Table 1.
Top 25 families and genera in which new species of vascular plants from China were described from 2000 through 2019.
| Family | Number of Genera | Number of Species | Genus | Family | Number of Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchidaceae | 89 | 376 | Elatostema | Urticaceae | 156 |
| Gesneriaceae | 29 | 226 | Astragalus | Fabaceae | 98 |
| Asteraceae | 35 | 200 | Begonia | Begoniaceae | 80 |
| Poaceae | 51 | 197 | Primulina | Gesneriaceae | 74 |
| Urticaceae | 11 | 193 | Polystichum | Dryopteridaceae | 70 |
| Fabaceae | 28 | 180 | Impatiens | Balsaminaceae | 69 |
| Rosaceae | 17 | 151 | Corydalis | Papaveraceae | 62 |
| Ranunculaceae | 12 | 135 | Cotoneaster | Rosaceae | 61 |
| Papaveraceae | 4 | 94 | Carex | Cyperaceae | 59 |
| Dryopteridaceae | 7 | 86 | Aspidistra | Asparagaceae | 58 |
| Asparagaceae | 13 | 85 | Saussurea | Asteraceae | 53 |
| Begoniaceae | 1 | 80 | Taraxacum | Asteraceae | 46 |
| Rubiaceae | 19 | 77 | Poa | Poaceae | 42 |
| Balsaminaceae | 1 | 69 | Sorbus | Rosaceae | 38 |
| Cyperaceae | 5 | 65 | Bulbophyllum | Orchidaceae | 37 |
| Brassicaceae | 1 | 58 | Rhododendron | Ericaceae | 37 |
| Acanthaceae | 12 | 47 | Delphinium | Ranunculaceae | 34 |
| Ericaceae | 5 | 47 | Clematis | Ranunculaceae | 33 |
| Primulaceae | 6 | 47 | Paphiopedilum | Orchidaceae | 33 |
| Araceae | 8 | 45 | Pedicularis | Orobanchaceae | 30 |
| Magnoliaceae | 5 | 44 | Meconopsis | Papaveraceae | 29 |
| Orobanchaceae | 9 | 41 | Strobilanthes | Acanthaceae | 29 |
| Berberidaceae | 5 | 36 | Arisaema | Araceae | 28 |
| Zingiberaceae | 9 | 36 | Primula | Primulaceae | 28 |
| Aristolochiaceae | 3 | 31 | Cymbidium | Orchidaceae | 26 |