Table 2.
Comparison of 20 largest genera in the Ex situ Flora of China and the Flora of China.
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Ex situ Flora of China |
Flora of China |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus name | Number of species | Genus name | Number of species | ||
| 1 | Hoya | 202 | 1 | Rhododendron | 570 |
| 2 | Begonia | 201 | 2 | Carex | 505 |
| 3 | Rhododendron | 155 | 3 | Corydalis | 364 |
| 4 | Ficus | 122 | 4 | Pedicularis | 363 |
| 5 | Rubus | 114 | 5 | Astragalus | 355 |
| 6 | Camellia | 104 | 6 | Primula | 304 |
| 7 | Euphorbia | 102 | 7 | Salix | 282 |
| 8 | Aloe | 98 | 8 | Saussurea | 274 |
| 9 | Acer | 98 | 9 | Gentiana | 254 |
| 10 | Dendrobium | 92 | 10 | Impatiens | 254 |
| 11 | Ilex | 91 | 11 | Saxifraga | 239 |
| 12 | Rosa | 91 | 12 | Berberis | 216 |
| 13 | Berberis | 86 | 13 | Aconitum | 211 |
| 14 | Bulbophyllum | 81 | 14 | Rubus | 209 |
| 15 | Primulina | 76 | 15 | Ilex | 208 |
| 16 | Carex | 70 | 16 | Dryopteris | 199 |
| 17 | Aechmea | 63 | 17 | Artemisia | 189 |
| 18 | Viburnum | 63 | 18 | Begonia | 188 |
| 19 | Dryopteris | 62 | 19 | Athyrium | 180 |
| 20 | Polystichum | 62 | 20 | Oxytropis | 177 |