Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons

Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons
ISBN-10
3540416927
ISBN-13
9783540416920
Category
Science
Pages
404
Language
English
Published
2001-07-17
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Urs Eggli

Description

This handbook, consisting of six volumes, covers over 9000 taxa of succulents (excluding cacti), which have the ability to store water in their stems, leaves, or underground organs. In addition to the volumes on Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons, separate volumes are devoted to those families with predominantly succulent members, which show an especially great diversity, namely Aizoaceae, Asclepiadaceae and Crassulaceae. Following an alphabetical listing of families, genera and species, detailed descriptions are given, including the taxonomy with synonyms, data on the distribution and ecology, references, and keys to genera, species or subspecies. Over 2000 superb colour photographs complete this inventory of succulent plants.

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