Book ID: 118123
Mao Wangxuan
Illustrated Flora of Vascular Plants in Diebu County. (Dié bù wéi guan zhíwù tú zhì (shàngxià)(jing)). 2 volumes, 2025. illus. 1640 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.- Chinese, with Latin nomenclature.
This book, *Illustrated Flora of Vascular Plants in Diebu County* (2 Volumes set), comprises two main parts: a general overview and specific sections. The general overview provides a comprehensive description of the natural environment of Diebu County, the history of plant resource surveys, and the current status of plant resources. The specific sections provide detailed descriptions of the vascular plants in each group, with the ordering and systematic classification of each group referencing the *Flora of China*. Each plant description includes its Chinese name, Latin name, common names, family and genus, main morphological features, distribution range in Diebu County, habitat and altitude, and uses, accompanied by color photographs reflecting its main identifying characteristics. The Chinese and Latin names of the plants are verified according to the *Flora of China*, and their distribution range in Diebu County is specified down to each valley system or major mountain range, arranged from east to west and from main valleys to tributaries. Indexes of Chinese and Latin names are appended at the end of the text for easy reference.
Diebu Countyt is situated in the high mountain valleys between the western extension of the Qinling Mountains and the Min and Die mountain ranges, at the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau where Gansu and Sichuan provinces meet.