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Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa

Classification, Biology, and Cultivation

  • 1st Edition - October 18, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo, Abraham E. van Wyk
  • Language: English

Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an… Read more

Description

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.

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

Readership

Plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers

Table of contents

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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 19, 2019
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Gideon F. Smith

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Centre for Functional Ecology, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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Estrela Figueiredo

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031 South Africa

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Abraham E. van Wyk

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.
Affiliations and expertise
H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa and National Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

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