Welwitschia mirabilis:
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://scans.hebis.de/HEBCGI/show.pl?33231050_toc.pdf Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Physical Description: | 280 S. zahlr. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780620549530 9783941602786 |
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| adam_text | Uncrowned Monarch of the Namib
Kronenlose Herrscherin der Namib
ira6iCis
Ernst van Jaarsveld amp; Uschi Pond
Contents
Foreword 7
Introduction 12
History 17
Friedrich Martin Joseph Welwitsch
John Thomas Baines
Henry Harold Welch Pearson
Adolar Gottlieb Julius (Hans) Herre
Chris Bornman
Beat Ernst Leuenberger
Botanical background 21
How is Welwitschia botanically classified?
How does Welwitschia fit into the general world
flora?
Does Welwitschia make ecological sense?
What makes Welwitschia so unique?
The Plant 28
Pollination
Seed development and distribution
Germination
Seedling development and growth
Root formation
Stem of the adult plant
Leaves
Inflorescence
Male cones
Female cones
Growth rate and ageing of the plants
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Classification
Welwitschia and its two subspecies
Key to the subspecies of Welwitschia mirabilis
Distribution, Habitat, Ecology 83
What is a desert?
The Namib
What are the main environmental drivers of the
Namib Desert?
Namib Desert vegetation and wildlife
Welwitschia habitat and plant association
Adaptation to drought, fog and cool, windy
conditions
Photosynthetic adaptation
Water water!
Why a corky bark?
Welwitschia plant size
Soil requirements
Temperature fluctuation
Welwitschia s role in desert ecology
Welwitschia parasites
Pollination Biology
Ethnic Uses amp; Conservation 133
Common names
Ethnic uses
Conservation
Evolutionary history 139
Looking back in time
Geological time scale and evolutionary history of
the Namib and Welwitschia
Cultivation 147
Propagation
Soil
Sowing
Plant position
Feeding
Germination and development
Seed variability
Cultivation out of doors
Pests and diseases
Growth rate in cultivation
Pollination of the seed cones
Where to find Welwitschia7 159
In the wild: Popular routes Namibia
Angola
In cultivation: South Africa
Germany
England
Questions: Fact or Fallacy?
Welwitschia mirabilis
What is Welwitschia - what is so special about it
and is it really uncrowned?
When did botanists discover Welwitschia?
Is Welwitschia a primitive plant?
Why should Welwitschia be conserved?
Does Welwitschia have natural enemies or
predators?
Do local people make use of Welwitschia?
Where does Welwitschia occur naturally?
Does the distribution of Welwitschia follow the fog
belt?
Why is Welwitschia often found in dry water
courses and how deep do the roots grow?
Why do the largest Welwitschia specimens occur
in the driest part of the Namib?
Why is Welwitschia ground-hugging rather than
arborescent?
How large does Welwitschia become?
How fast do Welwitschia leaves grow?
Why do the leaves appear shredded at their ends?
How can Welwitschia be aged?
Welwitschia has a tap root, right?
Does Welwitschia thrive in cultivation, and does it
have to be grown in a clay pipe?
Why can Welwitschia not be transplanted?
How is Welwitschia pollinated?
When do the cones develop?
Why is the seed in habitat occasionally covered
with a black dusty substance?
How does Welwitschia disperse its seed and when
does it germinate?
Why are there no young plants within a small ,
radius of mature Welwitschia?
Why does Welwitschia produce a corky bark from
a young age?
What can we learn from Welwitschia and what is
its value today?
Epilogue
Art amp; Welwitschia
Bibliography
Glossary
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