3. Crassulaceae in southern Africa 4. The genus Kalanchoe 5. Kalanchoe in southern Africa 6. Geographical distribution and ecology 7. Characters, pollination biology and life cycle 8. Physiology and anatomy 9. Biocultural significance and toxicity 10. Invasiveness11. Gardening 12. Taxonomic treatment 13. Acknowledgements 14. Bibliography 15. Glossary 16. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Smith, Gideon F
Having authored or co-authored over 50 books, and hundreds of scientific and popular papers, Gideon F. Smith is South Africa's most prolific author on succulents of the Old and New Worlds. He also has a keen interest in landscaping, gardens, and gardening. He is an Honorary Professor at the Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and a research associate at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.

Figueiredo, Estrela
With a keen interest in the African flora and the succulents of the world, Estrela Figueiredo has authored or co-authored several hundred scientific and popular papers, and numerous books on aspects of the botany of the continent. She also has a keen interest in sustainable gardening. She is an Honorary Professor at the Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and a research associate at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.

Wyk, Abraham E van
A plant taxonomist by training, but with a wide interest in the biodiversity of southern Africa, Abraham E. [Braam] van Wyk is an Emeritus Professor with more than 40 years of service to the University of Pretoria. He is a prolific researcher, and has authored or co-authored numerous publications on the botany of southern Africa, including several popular-scientific books on the wild flowers and trees of the region.