Plants Of Southern Africa

Author : Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Nigel Gericke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Plants, Useful
ISBN : 1920217711

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People's Plants by Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Nigel Gericke Pdf

4e 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 : Marinda Koekemoer,Hester M. Steyn,S.P. Bester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Plants
ISBN : 1919976922

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Guide to Plant Families of Southern Africa by Marinda Koekemoer,Hester M. Steyn,S.P. Bester Pdf

Author : Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Nigel Gericke
Publisher : Spotlight Poets
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025195848

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People's Plants by Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Nigel Gericke Pdf

People's Plants is a photographic guide to the useful plants of Southern Africa. Traditional and contemporary uses of more than 650 plants are described and illustrated in 20 chapters, each dealing with a specific category of plant use. More than 530 photographs.

Author : Christopher D. K. Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Aquatic plants
ISBN : UOM:39015058246722

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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southern Africa by Christopher D. K. Cook Pdf

Author : H. F. Glen
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1919931171

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Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa by H. F. Glen Pdf

A 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 : Vincent Carruthers
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781775844648

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The Wildlife of Southern Africa by Vincent Carruthers Pdf

A 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 : Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Bosch Van Oudtshoorn,Nigel Gericke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131232964

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Medicinal Plants of South Africa by Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Bosch Van Oudtshoorn,Nigel Gericke Pdf

A guide of the most commonly used and best known SA medicinal plants including their botany, traditional uses and active ingredients

Author : Braam van Wyk
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781775841043

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Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa by Braam van Wyk Pdf

This 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 : Mary Gunn,L. E. W. Codd
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1981-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0869611291

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Botanical Exploration Southern Africa by Mary Gunn,L. E. W. Codd Pdf

This text gives biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in Southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times.

Author : Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Fanie Van Heerden,Bosch Van Oudtshoorn
Publisher : Spotlight Poets
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117957089

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Poisonous Plants of South Africa by Ben-Erik Van Wyk,Fanie Van Heerden,Bosch Van Oudtshoorn Pdf

Poisonous plants of South Africa is a guide to the most commonly occurring poisonous plants in South Africa.

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781920544447

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Aloes in Southern Africa by Gideon Smith Pdf

Aloes 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 : Marinda Koekemoer,Hester M. Steyn,S.P. Bester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Plants
ISBN : 1919976833

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Guide to Plant Families of Southern Africa by Marinda Koekemoer,Hester M. Steyn,S.P. Bester Pdf

Author : Neil R Crouch
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781431701438

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Ferns of Southern Africa by Neil R Crouch Pdf

This comprehensive guide to the ferns of southern Africa (covering South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia) throws new light on a fascinating category of plants that is little known by the general public . User-friendly and accessible, it will enable quick and sure identification of all 321 ferns known to occur in the region. Each species features a double-page spread with a full plate of photographs (including close-ups); informative line drawings where necessary; clear text descriptions; tables that highlight differences between similar-looking species; and distribution maps based on years of intensive fieldwork. In addition, there are identification keys to families, genera and species. To compile this book the authors travelled extensively and took some 30 000 photographs, even finding several new species of fern. They are all treated in this guide – some described here for the first time. This unique and beautiful volume will become the standard reference book on the ferns of southern Africa.

Author : Gideon Smith
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781775843689

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Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa by Gideon Smith Pdf

Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. These plants come in all shapes and sizes, from trees such as the baobab at more than 20 m tall, to miniature soil huggers, just a few millimetres high, which mimic their pebble-desert surroundings. This user-friendly, richly illustrated field guide features more than 700 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species. An introduction to families and their key features will help readers identify the relevant plant group, while concise accounts describing the plants’ diagnostic features, along with distribution maps, will enable quick ID of species. More than just an ID guide for plant lovers, this book will inspire gardeners who are turning to indigenous, low-maintenance and waterwise plants for cultivation.

Author : T. H. Arnold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026157623

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Medicinal and Magical Plants of Southern Africa by T. H. Arnold Pdf