This volume focuses on the family Euphorbiaceae. They are well defined tribe which includes ten other small genera of tropical and sub-tropical regions. Euphorbia are annual, biennial or perennial herbs, shrubs or trees, sometimes succulent and unarmed or spiny, with a milky usually caustic latex.
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The Euphorbia Journal
Taxonomic Literature of Southern African Plants
A comprehensive listing of all Euphorbiaceae and Pandaceae. Laid out alphabetically by genera, it is a vital reference for botanists, students, collectors and growers. It draws attention to current systematic...
Includes sixty research papers in separate sections on taxonomy, forests and forestry, phytogeography, ecology, and the conservation and sustainable use of African plants.
This second volume covers 900 additional species, and supplies new photographs that illustrate different aspects of the plant, whether in its habitat or in cultivation.