Las Cactáceas De México
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
**SPANISH TEXT ONLY**
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: unmkd. Binding condition: cracked, no loose pages.
Few botanical works have achieved the monumental scope of Las Cactáceas de México, a landmark scientific treatise that stands as the definitive authority on Mexico's extraordinary cactus flora. Written by the pioneering Mexican botanist Helia Bravo-Hollis, the work systematically catalogues, classifies, and illustrates the remarkable diversity of cacti native to Mexico — a country that serves as the world's greatest centre of cactaceous diversity. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and rigorous taxonomic scholarship, Bravo-Hollis presents detailed morphological descriptions, distribution data, and botanical illustrations that together form an indispensable reference for botanists, ecologists, and natural historians alike. Beyond its scientific utility, Las Cactáceas de México represents a triumph of Mexican academic publishing, produced under the prestigious imprint of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Bravo-Hollis writes with the precision of a taxonomist and the passion of a true naturalist, illuminating not only the biological complexity of the Cactaceae family but also the ecological and cultural significance of these plants to the Mexican landscape. A cornerstone of Latin American botanical literature, this work remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand one of the world's most extraordinary plant families — and the singular country that cradles it.
Author: Helia Bravo-Hollis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Genre: Botany
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
**SPANISH TEXT ONLY**
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: unmkd. Binding condition: cracked, no loose pages.
Few botanical works have achieved the monumental scope of Las Cactáceas de México, a landmark scientific treatise that stands as the definitive authority on Mexico's extraordinary cactus flora. Written by the pioneering Mexican botanist Helia Bravo-Hollis, the work systematically catalogues, classifies, and illustrates the remarkable diversity of cacti native to Mexico — a country that serves as the world's greatest centre of cactaceous diversity. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and rigorous taxonomic scholarship, Bravo-Hollis presents detailed morphological descriptions, distribution data, and botanical illustrations that together form an indispensable reference for botanists, ecologists, and natural historians alike. Beyond its scientific utility, Las Cactáceas de México represents a triumph of Mexican academic publishing, produced under the prestigious imprint of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Bravo-Hollis writes with the precision of a taxonomist and the passion of a true naturalist, illuminating not only the biological complexity of the Cactaceae family but also the ecological and cultural significance of these plants to the Mexican landscape. A cornerstone of Latin American botanical literature, this work remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand one of the world's most extraordinary plant families — and the singular country that cradles it.