Botanical Exploration Southern Africa

Botanical Exploration Southern Africa
Author: Mary Gunn
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 844
Release: 1981-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780869611296

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.

The Smallest Kingdom

The Smallest Kingdom
Author: Michael Fraser
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781842463895

The Smallest Kingdom is an illustrated account of the botanical exploration of South Africa's Cape Floral Kingdom and the plants that this region has given to the gardens of the world over the last four centuries. Over Kew's 250 year history, Cape plants and their collectors have contributed greatly to the establishment of the Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew as the pre-eminent centre for botanical research. The book is illustrated throughout with full colour botanical paintings, and will appeal to conservationists, gardeners, botanists, historians, botanical artists, naturalists, and visitors to the Cape.

The Wildlife of Southern Africa

The Wildlife of Southern Africa
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 1866
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775844641

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