Using cones to identify the indigenous Cycads of South Africa - Softcover

Hugo, Cornia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0620697679 ISBN 13: 9780620697675

Publisher: Cornia Hugo, 2017

Synopsis

Cornia Hugo was born in Naboomspruit in 1967. She obtained her National Diploma in Nature Conservation at the erstwhile Pretoria Technikon in 1987. She is currently employed as Assistant Director of General Investigations North at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Cornia has also assisted with investigations of the illegal trade in indigenous cycads and has represented the Department in several successful court cases. Her passion for cycads led to the publication of her first book “Identification of indigenous cycads of South Africa”. The book became hugely popular in the Cycad community and has prompted Cornia to present training courses on Cycad identification to members of the public, the South African Police Services as well as to Provincial and National Nature Conservation officials. In working with cycad enthusiasts it became clear that the additional use of cones to identify cycads assisted with improving the correct identification.

About this title

From the Author

I realised when using my first book "Identification of indigenous Cycads of South Africa"; that it was still proving to be problematic to correctly identify cycads as a result of natural and unnatural cross-pollination. Plants growing in unnatural conditions would also, on occasion, present different typical characteristics, which made accurate identification difficult.
If a cycad is not planted in its natural growing habitat the appearance of the leaf will present different characteristics as the norm. Even when using the key, the identification of seedlings still proved to be problematic in some of the species.
Climate will have an influence on the pollination of female cones, and on the pollen shedding of male cones.
I believe that using the cones, when present, will overcome these difficulties regarding identification. I trust that you will find this book as useful as I have in identifying indigenous cycads correctly.

From the Back Cover

Cornia Hugo obtained her National Diploma in Nature Conservation at the erstwhile Pretoria Technikon in 1987.
She is currently employed as the Assistant Director of General Investigations North at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Cornia has also assisted with the investigations of the illegal trade in indigenous cycads and has represented the Department in several successful court cases.
Her passion for cycads led to the publication of her first book "Identification of indigenous cycads of South Africa.";
The book became hugely popular in the Cycad community and has prompted Cornia to represent training courses on Cycad identification to members of the public, the South African Police Services as well as to Provincial and National Conservation officials.
In working with cycad enthusiasts it became clear that the additional use of cones to identify cycads assisted with improving the correct identification.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornia Hugo
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0620697679
• ISBN 13: 9780620697675
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 118