This book is the second of a series of guides to the flowering plants of Namibia planned by the National Botanical Research Institute. The first covered the biodiversity hotspot of the southern Namib and it is fitting that the second covers the central highlands of Namibia. As clearly explained by John Irish at the beginning of this book, the central highlands by virtue of its diverse geology, topography and climate provides a variety of habitats and niches for numerous plants and animals. This area that supports this high diversity of plants, including many endemics, is also one of the most highly populated and rapidly growing areas of the country. It is therefore important that an awareness of and interest in these plants is created because the area is vulnerable to development.