Gideon F. Smith Knihy

This beginner's field guide introduces readers to some of the aloe species indigenous to (or naturalized in) southern Africa. Popular "architectural plants," aloes are widely used in gardens across the country and there is growing interest in their medicinal and commercial uses. In an introductory chapter, the author touches on aloe identification, their conservation status, growing, and gardening with aloes, and cosmetic and medicinal uses. Fifty species are described, each containing detailed information on plant characteristics, flower color, distribution, and notes on planting.

"Explains how to grow and care for cactus and succulent plants in the home. A gallery shows how cacti and succulents can be arranged and a directory of plants provides information on dozens of species"--Provided by publisher.

This complete list of Southern African succulent plant names contains 4674 taxa from 350 genera and 58 plant families. For each family where succulence occurs an introduction and a bibliography is given and a distribution map for the family in Southern Africa is supplied. The list of taxa is ordered alphabetically for the relevant genera and at least one line drawing per family by a well-known botanical artist is included.