9781930723597
Flora of China; clusiaceae through araliaceae; v.13.
Ed. by Wu Zhengyi et al.
Missouri Botanical Garden Press
2007
548 pages
$125.00
Hardcover
QK545
Constituting an English translation and second edition of the Flora
Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (FRPS), this volume is part of an
impressively comprehensive series that will number 25 volumes when
complete. The present volume contains entries for plants of the 33
families from Clusiaceae to Araliacae (following the sequence of
families used in the FRPS). Entries are provided for 1288 species, of
which 649 are endemic to China. The entries include a description,
bibliography, and discussion of names, including synonyms. As far as
possible, the descriptions are based on the plant itself. For reasons of
space intermediate ranks and genera are cited sparingly. This volume,
which is oversized (8.75x11.25"), contains text only; illustrations
are published in separate volumes in the series. Four indexes are
provided: by Chinese name, Pinyin name, scientific name, and an index to
the families in the series and in FRPS. Co-published with Science Press
(Beijing).
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