Guide to the Flowers of Western China - Hardcover

Grey-Wilson, Christopher; Cribb, Phillip

9781842461693: Guide to the Flowers of Western China

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842461699 ISBN 13: 9781842461693

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011

Unrivaled in the temperate latitudes of the world, China’s rich flora comprises 30,000 species of plants, and nowhere is this floral richness more evident than in western China. With its lush forests, meandering rivers, and majestic mountains, the west of China has been a center of plant exploration for over two centuries, giving rise to many well-known species of trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs that populate our parks and botanical institutes, including rhododendron, orchids, peonies, and roses.

Guide to the Flowers of Western China describes and illustrates more than two thousand species, from the common to the endemic to the extremely rare. Plant families are arranged following the latest DNA-based classification, making this pictorial guide— the largest and most comprehensive on western China ever published—essential for gardeners and plant scientists.

Celebrating the wealth of western China’s vast flora, this magnificent volume will enable the horticulturally inclined traveler (or armchair traveler) to identify many of the plants encountered in the wild.

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About the Author:

Phillip Cribb is a leading specialist on the taxonomy and conservation of orchids. He was deputy keeper of the Herbarium and curator of the Orchid Herbarium, both at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Review:

“This extensive compendium written by the highly qualified Grey-Wilson and Cribb is a celebration of the richest flora in China. . . . Readable and easy to use; it is a must have for anyone interested in the flora of the western part of China, endemic home of many now-treasured garden plants.”
(2012 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Choice)

2012 winner (Choice Magazine: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title)

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