This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries. This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia.

This book deals with arid and semi-arid environments and their classification, and the physiological restraints and adaptations of plants to the environment.

The strength of this book is that it is written by someone who has spent a lifetime devoted to the science of economic botany.

An attempt to pull together what is known about that extraordinary tree, the African baobab (Adansonia digitat L. - Bombaceae). Illustrated with 5 half-tone plates, 3 maps and a diagnostic line drawing.

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Crassulaceae (1987) was prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens/Kew with the assistance from the East African Herbarium.