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Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa
Classification, Biology, and Cultivation
Provides a comprehensive treatment of the botanical, historical and geographical information on Kalanchoe
Gideon F. Smith (Author), Estrela Figueiredo (Author), Abraham E. van Wyk (Author)
9780128140079
Paperback, published 18 October 2019
338 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.93 kg
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.
1. Preface2. Crassulaceae of the world3. Crassulaceae in southern Africa4. The genus Kalanchoe5. Kalanchoe in southern Africa6. Geographical distribution and ecology7. Characters, pollination biology and life cycle8. Physiology and anatomy9. Biocultural significance and toxicity10. Invasiveness11. Gardening12. Taxonomic treatment13. Acknowledgements14. Bibliography15. Glossary16. Index
Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]
