Native useful vascular plants of China: A checklist and use patterns

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.09.003

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	Native useful vascular plants of China: A checklist and use patterns
	Zhuang,Huifu; Wang,Chen; Wang,Yanan ; Jin,Tao ; Huang,Rong; Lin,Zihong ; Wang,Yuhua
	2021
发表期刊	PLANT DIVERSITY
ISSN	2096-2703
卷号	43 期号:2 页码:134-141
摘要	Of all types of interactions between humans and plants, the utilization of plants by people is the most direct and influential. China has a long history of using native plants and a large body of recorded knowledge on uses. Here, we present an inventory of plant uses in China based on an extensive survey of the literature. Twelve categories of usage are recognized (medicinal, edible, etc.), these categories being chosen according to an integration of various current standards. A total of 50,521 use-citations were recorded, covering 10,808 species and infraspecies, representing 28% of the Chinese flora. Additional information is included in the dataset on taxonomy and endangerment status. Analysis of the data reveals that the eight plant families with the greatest numbers of species used in China, namely Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Ranunculaceae, Poaceae, Lamiaceae, Orchidaceae, and Liliaceae, are also the top eight most species-rich Chinese plant families. However, there are some families that are overrepresented or under-representation in certain use categories, compared with their relative abundance in the total flora. There are indications that rare and endangered species are being subject to some degree of over-exploitation. A disproportionately high number of used species are Chinese endemics (3552 species, representing over 33% of used species). A total of 20% of used species have been classified as threatened nationally or globally, according to at least one of the various threat assessments that have been made for the Chinese flora. This comprehensive inventory of the useful plants of China, with relevant ethnobotanical information included, provides a baseline for further studies of plant resources. It will be useful in follow-up research. The scientific dataset it contains will be useful for the protection and sustainable utilization of plant resources in China. Copyright (C) 2020 Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
关键词	Useful plants Ethnobotany Plant diversity Traditional knowledge China MEDICINAL-PLANTS FLORA
DOI	10.1016/j.pld.2020.09.003
WOS记录号	WOS:000644759700006
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/73236
专题	中国科学院昆明植物研究所
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Serv Ctr Informat Technol, Kunming Inst Bot, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Yunnan Key Lab Wild Plant Resources, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhuang,Huifu,Wang,Chen,Wang,Yanan,et al. Native useful vascular plants of China: A checklist and use patterns[J]. PLANT DIVERSITY,2021,43(2):134-141.
APA	Zhuang,Huifu.,Wang,Chen.,Wang,Yanan.,Jin,Tao.,Huang,Rong.,...&Wang,Yuhua.(2021).Native useful vascular plants of China: A checklist and use patterns.PLANT DIVERSITY,43(2),134-141.
MLA	Zhuang,Huifu,et al."Native useful vascular plants of China: A checklist and use patterns".PLANT DIVERSITY 43.2(2021):134-141.