Aloe (Liliaceae). 2021. illus. 672 p. 4to. Hardcover. - Chinese, with Latin nomenclature.

Covers 175 species and 5 varieties of Liliaceae plants ex-situ cultivated in major botanical gardens in my country, and introduces 151 species in detail. 4 variants. Among the included Aloe plants, all species except Aloe vera are listed in CITES Appendix I or II. About 37 species are included in the IUCN Red List, including 5 critically endangered species and 5 endangered species. There are 4 vulnerable species and 2 near-endangered species. The included species are all native to Africa, West Asia and surrounding islands, and are also ex-situ cultivated species in domestic botanical gardens. This volume has corrected the incorrectly identified species names of some botanical gardens, drafted some species for which the Chinese name has not been determined, supplemented the morphological characteristics and phenological information of cultivated species based on field observations in the gardens, and traced the history of aloe plants in my country. History of ex situ cultivation. The introduction of each plant includes taxonomic information such as Chinese name, Latin name, alias, and natural distribution, ecology and habitat, morphological characteristics of ex-situ cultivation, introduction information, phenological information, key points and main uses of ex-situ cultivation, and a beautiful color photo display is attached. Its species morphological characteristics, morphological differences in different cultivation areas and different growth stages. The Latin names of species are mainly based on the APG system and Aloes: The Definitive Guide, The Aloe Names Book and other monographs. The species are arranged in alphabetical order of the Latin names. .