GASTERIAS OF SOUTH AFRICA - A new revision of a major succulent group by EJ Van Jaarsveld, Illustrated by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst
Popular among both amateur and professional horticulturalists, the handsome gasterias are endemic to southern Africa and are found mainly in the coastal and semi-arid regions of the Cape, Natal and the Eastern Transvaal. They are closely related to aloes and haworthias, so much so that their similar features often confused early botanists. Drought-resistant and shade-loving, these shallow-rooted succulents adapt well to indoor conditions, even in Europe. This explains their appeal to collectors from all over the world, from as early as the seventeenth century. The genus Gasteria was described by Duval in 1809 and revised by Berger in 1908, when the latter recognized 43 species. Between 1929 and 1940 Von Poellnit. described another 25 species. Even then, the extreme variability of the species was not fully understood, and this ultimately led to the publication of about 100 names.
1994 Hardcover
ISBN: 1-874950-01-6
Condition: As New
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Popular among both amateur and professional horticulturalists, the handsome gasterias are endemic to southern Africa and are found mainly in the coastal and semi-arid regions of the Cape, Natal and the Eastern Transvaal. They are closely related to aloes and haworthias, so much so that their similar features often confused early botanists. Drought-resistant and shade-loving, these shallow-rooted succulents adapt well to indoor conditions, even in Europe. This explains their appeal to collectors from all over the world, from as early as the seventeenth century. The genus Gasteria was described by Duval in 1809 and revised by Berger in 1908, when the latter recognized 43 species. Between 1929 and 1940 Von Poellnit. described another 25 species. Even then, the extreme variability of the species was not fully understood, and this ultimately led to the publication of about 100 names.
1994 Hardcover
ISBN: 1-874950-01-6
Condition: As New
BD
Popular among both amateur and professional horticulturalists, the handsome gasterias are endemic to southern Africa and are found mainly in the coastal and semi-arid regions of the Cape, Natal and the Eastern Transvaal. They are closely related to aloes and haworthias, so much so that their similar features often confused early botanists. Drought-resistant and shade-loving, these shallow-rooted succulents adapt well to indoor conditions, even in Europe. This explains their appeal to collectors from all over the world, from as early as the seventeenth century. The genus Gasteria was described by Duval in 1809 and revised by Berger in 1908, when the latter recognized 43 species. Between 1929 and 1940 Von Poellnit. described another 25 species. Even then, the extreme variability of the species was not fully understood, and this ultimately led to the publication of about 100 names.
1994 Hardcover
ISBN: 1-874950-01-6
Condition: As New
BD