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Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons

By Dr. Urs Eggli (auth.) , Dr. Urs Eggli (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
978-3-642-62585-5, 978-3-642-56715-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-56715-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (21471062 bytes)
Series
Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants
Edition
1
Pages
354\398
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Plant Sciences; Ecology

Description

The Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants represents the first comprehensive taxonomic treatment of succulents in thirty years. It covers over 9000 taxa of all succulents except Cactaceae. This up-to-date work is ideally suited for anyone interested in these fascinating plants, including hobbyists, plant scientists, horticulturalists and herbarium staff. This volume on monocotyledons presents succulents from 17 families and 64 genera, totalling some 1100 species and over 200 infraspecific taxa. The families Agavaceae, Aloaceae and Doryanthaceae are covered in their entirety. The most important genera are Agave (century plants) with approx. 200 species, and Aloe (aloes) with about 450. Other major genera included are: Haworthia, Bulbine and Sansevieria, each with approx. 60 species. In addition, a wide variety of bulbous xerophytes from several genera are described.

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