Succulent Flora Of Southern Africa

Author : Doreen Court
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789058093233
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Succulent Flora of Southern Africa written by Doreen Court and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide describes the stage by stage development of a new method for predicting the penetration rate (PR) and the advance rate (AR) for tunnel boring machines based on an expanded version of the Q-value, Qtbm.The book also looks at logging methods and tunnel support design.

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa written by Gideon Smith and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2009 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Succulents are increasingly popular in the face of the need for water-wise gardening, and this handy book serves as a guide to many well-known varieties

Author : Doreen Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Succulent Flora of Southern Africa written by Doreen Court and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775843688
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa written by Gideon Smith and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. These plants come in all shapes and sizes, from trees such as the baobab at more than 20 m tall, to miniature soil huggers, just a few millimetres high, which mimic their pebble-desert surroundings. This user-friendly, richly illustrated field guide features more than 700 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species. An introduction to families and their key features will help readers identify the relevant plant group, while concise accounts describing the plants’ diagnostic features, along with distribution maps, will enable quick ID of species. More than just an ID guide for plant lovers, this book will inspire gardeners who are turning to indigenous, low-maintenance and waterwise plants for cultivation.

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1920544186
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa written by Gideon Smith and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-11-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 250 of the region’s most common and interesting succulents, this is an accessible, user-friendly guide to identifying these increasingly popular plants. Colour photographs vividly portray all the species covered. Authoritative text describes key identification features, and distribution maps show the occurrence of each species in southern Africa. This guide will have wide appeal both to naturalists and to the gardening public who, increasingly, are on the lookout for indigenous, low-maintenance and waterwise plants.

Author : Doreen Court
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9789054104896
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Succulent Flora of Southern Africa written by Doreen Court and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of a reference that deals with the six major groups of succulent plants occurring in southern Africa: the mesembryanthemaceae, portulacaceae, crassula-ceae, the succulent euphorbieae, stapelieae and aloacceae, as well as a short chapter on adenium, pachypodium and adenia. It includes revisions of genera and descriptions of new species which have been published from 1980 to 2000. Wherever practical, the species are arranged geographically with closely related species in sequence. Court is a research associate of the Botany Department at Rhodes U. and a Fellow of the Linnean Society. The book contains many bandw and color illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Becker MOLLER
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781920217778
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa written by Becker MOLLER and published by . This book was released on 1920-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book List of Southern African Succulent Plants written by Gideon Smith and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete list of Southern African succulent plant names contains 4674 taxa from 350 genera and 58 plant families. For each family where succulence occurs an introduction and a bibliography is given and a distribution map for the family in Southern Africa is supplied. The list of taxa is ordered alphabetically for the relevant genera and at least one line drawing per family by a well-known botanical artist is included.

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1920544445
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aloes in Southern Africa written by Gideon Smith and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-11-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aloes are stately succulent plants that capture the allure of the African savanna. Aloes in Southern Africa explores the character and biology of African aloes, their habits, characteristic features and distribution in nature. It details 58 aloe and related species, cultivation and propagation, gardening styles and plants that flourish in different regions, plus medicinal, cosmetic and culinary uses. Whether you are starting a garden, redeveloping one or simply looking to expand your knowledge of these fascinating succulents, Aloes in Southern Africa will prove an invaluable guide.

Author : John Manning
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1431702617
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa written by John Manning and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa is a fascinating guide to the succulents of the region. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text will help the beginner and budding naturalist to identify the more common succulents found in southern Africa, discover where they occur and learn about their unique features.