内容提要

Wu Zhengyi and Peter H.Raven,co-chairs of the editorial committee

The Chinese flora,with an estimated 30,000species,is of immense scientific and hortcultural importance.Noteworthy,too,is the traditional medicine of the country,which is based on the remarkable plant resources.Descriptions and identification keys for this diverse flora, until now unavilable in English,have been published over the past twelve years in the Flora of China,in conjunction with a separate illustrations series.Twenty-three of the total of 50 volumes have already been published,thanks to an unprecedented and long-standing collaboration between Western and Chinese scientists.

Volume 14 of the illustrations series depicts the following plant families:Apiaceae（or Umbelliferae），containing a number of vegetables and herbs that are essential to ghe world's cuisines:anise, carrot, celery, cilantro of coriander,cumin,dill,fennel,and parsley,as well as several species used in traditional Chinese medicine;Cornaceae（and the related Garryaceae,Helwingiaceae,Mastixiaceae,and Toricelliaceae）。including the lovely white-blossomed dogwood trees;Diapensiaceae,a family of herbs and ornamental shrubs;and Ericaceae,the heath family,encompassing the glorious rhododendrons and azaleas,as well as cranberries and bilberries.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Apiaceae 伞形科

Cornaceae 山茱萸科san xing ke

Aucubaceae 桃叶珊瑚科bao ye shan hu ke

Helwingiaceae 青荚叶科 qing jia ye ke

Mastixiaceae 单室茱萸科dan shi zhu ke

Toricelliaceae 鞘柄木科qiao bin mu ke

Diapensiaceae 岩梅科yan mei ke

Clethraceae 桤叶树科qi ye shu ke

Ericaceae 杜鹃花科du juan hua ke

Index to Chinese Names

Index to Pinyin Names

Index to Scientific Names