Higher Plants of China, Volume 11

Author: Fu Liguo
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Publishing Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Today, under the favorable circumstances of global conservation of plant species diversity and the rational development and sustainable utilization of wild plant resources, to meet the demand of scientific and technical personnel and grassroots workers in agricultural, forestry, industry, animal husbandry, medicine, environmental protection, scientific research, and education departments for plant classification, it has been decided to compile a new book on Chinese plant taxonomy, "Flora of Higher Plants in China," which is comprehensive in genera and species, correct in Chinese and Latin names, concise, practical, illustrated, and rich in visuals. The book records approximately 20,000 plant species, including common species in forests, vegetation, and gardens, species of economic or scientific value, species distributed across more than two provinces or regions or widely distributed in neighboring countries but only found in certain peripheral provinces in China, representative species of each genus, and common introduced and cultivated exotic species. The book is published in fourteen volumes. Mosses, ferns, and gymnosperms follow the system of "Moss Flora" and "Flora of China," while angiosperms are arranged according to the Cronquist system. Each family has a generic key, and each genus has a specific key.