Genera of Orchidaceae in China.(Zhongguó lán ke zhíwù shu zhì (?) jing).). Volume 1. 2026. illus. (col.). 505 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - In Chinese, with Latin nomenclature.

This is volume 1 of an open ended series of monographs.

Wild orchids are extremely abundant in China, with a wide distribution; currently, over 180 genera and more than 1,700 species are recorded. Identification and systematic research on orchids are very difficult. After years of exploration, the author consulted numerous domestic and international orchid-related works, websites, and literature, finding that previous data were insufficient for practical biodiversity and scientific research needs. The Flora of China provides detailed textual descriptions of orchids and includes line drawings for some species, making it one of the most important references. However, due to the specialized morphology and structure of orchids, understanding them solely through text and a few line drawings is rather abstract, making it difficult to quickly gain a clear understanding of each species. Given the significant advancements in photographic equipment since the publication of the *Flora of China*, the author, drawing upon the *Flora of China*, conducted comprehensive and meticulous dissections and photographs of numerous orchid species collected through years of field research and greenhouse cultivation. This resulted in the compilation of thousands of images for the *Genera of Orchids in China* series, with this book being Volume I. The book provides a summary of the morphological characteristics of over 60 genera of orchids in China, accompanied by representative morphological images of each genus, particularly images of the entire plant. For each genus, several representative species are selected, accompanied by large images of their native habitats and detailed anatomical illustrations. The aim is to make the summary of orchid morphological characteristics less abstract and more accessible, providing readers with a tool and platform for quickly mastering the morphological features of orchid genera.