With an area almost exactly that of the continental United States, China has nearly twice as many plant species, about 30,000 or one-eighth of the world's total. This number includes about 8,000 species of medicinal and economically important plants and about 7,500 species of trees and shrubs. The Flora of China will describe and otherwise document these species. The Flora of China is a new work, being an English-language revision of the Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae (FRPS), with taxonomy reflecting the current understanding of each group. All the vascular plants of China will be covered, including brief descriptions, identification keys, essential synonymy, phenology, provincial distribution in China, brief statements on extra-Chinese distribution, and remarks regarding the circumscription of problematic taxa. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
This site documents primary data about plants and fungi from the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent areas of south-central China, including the Gaoligong Mountains and Tibetan Himalaya. The mountains of south-central China, a dramatic and species-rich series of longitudinal ranges extending southeast of the Tibetan Plateau, are widely regarded as a global biodiversity hotspot. Primary sources of data are georeferenced collections from recent expeditions (1984-present) funded by a variety of sources. Browse or search for specimens in the database. ... [Information of the supplier]
The electronic facsimile edition of the "Flora of Taiwan" (print edition originally published 1993-2003, editor-in-chief Tseng-Chieng Huang) now comprises 5 out of 6 volumes. It is freely accessible for browsing and full-text searching. [Editorial staff vifabio]
Hong Kong has a rich flora and is covered in many places with quite a lush vegetation. The rich flora in Hong Kong reveals to us the fascinating plant diversity and adaptations, documents the available plant resources, and provides an aesthetic living environment. The lush vegetation improves the air and water quality, prevents soil erosion and water runoff, and provides food and shelter for the local fauna. This web-site invites you to get to know and appreciate our flora and vegetation. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Chinese Virtual Herbarium (CVH) is an on-line portal allowing access to herbarium specimen information and other botanical knowledge. CVH is a collaboration among more than 20 major herbaria in China (see list of participating herbaria at the end of this leaflets) with the aim of creating comprehensive and sustainable access to scholarly resources about China’s plant biodiversity. Its long-term goal is the production and maintenance of a comprehensive online database aggregating and linking information that is presently scattered around China, and the world. The database will dramatically improve access to this information for students, scholars, and scientists worldwide, and for public users as well. One of CVH’s initial goals is to encourage Chinese scholars and experts, mainly plant taxonomists, to collect data and organize specimens into botanical databases covering China’s plant species. Once included in CHV, it will be possible to access this information globally. ... [Information of the supplier]
Chinese Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL-China), the pre-research project funded by the Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is aiming to, through collaboration with BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library) and in conjunction with other institutes (colleges) on biological research, jointly build a network platform for BHL-China; through the comprehensive collection, scanning, extraction of the essential biodiversity related literature and the systematical arrangement of the important biodiversity (early focus on botany) literature, to establish an easily-searchable and communitive network platform, while to make the data API compliant and therefore provide documentation data services to biodiversity (including EOL China nodes, Chinese Virtual Herbrium, etc.) and other related research fields. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Lepiopteriology`s society of Hong Kong was founded in april 1999, formerly the Hong Kong Lepidoptera Group. They main aims are the preservation and examination of the Lepidoptera (butterflies), to provide information for institutions and individuals, to publish journals and other publications and to serve as forum for interested parties. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Site includes most verified information for every sphingid species and subspecies recorded from the Eastern Palaearctic and concentrates on the taxonomy, biology, ecology and biogeography of each taxon. For many species there is collated information from Chinese literature sources that are difficult to obtain in the West. The phylogenetic sequence of genera and taxonomy of species follows Kitching & Cadiou (2000) (with the exception of Callambulyx sichangensis, q.v.). Species/subspecies are treated alphabetically within genera. Under each species/subspecies there is the original description and type locality (interpreted as necessary), and all of the following data categories, where known. Data on original descriptions and type localities are given. The Site includes observations and discussion of taxonomic questions pertinent to the taxon. This section is not included for every species. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
This Lifedesk serves the purpose of introducing salamanders that are endemic to or have their distributions in People's Republic of China. The content will be useful for professional researchers as well as amateurish hobbyists, because we just love salamanders! The Chinese have recognized salamanders for more than 2500 years. Those animals were depicted as fishes without scales but having four legs. Shan Hai Jing mentioned that the giant salamanders live in rivers and montane streams and cry like a child. At this time there are three families, 14 genera and 58 species of Chinese salamanders. Cryptobranchidae, the giant salamanders, hold the record of the biggest extant amphibian with specimens reaching over 2 meters. They mainly distribute in the drainage areas of the Yangtze River, Yellow River and Pearl River. Hynobiidae, also called Asiatic salamanders, are the old world counterpart of the lungless salamanders from America. They occur in most provinces of China. Hynobiidae forms the sister clade to Cryptobranchidae and both families are at the basal position of the tree of life of living salamanders. The third family is Salamandridae, a more derived group that is found common in southern China. Many Chinese species in this family are popular as pets, such as the crocodile newts (Tylototriton), warty newts (Paramesotriton), stout or paddle-tailed newts (Pachytriton) and fire-bellied newts (Cynops). This website will provide detailed information on taxonomy, morphology, geographic distribution and life history of Chinese salamanders along with high-quality images. All content on the Taxon Page is shared with Salamanders of the Old World (http://science.naturalis.nl/salamanders) and will eventually also be shared with the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) and AmphibiaWeb. If you are interested in sharing images of Chinese salamanders or find something incorrect or unclear, please leave your comments, or join us by creating a New Account or emailing the administrator/owner, Yunke Wu (yunkewu@fas.harvard.edu). ... [Information of the supplier]
The Chinese botanical community invites you to Shenzhen, China in July 2017 to participate in the XIX International Botanical Congress. The community grows enormously in the past decades in number of members, capability of creativeness, and importance in international biological sciences. Developing international collaboration is a basic strategy of its members for mutual benefits and discovering integrated solutions for addressing global issues. The Chinese flora, with over 50% endemics, amazing clusters of species in many genera, and archaic species persisting only in China, and vegetation, with a smooth series of transitional zones connecting tropical, subtropical, temperate, and boreal forests, will be very intriguing and exciting for botanical visitors. The Chinese botanical community welcomes scientists and students from around the world to the 2017 IBC for a wonderful congress. ... [Information of the supplier]
