Language: Chinese with scientific nomenclature and name index
This volume records 888 species of seed plants in 181 genera of the Poaceae family. The book briefly describes the characteristics of the families and genera, and provides a key table. It also provides a detailed record of the name (Chinese name, alias and scientific name, synonym), morphology, origin, habitat, distribution, etc. of each plant. For species known to have economic value, their uses are also briefly introduced. Half of the species are accompanied by morphological feature comparison diagrams or plant full-view diagrams, a total of 118 pictures.
Summary in Chinese:
本卷共记载种子植物的禾本科18l属888种。书中对科、属的特征均有简要的描述,并附有检索表;对每种植物的名称(中文止名、别名和拉丁学名、异名)、形态、产地、生境、分布等均有较详细的记载。对已知有经济价值的种类,其用途也作了扼要介绍。半数种类附有形态特征比较图或植株全貌图,共118幅。