Various — Flora Bryophytarum Sinicorum

Beijing, Science Press, 1994-2006. Cloth. A fascinating collection of botany, from the Council Floratarum Cryptogamarum, within the Chinese Academy. In nine volumes, published from 1994 to 2006.Written in Chinese, with English preface's and Latin index.Illustrated throughout the text with labelled diagrammatic images of various plants.Including volume one focusing on Sphagnales Andreaeales and Archidiales Dicranales, by Gao Chien. Volume two focusing on Fissidentales Pottiales, by Geo Chien.Volume three focusing on Grimmiales, Funariales and Tetraphidales, by Li Xingjang.Two copies of volume four, which is dedicated to Professor Pan-Chieh, and focuses on Eubryales, by Li Xing-Jiang. Volume six focusing on Hookeriales and Hypnobryales, by Wu Pan-Cheng. Volume seven focusing on Hypnobryales, by Hu Ren-Liang and Wang You-Fang. Volume eight focusing on Hypnobryales, Buxbaumiales, Polytrichales and Takakiales, by Wu Pan-Cheng and Jia Yu. Lastly volume nine focusing onTakakiales, Calobryales and Jungermanniales, by Gao Chien.Part of the Bryoflora of China, completed after several decades of endeavour by researchers based on the numerous specimens collected by several generations of Chinese bryologists. The work was started by collecting and studying of specimens, and finally completed by further identifying, describing and illustrating with the help of many references.Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.Edited by C. K. Tseng, Editor-in-Chief for The Editorial Committee of the Cryptogamic Flora of China, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with just a few odd light marks. Light bumping to the spines and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .