Wild Flowers of South Africa

Dettagli prodotto :

• ISBN: 9781868258970
• EDITORE: Struik Publishers Ltd
  
• AUTORE: Dr. J.p. Rourke (revised By) - National Botanic Institute, Kirstenbosch
• ANNO DI PUBBLICAZIONE: 1997

Pagine 128 - fotografie a colori.
In lingua INGLESE.
Copertina morbida.
Libro in ottime condizioni.

From the bashful disa to the proud strelitzia... the majestic protea to the wealth of ericas which share its rocky kingdom the blazing carpets of Namaqualand’s daisies to the burnished spears of an aloe-covered hillside - South Africa’s floral heritage abounds in contrasts. One of the world’s richest floral kingdoms, it is brought vividly alive in Wild Flowers of South Africa.
Three pages of introductory text, packed with scientific fact but presented in an easy to assimilate way, set the background for the superb colour photographs of the best-loved and most representative of our wild flowers, shrubs and succulents.
Approved by the National Botanical Institute, Kirstenbosch, this work will delight both layman and botanist. Its 406 superb colour plates illustrate more than 350 species, representing 66 of the main families of indigenous flora, while a brief introduction to each invites the reader to explore the rare wonders of South Africa’s botanical treasure-house. Illustrations have been grouped according to families, and captions indicate the scientific name of each species and, where applicable, its accepted common name, making this volume not only a visual delight but a convenient reference work to provide instant identification. A wealth of anecdote - medicinal and horticultural - gives added interest to a lavish work, one which the traveller will treasure and which will also enrich local awareness of the beauty of our veld and mountains.