This book is a masterpiece of plant knowledge; computer proficiency; familiarity with the world's publications; language skills (English, Afrikaans, German, Latin, Russian, Serbian, French and Spanish) - and patience! Cultivated Plants is a must-have for botanists, nurserymen, landscapers, horticulturalists, ardent gardeners, students, lecturers and libraries. The book is a listing of almost 9,000 kinds of plants known to be cultivated in southern Africa, or to have been tried here. The information is derived from a database containing details mainly of specimens archived in the National Herbarium, Pretoria, but also including records of specimens kept in numerous other collections in the region. Each entry in the checklist includes the scientific name and approximate place of origin of the plant, and common names where known. Where a plant is widely known by a name other than the correct one, the synonym is given and referenced to the correct name. For each genus and family references are given to literature that has been useful for identifications in the National Herbarium.
This is the only listing of its kind in the world to be based on specimens rather than trade catalogues, and it will be used not only in southern Africa but also throughout the tropics and subtropics.
- ISBN10 191977730X
- ISBN13 9781919777306
- Publish Date 2 December 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 January 2009
- Publish Country ZA
- Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Imprint Jacana Media
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 702
- Language English