Botanical Exploration Southern Africa

Botanical Exploration Southern Africa PDF

Author: Mary Gunn

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1981-06-01

Total Pages: 844

ISBN-13: 9780869611296

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This text gives biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in Southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times.

People's Plants

People's Plants PDF

Author: Ben-Erik Van Wyk

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781920217716

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4e de couv.: People's Plants is a scientific review of all of the most important useful plants of southern Africa. It remains the first and only fully illustrated ethnobotanical reference source for southern Africa. In this expanded and updated second edition, traditional and contemporary uses of more than 700 plants are described and illustrated in 20 chapters, each dealing with a specific category of plant use. This fascinating book is a must for anyone interested in useful plants, new crop plants, medicinal plants, new product development, ecotourism, rural development, traditional crafts, African culture, ethnobotany and botany in general--Publisher's website.

Guide to Trees Introduced into Southern Africa

Guide to Trees Introduced into Southern Africa PDF

Author: Hugh Glen

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1775844706

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Southern Africa is home to more than 2,000 introduced (not indigenous) trees. These non-native species are encountered daily and form a familiar part of our urban landscapes, growing successfully in parks, gardens, along road sides, and in other open spaces. This guide features nearly 600 of the most common and familiar of these and, using the same model of identification as FG Trees of Southern Africa, facilitates ID based on leaf and stem features. The book provides the country of origin for each species and offers key information on cultivation and uses. Each entry is supported by colour images that depict key features, and a shaded map that shows the plant’s cold tolerance (where the species can grow). An essential guide for landscapers and gardeners as well as tree enthusiasts who will struggle to find these trees in their guide to indigenous trees.

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