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The great cacti : ethnobotany & biogeography /
"Yetman has been fascinated by columnar cacti for most of his life and now brings years of study and reflection to a wide-ranging and handsomely illustrated book. Drawing on his close association with the Guarijios, Mayos, and Seris of Mexico - peoples for whom such cacti have been indispensabl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Southwest Center series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The great cacti ; Uses of the great cacti ; Ecology, columnar cacti, and deserts ; Distribution of the great cacti ; What makes a cactus? ; Ribs, flowers, and roots ; Origin, evolution, and taxonomy of cacti ; The future of the great cacti
- The cacti ; Saguaros ; Pitayos and pitayas: the genus Stenocereus ;The true giants: the genus Pachycereus ; Tetechos and their allies: the genus Neobuxbaumia ; The hairy and bearded cacti: Cephalocereus and Pilosocereus ; The goblet cacti: Jiotillos, Garambullos, Chendes, and Chichipes ; The Mexican loners: Isolatocereus, Mitrocereus, and Backebergia ; The Pasacana and its Andean associates: Trichocereus, Stetsonia, and Oreocereus ; Espostoas ; The tall ones of Peru and Northern Chile: Neoraimondia, Weberbauerocereus, Corryocactus, and Eulychnia ; The San Pedro cactus: Echinopsis pachanoi ; The sausage cacti: Armatocereus and Jasminocereus ; Azureocereus and Browningia ; The Cerei ; Pilosocereus and other bearded cacti of Brazil
- The hot spots: where the great cacti are.