
By Dr. Geoffrey P. Chapman, Professor Dr. Yin-Zheng Wang (auth.)
Chinese flowers is anticipated to incorporate as much as 30,000 species and extends from the Himalayan snow line throughout a range of habitats to the luxurious tropical south. it truly is embraced by means of a tradition going again greater than 3000 years, supplying vegetation for medicinal use and a few of the main valued horticultural species. even if for a few years entry to chinese language vegetation was once restricted, the current scenario presents a chance for a brand new and authoritative overview of such botanical treasure-houses as Yunnan and Sichuan.
The current ebook offers an outline of the topic and is totally referenced and listed. will probably be of curiosity to these operating in agriculture, substitute medication, plant conservation, ecology, genetics, horticulture, molecular biology and taxonomy.