Succulent Flora of Southern Africa
Edition: Rev Sub edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9789058093233
Subjects: Soil & rock mechanics; Succulent Plants; Nature; Nature/Ecology; General; Science / Botany; Flowers; Plants - General
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.