Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation

Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an overview of the family Crassulaceae and genus Kalanchoe in global and subcontinental contexts that is followed by information on the taxonomic history of the genus. The characters and ecology of the species are also discussed, including their distribution ranges, where they occur, their habitat preferences, and where the species were formally recorded for the first time. For each indigenous and naturalized species, comprehensive taxonomic, descriptive and other information of interest is provided.

This is the must-have resource for plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers.

Includes currently accepted scientific names and synonyms, common names in English, morphology, cytology, chemistry, toxicology, biogeography, pollination biology, dispersal, cultivation, biocultural applications, and more Contains a dichotomous identification key and descriptions, providing much needed tools for accurate species identificationProvides an extensive sets of illustrations for all species

1. Preface 2. Crassulaceae of the world 3. Crassulaceae in southern Africa 4. The genus Kalanchoe 5. Kalanchoe in southern Africa 6. Geographical distribution and ecology 7. Characters, pollination biology and life cycle 8. Physiology and anatomy 9. Biocultural significance and toxicity 10. Invasiveness 11. Gardening 12. Taxonomic treatment 13. Acknowledgements 14. Bibliography 15. Glossary 16. Index