| Authors | Xiaohua Jin, Jianwu Li & Deping Ye |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9789819948529 |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 776 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Images | 2000 colour images and distribution maps |
| Year published | 2023 |
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.
Contents
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
Biography
Xiaohua Jin is currently a PI in the 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 the taxonomy, pollination, and conservation of orchids from Asia. Over the last 20 years, he has led or participated in many botanical surveys in China, and Southeastern Asia. He has described one new tribe, two 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 the 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 surveys in southern China. He had authored or co-authored ten papers and described one new genus and five new species.
