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Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants
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This third volume of the Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants continues the vital mission of documenting the region’s unique floral heritage.
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31 December 2026

Building upon the critical acclaim of its predecessors, this third volume of the Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants continues the vital mission of documenting the region’s unique floral heritage. Dedicated to rare and endangered species, this edition provides a comprehensive monographic record that serves as a crucial foundation for local botanical research.
While maintaining the rigorous standards of the series, Volume III introduces a significant new feature: exquisite colour illustrations of key floral structures. These artistic renderings are meticulously annotated with standard botanical color chart codes, elevating the expressive depth and scientific accuracy of plant structures to a higher level.
As an indispensable resource for species authentication and conservation, this guide stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of traditional taxonomy in a modern era, celebrating the intricate beauty of Hong Kong’s most vulnerable native plants.
While maintaining the rigorous standards of the series, Volume III introduces a significant new feature: exquisite colour illustrations of key floral structures. These artistic renderings are meticulously annotated with standard botanical color chart codes, elevating the expressive depth and scientific accuracy of plant structures to a higher level.
As an indispensable resource for species authentication and conservation, this guide stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of traditional taxonomy in a modern era, celebrating the intricate beauty of Hong Kong’s most vulnerable native plants.
Price: $45.00
Pages: 312
Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Imprint: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Publication Date:
31 December 2026
Trim Size: 11.00 X 7.70 in
ISBN: 9789882374065
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
NATURE / Plants / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
David T.W. Lau is a botanist who researches plant taxonomy, herbal authentication and pharmacology. He currently serves as the Curator of the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium in the School of Life Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Man-Ching Li is Research Coordinator, Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Ka-Yi Wong is Research and Education Coordinator, Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Foreword by David E. Boufford
Foreword by Ping Ma
Preface by David Tai-Wai Lau
Methods for Identifying, Measuring, and Recording Plant Colours by Man-Ching Li & Ka-Yi Wong
How This Book Is Organised by Man-Ching Li & Ka-Yi Wong
Botanical Illustrated Guide to 20 Rare and Endangered Hong Kong Native Plantsby David Tai-Wai Lau, Man-Ching Li & Ka-Yi Wong
Further Reading
References for ‘Introduction of Plant Species’
Glossary
Acknowledgements
About the Editorial Team
About the Botanical Illustration Consultant
Foreword by Ping Ma
Preface by David Tai-Wai Lau
Methods for Identifying, Measuring, and Recording Plant Colours by Man-Ching Li & Ka-Yi Wong
How This Book Is Organised by Man-Ching Li & Ka-Yi Wong
Botanical Illustrated Guide to 20 Rare and Endangered Hong Kong Native Plantsby David Tai-Wai Lau, Man-Ching Li & Ka-Yi Wong
Further Reading
References for ‘Introduction of Plant Species’
Glossary
Acknowledgements
About the Editorial Team
About the Botanical Illustration Consultant