Ebook: The Plant Life of China: Diversity and Distribution

Chinese plant life is estimated to include up to 30,000 species and extends from the Himalayan snow line across a diversity of habitats to the lush tropical south. It is embraced by a culture going back more than 3000 years, providing plants for medicinal use and some of the most valued horticultural species. Although for many years access to Chinese plants was limited, the present situation provides an opportunity for a new and authoritative assessment of such botanical treasure-houses as Yunnan and Sichuan.
The present book provides an overview of the subject and is fully referenced and indexed. It will be of interest to those working in agriculture, alternative medicine, plant conservation, ecology, genetics, horticulture, molecular biology and taxonomy.

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Chinese plant life is estimated to include up to 30,000 species and extends from the Himalayan snow line across a diversity of habitats to the lush tropical south. It is embraced by a culture going back more than 3000 years, providing plants for medicinal use and some of the most valued horticultural species. Although for many years access to Chinese plants was limited, the present situation provides an opportunity for a new and authoritative assessment of such botanical treasure-houses as Yunnan and Sichuan.
The present book provides an overview of the subject and is fully referenced and indexed. It will be of interest to those working in agriculture, alternative medicine, plant conservation, ecology, genetics, horticulture, molecular biology and taxonomy.

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Chinese plant life is estimated to include up to 30,000 species and extends from the Himalayan snow line across a diversity of habitats to the lush tropical south. It is embraced by a culture going back more than 3000 years, providing plants for medicinal use and some of the most valued horticultural species. Although for many years access to Chinese plants was limited, the present situation provides an opportunity for a new and authoritative assessment of such botanical treasure-houses as Yunnan and Sichuan.
The present book provides an overview of the subject and is fully referenced and indexed. It will be of interest to those working in agriculture, alternative medicine, plant conservation, ecology, genetics, horticulture, molecular biology and taxonomy.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to Chinese Plant Science....Pages 3-12
Landscape and Climate....Pages 13-22
Native Plant Distribution....Pages 23-35
From Domestications to the Arrival of the Western Plant Collectors....Pages 37-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Trees....Pages 47-88
Shrubs and Climbers....Pages 89-101
Herbs....Pages 103-110
Alpines....Pages 111-122
Medicinal Plants and the Meeting of Two Traditions....Pages 123-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Camellia....Pages 137-144
Anemone and Primula ....Pages 145-154
Rhododendron....Pages 155-162
Rosa....Pages 163-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Chinese Plant Diversity and Its Modern Literature....Pages 175-181
Conservation in Practice....Pages 183-191
Back Matter....Pages 193-257

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Chinese plant life is estimated to include up to 30,000 species and extends from the Himalayan snow line across a diversity of habitats to the lush tropical south. It is embraced by a culture going back more than 3000 years, providing plants for medicinal use and some of the most valued horticultural species. Although for many years access to Chinese plants was limited, the present situation provides an opportunity for a new and authoritative assessment of such botanical treasure-houses as Yunnan and Sichuan.
The present book provides an overview of the subject and is fully referenced and indexed. It will be of interest to those working in agriculture, alternative medicine, plant conservation, ecology, genetics, horticulture, molecular biology and taxonomy.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to Chinese Plant Science....Pages 3-12
Landscape and Climate....Pages 13-22
Native Plant Distribution....Pages 23-35
From Domestications to the Arrival of the Western Plant Collectors....Pages 37-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Trees....Pages 47-88
Shrubs and Climbers....Pages 89-101
Herbs....Pages 103-110
Alpines....Pages 111-122
Medicinal Plants and the Meeting of Two Traditions....Pages 123-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Camellia....Pages 137-144
Anemone and Primula ....Pages 145-154
Rhododendron....Pages 155-162
Rosa....Pages 163-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Chinese Plant Diversity and Its Modern Literature....Pages 175-181
Conservation in Practice....Pages 183-191
Back Matter....Pages 193-257
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