This book updates taxonomy information of orchids in China. China is one of the countries with the richest biodiversity. In China, all five subfamilies of Orchidaceae are represented, about 1600 orchid species in 198 genera. All orchids are rare and endangered plants. They are among the flagships for biological conservation, listed in CITES appendix I or II. This book provided an updated classification system of Orchidaceae with newly recorded and published species in China and new combinations. 1026 species in 157 genera of native species in China are included, about half of which are newly recorded or published species in China in the last two decades. Indexes to genera and species are included. For each species, one to four photos, most of which were taken by the authors, are utilized to illustrate habitats, morphological characters, and phenology. Furthermore, the geographic distribution of them also demonstrated in a map. This book can be used as a reference for researchers working on Orchidaceae, as well as practitioners in the horticulture community.
Chapter 1 General introduction of Orchidaceae worldwide.
Chapter 2
Genera and species of Apostasioideae in China.
Chapter 3 Genera and species
of Vanilloideae in China.
Chapter 4 Genera and species of Cypripedioideae in
China.
Chapter 5 Genera and species of Orchidoideae in China.
Chapter 6
Genera and species of Epidendroideae in China.
Xiaohua Jin is currently a PI in Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He has authored or co-authored over 120 scientific papers and several books. His research concentrates on taxonomy, pollination, and conservation of orchids from Asia. Over the last 20 years, he has led or participated in many botanical survey in China, and Southeastern Asia. He has described 1 new tribe, 2 new genera, and 70 new species.
Jianwu Li, Senior Engineer, is currently the Deputy Director of Herbarium of Xishuanbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens, CAS. In the last 15 years, he has led or participated in many expeditions in southern China and southeastern Asia. He has collected more than twenty thousand specimens. He is author or co-author of over 30 papers and several books. He has described ten new species and took part in more than five orchid conservation projects.
Deping Ye passed away in 2020 during a botanical survey in Yunnan. He was once a staff in Pu-Er Administration of Forest and Grassland. He participated in many botanical survey in southern China. He had authored or co-authored ten papers and described one new genus and five new species.
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