| Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae Corrected 2004. Edition Contributor(s): Albers, Focke (Editor), Meve, Ulrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540419640 ISBN-13: 9783540419648 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: The Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants represents 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 "Hoya" to stem succulent "Cynanchum" and, 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - Flowers - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 583.93 |
| LCCN: 2002070485 |
| Series: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.45 lbs) 321 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With theconstant flow of plant species that reached Europe inthetimes of the great expeditions th th inthe 18 and 19 century, the demandf for anyf form of cataloguing thesteadily growingdiv- sity became unevitable. Succulent plants always fascinated plant-loving people above average, th and the first handbooks devoted to succulents were publishedin the19 century. Initially, h- ever, interest was focussed on the Cactaceae. It was only in 1954/55 when Herman Jacobsen (1898 - 1978), the former curator of the Botanic Garden of Kiel, madeavailablea first handbook devoted to succulents (excl. Cactaceae), the "Handbuchder sukkulenten Pflanzen." An abridged version of this handbook was publishedby Jacobsen as "Sukkulentenlexikon" in 1970. It included descriptions, synonymies and numerous illustrations. The"Sukkulentenlexikon" represented the long-awaited reference work supportingboth Botanical Gardens as well as amateur or prof- sionalgrowers inthe navigation through succulent plant diversity. AnEnglish edition followedin 1975 as "Succulent Lexicon," and a revised German edition was publishedin 1981. This second edition hadbeen finished by Jacobsen s successor inKiel, Klaus Hesselbarth, who, with regard to the Asclepiadaceae, was supportedby the senior editor of the present publication. Over twentyyears have passed since then, and the knowlegdeof succulent plants has increased permanently. Wesaw monographsoff formerly little-known groups and many revisions and - revisions, which often change the taxonomy withinsingle groups considerably. A large amount of new taxa has been published on one hand, and on the other hand, many taxa have been sunk into syno |
