John Manning

Southern African Wild Flowers - Jewels of the Veld (eBook, ePUB)

Fotograf: Paterson-Jones, Colin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Southern African Wild Flowers takes readers on a journey through the diverse landscapes of the subregion, showcasing the unique richness of its wild flowers along the way. Each chapter focuses on a specific region, highlighting the most beautiful, interesting and rare plants occurring there. The journey begins at the Zambezi river and then moves down the eastern part of southern Africa through the well-watered 'land of plenty'. From here, the reader is taken through the splendours of the Cape fynbos and then northwards, to end in the parched 'thirstlands' of the west. Beautiful full-colour photographs by well-known botanical photographer Colin Paterson-Jones celebrate the flora of the region, while the authoritative text reveals insights into the plants themselves, their origins, interactions with other living organisms, and their often remarkable adaptation to sometimes hostile environments. Emphasis is given to the context in which the flowers grow; and the changing vegetation and landscapes are featured throughout, displaying the extraordinary diversity within southern Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781920572662
• Artikelnr.: 39518846

Autorenporträt

John Manning is an internationally renowned botanist based at the SA National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town. A world authority on the Iris and Hyacinth families, he has written many popular and scientific papers and articles, and is known for his flower illustrations and photographs many of which appear in this book. He has authored and co-authored a range of southern African wildfl ower guides.