Guide to Plant Families of Southern Africa
Author: Marinda Koekemoer
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781919976921
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Author: Marinda Koekemoer
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781919976921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ben-Erik Van Wyk
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Published: 2018-11-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781920217716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK4e 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.
Author: Craig Hilton-Taylor
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 132
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Braam van Wyk
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 2943
ISBN-13: 1775841049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the region’s best-selling field guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful first edition. Fully updated text (including additional species entries) and distribution maps, numerous new photographs and a new 87-page section of full-tree photographs makes this well-loved guide even more indispensable in the field. Southern Africa has a rich variety of tree species, with an estimated 2 100 indigenous species and more than 100 naturalised aliens. Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa describes and illustrates more than 1 000 of these, focusing on trees that are the most common and most likely to be encountered. Species are logically arranged in 43 groups based on easy-to-observe leaf and stem features, and each account is illustrated by full-colour photographs of the plant’s diagnostic parts. The text also touches on the practical uses of the plants.
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2017-02-06
Total Pages: 1866
ISBN-13: 1775844641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees
Author: John Manning
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2013-08-22
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 1920544879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKField Guide to Wildflowers of South Africa describes more than 1 100 of the shrubs and herbs of the region, highlighting the most conspicuous species and those most likely to be encountered across the country. The emphasis is on identifying plants progressively to family, genus and species level: a novel identification aid and easy-to-use keys guide users to the correct family and genus, while individual species descriptions, accompanied by a clear photograph, distribution map and an indication of flowering season, help them to pinpoint the plant. By using the guide, wild-flower enthusiasts at all levels will now be able to accurately identify plants in any part of South africa.
Author: Gideon Smith
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2011-11-05
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 1920544445
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAloes 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: H. F. Glen
Publisher: Jacana Media
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781919931173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA listing of almost 9000 kinds of plants known to be cultivated in Southern Africa, or to have been tried here. The information is derived from a database containing details mainly of specimens archived in the National Herbarium, Pretoria.
Author: Ben-Erik Van Wyk
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide of the most commonly used and best known SA medicinal plants including their botany, traditional uses and active ingredients
Author: Christopher D. K. Cook
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 300
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