Euphorbia in Southern Africa. Volume 1 / Peter V. Bruyns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruyns, P. V. (Peter V.), author.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euphorbia.

Euphorbia--Africa, Southern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book presents a new account of Euphorbia in southern Africa. Euphorbia is the second largest genus of plants in the world.Southern Africa enjoys a high diversity in Euphorbia and 170 species occur here naturally.Of these 170 species, 128 or 74% are endemic.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1: Introduction

1.1 Historical Sketch

1.2 Classification of Euphorbia

1.2.1 Relationships among and within the Subgenera

1.2.2 Species Concepts in Euphorbia

1.3 Morphology of Euphorbia (mainly in Southern Africa)

1.3.1 Rootstock

1.3.2 Shoots

1.3.3 Spines

1.3.4 Leaves

1.3.5 Stipules

1.3.6 The Organization of Flowers

1.3.7 Fruit, Seed and Seedlings

1.4 Chromosome Numbers

1.5 Pollination Biology

1.5.1 Flowering Times

1.5.2 The Mechanics of Pollination

1.5.3 Pollinators

1.6 Biogeography and Ecology

1.6.1 Aspects of Overall Distribution

1.6.2 Aspects of the Distribution of Euphorbia in Southern Africa

1.6.3 Habitat and Ecology

1.7 Cultivation

1.7.1 Propagation

1.7.2 Diseases, Parasites and Predation

1.8 Uses

1.9 Systematic account

1.10 Key to the subgenera of Euphorbia in Southern Africa

2: Euphorbia subg. Athymalus

2.1 Sect. Anthacanthae

2.1.1 Subsect. Dactylanthes

2.1.2 Subsect. Florispinae

2.1.2.1 Ser. Hystrix

2.1.2.2 Ser. Meleuphorbia

2.1.2.3 Ser. Rhizanthium

2.1.2.4 Ser. Treisia

2.1.3 Subsect. Medusea

2.1.4 Subsect. Platycephalae

2.1.5 Subsect. Pseudeuphorbium

2.2 Sect. Crotonoides

2.3 Sect. Lyciopsis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Bruyns, Peter V. Euphorbia in Southern Africa

ISBN:

9783030494025

OCLC:

1337156939