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The Aloe Names Book
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Description for The Aloe Names Book
Hardcover.
The genus Aloe is arguably one of Africa’s most iconic and valued plant genera. It is immensely popular among succulent plant collectors and horticulturalists, and is also the source of several commercially used natural products. The aloe names book brings together, for the first time, information on the current taxonomy of each species, the plethora of common names by which aloes are known globally, derivative natural products, as well as hundreds of historical names and the richly descriptive meanings of Latin names used for aloes. Lists of common names, synonyms and aloe-derived products allow quick and easy searching. The text ... Read more
The genus Aloe is arguably one of Africa’s most iconic and valued plant genera. It is immensely popular among succulent plant collectors and horticulturalists, and is also the source of several commercially used natural products. The aloe names book brings together, for the first time, information on the current taxonomy of each species, the plethora of common names by which aloes are known globally, derivative natural products, as well as hundreds of historical names and the richly descriptive meanings of Latin names used for aloes. Lists of common names, synonyms and aloe-derived products allow quick and easy searching. The text ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842464199
SKU
V9781842464199
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Grace
Olwen M. Grace is a botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Estrela Figueiredo is a plant taxonomist and at the Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Gideon F. Smith is Chief Director for Biosystematics Research and Biodiversity Collections at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Gideon F. Smith is Chief Director for Biosystematics Research ... Read more
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