Ericas come in an astonishing array of sizes, shapes and colours. Some 760 species, many of them found nowhere else, occur in the Cape Floristic region - a centre of unparalleled diversity for the genus and home to one of the world's richest floras. Even when in bloom, telling these delicate flowers apart is extremely challenging.
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Penguin Random House South Africa
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978-1-77584-858-5 (9781775848585)
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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, including popular field guides, on South Africa's flora. Among many honours, he received the Botanical Society of South Africa Marloth Medal (2005) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal Convocation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science, Industry and Technology (2006).
