Volume 25: Orchidaceae. 2009. 570 p. 4to. Hardcover.

This is the English language version of volume 17 - 19 of theoriginal Chinese 'Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae'. It containsthe text only.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. The sequence of families is a modified Englerian system, similar to that used in FRPS; however, the circumscription of some families reflects the present understanding of the groups. All of 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.