Succulent Flora of Southern Africa
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: November 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9789061910916
Subjects: Biogeography; Botany & plant sciences; Plant Geography; Science; Nature/Ecology; Life Sciences - Botany
First sentence: The name Mesembryanthemum was first coined by Jacob Breyne in 1689 to convey the meaning 'noon-flowering' from the Greek 'mesembria' meaning midday; it was adopted by Linnaeus when he founded the genus which was to become a temporary repository for a great many species.