Flora of China Genera - Volume 23

Flora of China Seed plant Number of Genera Number of Species
Volume Families World China Endemic World China Endemic
23 Cyperaceae 115 33 1 3,600 770
Actinoschoenus 4 4
Blysmocarex 2 2
Blysmus 4 2
Bulbostylis 100 3
Carex 1500 500
Cladium 50 2
Cyperus 550 30
Diplacrum 6 1
Eleocharis 150 25
Eriophorum 21 6
Fimbristylis 200 47
Fuirena 40 3
Gahnia 35 3
Hypolytrum 80 4
Indocourtoisia 2 1
Juncellus 10 3
Kobresia 40 32
Kyllinga 60 6
Lepidosperma 40 1
Lepironia 1 1
Leptolepis 1 1 1
Lipocarpha 12 3
Machaerina 45 2
Mapania 80 2
Mariscus 200 7
Pycreus 100 10
Remirea 1 1
Rhynchospora 200 8
Schoenus 100 1
Scirpus 200 37
Scleria 200 20
Thoracostachyum 5 1
Torulinium 7 1
Arecaceae 198 21 0 2,650 91
Areca 54 1
Arenga 18 4
Calamus 375 34
Caryota 12 4
Chuniophoenix 2 2
Cocos 1 1
Daemonorps 115 1
Didymosperma 8 2
Guihaia 2 2
Licuala 100 3
Livistona 30 3
Nypa 2 1
Phoenix 17 2
Pinanga 120 8
Plectocomia 6 4
Pseudopinanga 15 1
Rhapis 12 7
Salacca 10 1
Syagrus 32 1
Trachycarpus 8 3
Wallichia 9 6
Araceae 106 30 0 2,950 196
Acorus 3 3
Aglaonema 50 2
Alocasia 70 4
Amorphophallus 135 25
Amydrium 4 2
Anadendrum 9 2
Arisaema 150 82
Arum 15 1
Calla 20 2
Colocasia 8 8
Cryptocoryne 50 4
Cyrtosperma 13 1
Epipremnum 25 3
Gonanthus 2 2
Hapaie 5 1
Homalomena 140 2
Lasia 3 1
Pinellia 8 5
Pistia 1 1
Pothoidium 1 1
Pothos 75 8
Pseudobrassaiopsis 7 2
Remusatia 3 3
Rhaphidophora 100 9
Sauromatum 6 2
Schismatoglottis 100 2
Scindapsus 40 1
Steudnera 8 2
Symplocarpos 1 1
Typhonium 30 14
Lemnaceae 6 3 0 30 7
Lemna 9 3
Spirodela 6 2
Wolffia 10 2

Last Update: 11/7/96

Name: ARB