Flora of China 19 内容简介

　　volume 19 of the illustrations series encompasses 20 plant families, among them: rubiaceae, the madder family, with coffea arabica, the coffee tree, gardenia jasminoides, the beautiful gardenia, cinchona pubescens, source of quinine, and many other notable species; acanthaceae, with species of horticultural and medicinal value, e.g., barleria cristata; plantaginaceae, including plantago arenaria, cultivated for its medicinal seeds; campanulaceae, known for its garden plants with often blue, bell-shaped flowers, among the most striking, campanula glomerata, the clustered bellflower, and lobelia chinensis, one of the fundamental herbs of chinese medicine; adoxaceae, containing the genus viburnum, with its berries and flowers; caprifoliaceae, including the genus lonicera, the honeysuckle; dipsacaceae, the teasel family; valerianaceae, whose garlands of fragrant valeriana the great chinese poet of the third and fourth centuries bc chu yuan described in his autobiographical poem "li sao"; annonaceae, the custard apple family; and berberidaceae, the barberry family, with its decorative, edible berries.