FIGS OF SOUTHERN & SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA BY JOHN AND SANDRA BURROWS

FIGS OF SOUTHERN & SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA BY JOHN AND SANDRA BURROWS. SOFTCOVER, COVERED IN PROTECTIVE PLASTIC, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN GOOD CONDITION.

This volume combines text, drawings, and photographs to present an exquisite and scholarly snapshot of the world of figs in southern and south-central Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. It describes and illustrates all the 10 genera and 66 naturally occurring species in the family Moraceae as well as 24 species that have been introduced to the region. The book provides the most comprehensive coverage of figs for any region worldwide. John Burrows explains what led him and his wife, at their own expense and in their spare time, to travel more than 70 000 km over ten years to examine, photograph, and draw these figs in the wild. We love exploring out-of-the way places, he says. Figs are so imposing, and so well used by humans, animals, and birds. And their biology is so fascinating, with their dependency upon the tiny pollinating fig wasps.