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Author_John Manning
Biological Sciences
Books on Fynbos
Botany & Plants
Botany (Flowers)
Botany of Flowers
Bulbs of the Fynbos
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Flowers
Natural History
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Nature & Ecology
Plant Life: General
Plants
Product details
- ISBN 9781779890276
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
- Publication City/Country: ZA
- Product Form: Paperback
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Bulbous plants produce some of the most striking natural oral displays, and our region is endowed with the greatest number and richest variety globally. With over 1,200 naturally occurring bulb species, the Cape Floristic Region is the undisputed bulb capital of the world and the source of many species now found growing in other parts of the world, including Europe, the UK and the USA.
Bulbs of the Fynbos features 345 of the region’s more common or showy species, meticulously arranged for easy comparison and identification.
This guide features:
• detailed accounts of each species, including diagnostic features, flowering times, habitat and distribution, as well as information on subspecies and similar species
• colour photographs capturing the plants’ splendour and diversity
• an informative introduction examining the biology, structure and conservation status of
fynbos bulbs, and explaining the botanical features that are essential for identification.
John Manning is an internationally acclaimed botanist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). A prolific writer, illustrator and photographer, he has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers, magazine articles and books on South Africa’s ora, including Field Guide to Fynbos, Pocket Guide Fynbos, Ericas of the Fynbos and Proteas of the Fynbos.
Dee Snijman, senior research associate at SANBI, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications on the ora of southern Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region. She was awarded the International Bulb Society’s Herbert Medal in 1997 for her significant contributions to the understanding of the Amaryllis
family in southern Africa.
