Book ID: 112114
Dai Lai
Illustrations of Desert Plants in Alxa. 2021. illus. 400 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - Chinese, with Latin nomenclature.
Covers 668 species of wild vascular plants in the Alxa desert area, belonging to 73 families and 299 genera. The illustrations are mainly desert habitat plants, while the Helan Mountain, Longshou Mountain, desert lake basin and river wetland plants have been added. Displays the morphological characteristics of plants, branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of each plant in color pictures, and annotates its Chinese name, Latin name, Mongolian name, and a brief text. Describes morphological characteristics, habitat, ecological type, regional origin, geographical composition of flora, protection and threats, and main values.