Characteristics of seed plants flora in Wenling City,Zhejiang Province

Wenling City is situated in the southeast of Zhejiang Province .There are 162 families , 806 genera and 1 632 species (including subspecies , varieties , forms and cultivars) in the flora , amounting to 88.04 % of the total families of seed plants from Zhejiang flora , 59.97 % of the total genera and 37.69 % of the total species . Among which , gymnosperms are 9 families , 21 genera and 38 species , angiosperms are 153 families , 785 genera and 1 594 species , and cultivated plants are 402 species , belonging to 265 genera .Based upon the natural conditions in Wenling , analysising composition of seed plants flora and the areal-types of genera , and comparing with the genera and species of neighbouring floras of Taishun County and Mount Tianmu .It is considered that the flora of Wenling City is rich in plant species ;there are many small families and genera , but the major species fasten on minority big families and genera ;the dominating life-form is herb plants ;the geographical components of the flora is complex and varied , so that the flora is widely spread and locality and has many ancient and primitive plants ;seashore plants and rock plants are abundant .[ Ch , 4 tab .14 ref .]