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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Flora hongkonensis: A description of the flowering plants and ferns of the island of Hongkong.

London: Lowell Reeve, 1861.

The first comprehensive work on any part of the flora of China and Hong Kong. It included the first published description of Hong Kong Croton, or Croton hancei. 

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Entry Number#9171
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/11350
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External URLflora-hongkonensis-a-description-of-the-flowering-plants-and-ferns-of-the-island-of-hongkong

Geographic Context

Publication place: London

Mentioned in annotation: Hong Kong