Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. Following on the success of the user-friendly first edition, this eagerly anticipated new edition has been fully revised and expanded, and now features some 900 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species. An introduction to plant families and their key features points readers to the relevant plant group, while concise species accounts describing each plant's diagnostic features, teamed with images and distribution maps, enable quick identification of species. The book also offers: • A guide to the defining features of succulents • Multiple colour photographs of all featured species • Insights into how succulents are used • Conservation alerts • A dedicated section on gardening with succulents More than just an ID guide for plant lovers, this book will inspire gardeners who are turning to indigenous, low-maintenance and waterwise plants for cultivation.

Gideon F. Smith, PhD, South Africa's most prolific author on succulent plants, has published many papers and books about succulent plants from southern Africa and several other parts of the world. A research associate at the Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, he has also held a succession of senior management positions at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Neil R. Crouch, PhD, works in the biodiversity economy field, promoting the sustainable use and commercialisation of indigenous South African plants. He has written widely on the subject of ethnobotany, succulents, bulbs and ferns. Estrela Figueiredo, PhD, has a keen interest in succulent plants, the African flora, and the history of botany, on which she has authored many books and papers. She is a research associate at the Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha.