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The Chinese flora,with an estimated 30,000 species, is of immense scientific and horticultural importance. Noteworthy, too, is the traditional medicine of the country, which is based on its remarkable plant resources. Descriptions and identification keys for this diverse flora, until now unavailable in English, have been published over the past ten years in the Flora of China, in conjunction with a separate series, the Flora of China Illustrations. Volume 5 contains many fascinating plants, including the elms (Ulmaceae), rhoiptelea(Rhoipteleaceae), figs and mulberries (Moracae), hemp and hops (Cannabaceae),stinging nettles (Urticaceae), aquatic, mosslike herbs (Podostemonaceae),macadamias (Proteaceae), sandalwoods (Santalaceae), olax (Olacaceae), opilia(Opiliaceae), mistletoes (Loranthaceae, Viscaceae ), other parasitic plants(Rafflesiaceae, Balanophoraceae), pipe vines and wild gingers
(Aristolochiaceae), knotweeds, buckwheats, docks, and rhubarbs (Polygonaceae),
beet, spinach, and goosefoots (Chenopodiaceae), amaranths (Amaranthaceae),
four-o’clock (Nyctaginaceae), pokeweed (Phytolaccaceae), living stones
(Aizoaceae), mollugo (Molluginaceae), purslane (Portulacaceae), and basella
(Basellaceae).
To find out more about the Flora of China project, visit the website at flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Authors: Flora of China Editorial Committee
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Publication Information
- Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden Press
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 9781930723276
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 506
Illustrated: No
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