Language: English
This book includes 15,812 species of plants cultivated ex situ in Chinese botanical gardens, belonging to 312 families and 3,181 genera. Including 59 families, 168 genera, 835 species of ferns; 12 families, 53 genera, and 299 species of gymnosperms; and 241 families, 2,960 genera, and 14,678 species of angiosperms. Within each family, genera are listed alphabetically, and species are listed by scientific name. Colour photographs of representative species are included.