Chinese Gesneriaceae plants

Author: Li Zhenyu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph on Chinese Gesneriaceae plants, documenting the names, and species identification keys, morphological characteristics, detailed geographic distribution, and habitats of 58 genera and 463 wild Gesneriaceae species in China. It comprehensively integrates the latest research findings in morphology, organ development, embryology, palynology, cytology, and phytochemistry of Chinese Gesneriaceae plants. The book also introduces practical techniques for the cultivation and propagation of these plants. It includes 421 color photographs of living plants for readers to appreciate. An index of Chinese and Western names is provided at the end of the book. This book is suitable for researchers in botany, horticulture, pharmacology, and environmental protection, as well as faculty and students at higher education institutions involved in nature conservation work.