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THE CACTUS FAMILY
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776 |
Year: |
2001 |
Color photos: |
1016 |
B/w photos: |
6 |
Drawings: |
3 |
Maps: |
8 |
Language: |
English |
Size (cm): |
22.5 x 28.8 |
Size (inches): |
8 3/4 x 11 1/4 |
ISBN: |
0881924989 |
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hardbound |
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USD 99.95
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 Review by Rod P. Haenni: |
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| Edward Anderson has produced a magnum opus from over forty years of research on almost all aspects of Cactaceae. The last thorough attempt to classify all cacti was completed in 1923 by Britton and Rose and is mainly useful now for locality information and as a snapshot of taxonomic thinking of the early 20th century. |
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| Anderson is an expert on cactus ethnobotany and devotes one chapter to how various cultures use cacti for building materials, a source for psychoactive drugs and food, among many other uses. A brief section on how to grow cacti by Roger Brown contains valuable tips for beginners but this is not a beginners book. Anderson's most sweeping contribution is a complete revision to the genus Opuntia, based on traditional taxonomy as well as recent DNA and chromosome information. |
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| The Cactus Family is well-illustrated with hundreds of color photographs and most of the cacti are shown in flower. Maps are provided for countries in North and South America but no distribution of the genera described is provided, information that is available elsewhere but not in one reliable source. Anderson humbly admits that cactus taxonomy will never be truly complete and he does focus on the genus and species levels, ignoring the Augean task of defining most varieties and subspecies. |
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| All in all, I highly recommed The Cactus Family to any academic, public or botanical library and to any serious cactus hobbyist as well. Anderson's work will likely be the standard reference for many years to come, providing professional and amateur researchers a solid foundation to base more detailed examinations of individual genera and species. |
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Table of contents:
The Cactus Family
By Edward F. Anderson
With a foreword by Wilhelm Barthlott
and a chapter on cactus cultivation
by Roger Brown
Foreword by Wilhelm Barthlott..................9
Preface.......................................11
Acknowledgments...............................12
CHAPTER ONE: Distinctive Features of Cacti....15
The Family Cactaceae
Growth Forms
Stems
Roots
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
Dispersal
Chemistry
Physiology
Origin of Cacti
Distribution of Cacti
CHAPTER TWO: Ethnobotany of Cacti.............43
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
CHAPTER THREE: Conservation of Cacti..........73
In Situ Conservation
Ex Situ Conservation
Legal Protection of Cacti
CHAPTER FOUR: Cultivation of Cacti............85
by Roger Brown
Light
Containers
Potting Media
Water
Fertilizer
Air Circulation and Ventilation
Cleanliness
Pests
Propagation
CHAPTER FIVE: Classification of Cacti.........93
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
Cephalocleistocactus
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
TacingaTephrocactus
Thelocactus
Tunilla
Turbinicarpus
Uebelmannia
Weberbauerocereus
Weberocereus
Yungasocereus
APPENDIX ONE: Maps...........................683
APPENDIX TWO: Botanic Gardens and Herbaria
with Significant Collections of Cacti........691
Glossary.....................................695
Literature Cited.............................699
Index of Scientific Names....................707
Index of Common Names........................766
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