Illustrated Dictionary of Higher Plants in China, Supplement Volume 1

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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: China has a rich variety of plant species, with about 30,000 higher plants. This book includes more than 8,000 economically valuable and common species, published in five volumes, with an additional two supplementary volumes. Each plant is described in terms of its morphology, distribution, and habitat, accompanied by line drawings, and some are also described for their uses. Each volume also includes corresponding systematic and generic keys. The supplementary volumes cover the Apocarpous Flowering Plants, from the Piperaceae to the Capparidaceae.