The cactus family
Annotation Anderson (senior research botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona) offers an encyclopedic treatment of 125 genera and 1,810 species of cacti, using the classification system developed by the International Cactaceae Systematics Group. Arranged alphabetically by genus and species, descriptions include complete nomenclatural information, a succinct but detailed botanical description, and distribution by country and state or province. Fine color photographs of over 1000 species are integrated throughout the text. Introductory chapters address the distinctive features of cacti, ethnobotany, conservation, and classification. Cactus cultivation in containers and in the garden is also addressed. Includes indexes of scientific and common names. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
illustrated books
776 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
9780881924985, 0881924989
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Distinctive features of cacti : The family Cactaceae ; Growth forms ; Stems ; Roots ; Flowers ; Fruits ; Seeds ; Dispersal ; Chemistry ; Physiology ; Origin of cacti ; Distribution of cacti
Ethnobotany of cacti : Peyote ; San Pedro cactus ; Saguaro ; Indian fig cactus ; Cacti as food ; Cacti as medicine ; Ceremonial and religious uses of cacti ; Cacti as a source of dyes ; Cacti in horticulture ; Cacti as weeds ; Other uses of cacti
Conservation of cacti : In situ conservation ; Ex situ conservation ; Legal protection of cacti
Cultivation of cacti / Roger Brown : Light ; Containers ; Potting media ; Water ; Fertilizer ; Air circulation and ventilation ; Cleanliness ; Pests ; Propagation
Classification of cacti : Problems in classifying cacti ; History of cactus classification ; The cactus classification of the international Cactaceae systematics group
The cacti : Acanthocalycium ; Acanthocereus ; Acharagma ; Ariocarpus ; Armatocereus ; Arrojadoa ; Arthrocereus ; Astrophytum ; Austrocactus ; Austrocylindropuntia ; Aztekium ; Bergerocactus ; Blossfeldia ; Brachycereus ; Brasilicereus ; Brasiliopuntia ; Browningia ; Calymmanthium ; Carnegiea ; Cephalocereus ; Caphalocleistocactus ; Cereus ; Cintia ; Cipocereus ; Cleistocactus ; Cochemiea ; Coleocephalocereus ; Consolea ; Copiapoa ; Corryocactus ; Coryphantha ; Cumulopuntia ; Cylindropuntia ; Dendrocereus ; Denmoza ; Discocactus ; Disocactus ; Echinocactus ; Echinocereus ; Echinomastus ; Echinopsis ; Epiphyllum ; Epithelantha ; Eriosyce ; Escobaria ; Escontria ; Espostoa ; Espostoopsis ; Eulychnia ; Facheiroa ; Ferocactus ; Frailea ; Geohintonia ; Grusonia ; Gymnocalycium ; Haageocereus ; ×Haagespostoa ; Harrisia ; Hatiora ; Hylocereus ; Isolatocereus ; Jasminocereus ; Lasiocereus ; Leocereus ; Lepismium ; Leptocereus ; Leuchtenbergia ; Lophophora ; Maihuenia ; Maihueniopsis ; Mammillaria ; Mammilloydia ; Matucana ; Melocactus ; Micranthocereus ; Mila ; Miqueliopuntia ; ×Myrtgerocactus ; Myrtillocactus ; Neobuxbaumia ; Neolloydia ; Neoraimondia ; Neowerdermannia ; Obregonia ; Opuntia ; Oreocereus ; Oroya ; Ortegocactus ; ×Pacherocactus ; Pachycereus ; Parodia ; Pediocactus ; Pelecyphora ; Peniocereus ; Pereskia ; Pereskiopsis ; Pilosocereus ; Polaskia ; Praecereus ; Pseudoacanthocereus ; Pseudorhipsalis ; Pterocactus ; Pygmaeocereus ; Quiabentia ; Rauhocereus ; Rebutia ; Rhipsalis ; Samaipaticereus ; Schlumbergera ; Sclerocactus ; Selenicereus ; Stenocactus ; Stenocereus ; Stephanocereus ; Stetsonia ; Strombocactus ; Tacinga ; Tephrocactus ; Thelocactus ; Tunilla ; Turbinicarpus ; Uebelmannia ; Weberbauerocereus ; Weberocereus ; Yungasocereus
Appendix one: maps
Appendix two: botanic gardens and herbaria with significant collections of cacti