Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae

Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 3540419640
ISBN-13 : 9783540419648
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Book Synopsis Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae by : Focke Albers

Download or read book Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae written by Focke Albers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IllustratedHandbookofSucculentPlantsrepresents the first comprehensive taxonomic treatment of succulents in thirty years. It covers over 9000 taxa of all succulents except Cactaceae. This volume on the Asclepiadaceae(milkweed family) presents all kinds of succulent plants from geophytic Raphionacme, leaf succulent Hoyato stem succulent Cynanchumand, of course, the popular stapeliads (carrion flowers). A total of 1119 species are included; of the 70 genera treated, 49 are covered in their entirety. The most species-rich assemblages are Ceropegia(lantern flowers) and Brachystelma. For the latter a complete generic treatment is presented for the first time. The handbook is devoted to a family famous for their outstandingly complex and beautiful flowers and is illustrated with 332 superb colour photos. Keys to genera are provided; for all accepted taxa, descriptions including typification and distributional data, full synonymy and literature references are given.


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