Orchid diversity in China: Recent discoveries

Zhihua Zhou; Ronghong Shi; Yu Zhang; Xiaohua Jin

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2021.07.004

Orchid diversity in China: Recent discoveries

Plant Divers. 2021 Jul 27;43(5):341-342. doi: 10.1016/j.pld.2021.07.004. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Zhihua Zhou¹, Ronghong Shi¹, Yu Zhang², Xiaohua Jin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Wildlife Conservation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, No. 18, Hepingli Dongjie, Beijing 100714, China.
² Beijing Botanical Garden, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Xiangshan, Beijing 100039, China.
³ Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China.

Abstract

•The project, Orchid Diversity Survey in China, has been initiated by Department of Wildlife Conservation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration (DWC-NFGA) from 2019 to 2022.•During botanical investigation, approximately 30 new species and 10 newly recorded species have been discovered.

Publication types

Editorial