An illustrated book of Begonias. 2023. illus. (col.). 313 p. gr8vo. Paper bd. -Bilingual (Chinese / English).

Begonia is one of the top five genera of vascular plants in the world, with more than 2,100 native species and tens of thousands of cultivated species. Recognition and identification of a large genus with such rich species diversity is not an easy task. The identification of plants often involves the description of fine morphological structures, but in view of the large number of species of Begonia, most of the species published in the early years lacked detailed morphological pictures, which brought a lot of inconvenience to both professionals and hobbyists for further exploration.
The book is the only international monograph on the morphological anatomy of the genus Begonia, showing for the first time 95 native species and 32 cultivars of the genus Begonia worldwide, each of which contains details of the overall morphology of the plant, stems, leaves, flowers and other organs. To ensure scientific accuracy, the book is based on the global distribution of Begonia spp. and on the most widely used Mark

Hughes' latest classification system (2024) for grouping native species. This book is not only suitable for researchers in botany, horticulture and other related professions, and teachers and students in universities and colleges, but also for general readers to understand the basics of the identification of Begonia spp. and to provide a more comprehensive basis for the appreciation, conservation, cultivation and exploitation of Begonia spp.