内容简介
TheChineseflora,withanestimated31,500species,isofimmensescientificandhorticulturalimportance.Noteworthy,too,isChinesetraditinalmedicine,whichisbasedontheremarkableplantresourcesofthecountry,Descriptionsandidentificationkeysforthisdiverseflora,untilnowunavailableinEnglish,havebeenpublishedoverthepast17yearsintheFloraofChina,inconjunctionwithaseparateseries,theFloraofChinaIllustrations.Thirty-fiveofthetotalof48textandillustrationvolumeshavealreadybeenpublished,thankstoanunprecedentedandlong-standingcollabortationbetweenWAesternandChinesescientists