Wild Lithops 9789991657417

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Wild Lithops

Harald Jainta

ISBN 9789991657417

Klaus Hess Publisher/Verlag, September 2017

Photographs by Anja & Harald Jainta With foreword by Steven Hammer and Ronnie Uijs

This 488-page unique monograph of the genus Lithops features all 91 currently accepted species from a field research perspective and provides a valuable guide to lithops in their natural surroundings.

2000 colour habitat photographs and 13 typographic maps illustrate lithops relationships, diversity and distribution in southern Africa and a new simplified taxonomy is suggested. 60 portraits and related biographic information honour the dedicated work of past and present Lithoparians. A thorough review of published botanic and scientific data on Lithops plus a comprehensive annotated bibliography including over 700 references make this book a benchmark for plant lovers, succulent breeders and specialists of the unparalleled Living Stones.

488 pages, 21 x 29.7 cm, hardcover, 2000 colour and 60 b/w photographs, 13 maps, 14 tables and 10 diagrams

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