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Major Floras on the
flora of Hong Kong
| Old Floras (1857 - 1912) |
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| There are three major Floras on the plants of Hong Kong published between 1857 and 1912: |
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Seemann, B.C. (1857)
Flora of the Island of Hongkong. In: The Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S.
Herald, under the Command of the Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., C.B., during
the years 1845-51. Lovell Reeve, London. |
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This
is the first Flora on plants of Hong Kong. It covered 585 dicots, 3 conifers,
119 monocots, 64 ferns and fern allies, 7 mosses, and 3 lichens. |
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Bentham, G. (1861)
Flora Hongkongensis: A Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of
the Island of Hongkong. Lovell Reeve, London. |
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This is the most
well-known Flora. It covered 721 dicots, 3 conifers, 241 monocots, 81 ferns
and fern allies. A copy of this Flora is available via Google Books. |
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A supplement to this Flora was written by Dr C.F. Hance (1872), namely,
Florae Hongkongensis HROSQHKH : A
Compendious Supplement to Mr. Bentham's Description of the Plants of the
Island of Hong Kong, published by L. Reeve & Co., London. It added 32 dicots,
28 monocots, 15 ferns and fern allies, and 20 mosses. |
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Dunn S. T. & W. J. Tutcher (1912) Flora
of Kwangtung and Hong Kong (China). Bulletin of Miscellaneous
Information, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Additional Series
X. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London |
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It covered 1580
species of vascular plants from Hong Kong. |
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| New Floras (2007 - 2008) |
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| Recently, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department is organizing a collaborative program to produce a more current Flora of Hong Kong. |
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Hong Kong Herbarium, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, and South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences [eds.] Flora
of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong. |
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Volume 1 (329 pp.) was issued in 2007. Volume 2 (331 pp.) was released in 2008. |
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| Other florsitic works |
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Besides the Floras that cover all families of vascular plants in Hong Kong, there are many monographs and treatments that deal with a smaller group of plants. |
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