Table 1.
Comparison of 15 largest families between in Ex situ Flora of China and in Flora Of China.
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Ex situ Flora of China |
Flora of China |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family name | Number of species | Family name | Number of species | ||
| 1 | Orchidaceae | 702 | 1 | Asteraceae | 2165 |
| 2 | Poaceae | 639 | 2 | Poaceae | 1906 |
| 3 | Rosaceae | 629 | 3 | Fabaceae | 1710 |
| 4 | Fabaceae | 574 | 4 | Orchidaceae | 1378 |
| 5 | Asteraceae | 495 | 5 | Rosaceae | 954 |
| 6 | Liliaceae | 477 | 6 | Ranunculaceae | 941 |
| 7 | Arecaceae | 405 | 7 | Lamiaceae | 900 |
| 8 | Euphorbiaceae | 356 | 8 | Ericaceae | 861 |
| 9 | Cactaceae | 352 | 9 | Cyperaceae | 825 |
| 10 | Asclepiadaceae | 326 | 10 | Liliaceae | 764 |
| 11 | Zingiberaceae | 303 | 11 | Scrophulariaceae | 704 |
| 12 | Rubiaceae | 301 | 12 | Apiaceae | 636 |
| 13 | Lamiaceae | 274 | 13 | Dryopteridaceae | 589 |
| 14 | Lauraceae | 265 | 14 | Saxifragaceae | 572 |
| 15 | Gesneriaceae | 264 | 15 | Lauraceae | 543 |