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Cactus with Heart: Much more than just thorns.
MERCEDES GARCÍA was born in Madrid in 1962. She studied pharmacy and has always been passionate about the most drought-resistant plants: cacti and all the xerophytic ones. While developing his professional career sional in different pharmaceutical multinationals, He grew these plants as a hobby. Thus, he joined his travels I work around the world with constant search and learning about the plants that live in the regions arid and semi-arid regions of the planet. Finally, on the verge of fifty, he returned to university to graduate as an agricultural engineer, with the purpose of discovering the agronomic aspects and most advanced technologies of its cultivation and investigate how to use them in the recreation of landscapes and spaces greens that represent real water savings, resources and maintenance in our latitudes. He currently shares his knowledge with the people who love and respect nature and are dedicated to xeriscaping, creating truly sustainable, through its great project: Desert CITY . Softcover: 312 pages Publisher: LA EFERA DE LOS BOOKS, SL (June 24, 2020) Spanish Language Guide to discover the goodness and beauty of cacti (Spanish) Softcover. Cacti are adorable plants despite their thorns. They ask for very little care, but if you treat them as they deserve, they give a lot in return. The author of this book, a lifelong "cactóphile" and founder of Desert CITY , the largest landscape and experimental garden of cacti and xerophytic plants in Spain, teaches us to know them, understand them and, above all, to care for them so that they grow healthily. , flourish and let's not worry about them. How to choose the cacti that best suit our house When and how to water them let them rest Know how they feel at all times A very practical guide to growing cacti with hearts! DO YOU WANT MERCEDES GARCÍA TO DEDICATE IT TO YOU? Come visit us, choose the "pick up in store" option and take your book dedicated by the author. Or if you prefer that we send it to you, request the signature of the book in the order notes.
€23,21
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THE PALM TREES. BOTANICAL MONOGRAPHS
Palm Trees is a magnificently documented book prepared by specialists José Plumed and Manuel Costa, which includes the 39 genera of palm trees represented in the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia. A living museum dedicated to the conservation of plants that reflects the great biodiversity of plant species that we can find on our planet. With this work the Botanist begins a series of botanical monographs that will be dedicated to the various collections it houses, starting with the great Arecaceae family that brings together the almost 3,000 species of palm trees that exist today. With its woody appearance of a generally unbranched stipe and with leaves gathered at the top, this large group of monocotyledons presents unmistakable characteristics that will be addressed throughout the book. General description, structure, etymology, taxonomic and ecological data of interest, distribution maps, traditional uses and exploitation of each of the species, together with images of high visual quality that will introduce the reader to the fascinating world of palm trees. A very diverse group typical of tropical and subtropical environments, but which is widely represented in the Botanical Garden thanks to the mild climate of Valencia. Authors: Manuel Costa and Jose Plumed. Publisher: University of Valencia. Language: copies available in Spanish. Year 2013.
€10,60
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TAXONOMY of CACTACEAS by Joël Lodé. Vol. I and II
The new classification of Cactus also based on molecular research and explained in two indivisible volumes: Vol. I: Acanthocalycium – Lymanbensonia Vol. II: Maihuenia – Yungasocereus 1436 pages / + 9500 photos Spanish Edition. First classification of cacti based essentially (but not only) on molecular genetics (DNA) and explained. No book on cacti had ever gone so far in illustration, both in quantity (+ 9500 photos) and quality, but also in diversity, with the plants photographed in the habitat and in collection, in different states of growth, with flowers, fruits and even seeds, (more than 360 species photographed with a digital microscope). – 177 genres recognized, described and explained. – About 2360 taxa listed (sp. + subsp.) and photographed in alphabetical order, – +1436 A4 size pages, – +9500 photos taken in habitat and in cultivation, – +360 photos of seeds, – Illustrated pollinators and dispersers, – Minimum/maximum altitude graphs, – Illustrated etymology of genres, – 177 distribution maps, – Illustrated seeds for each genus, – Description of the habitats for each genus, – Precise geographical distribution of each genus, – 22 geographical maps of the countries, – Glossary, – Bibliography (500 citations), – Index and synonyms (separate fascicle)
€159,00
