《中国植物志》编委会成立于1959年。当时组织了全国14个单位的67位分类学家,进行了13个科的研究。到1963年出版了三卷。1973年又恢复了工作,先后组织了67个单位、267位专家继续进行植物分类调查研究和编写。到1986年编写了四至八卷共71册。这样总计有2900万字、5000多幅图版。其中已完稿正在审 “Flora of China” Editorial Board was established in 1959. At that time, 67 taxonomists in 14 units nationwide were organized and 13 studies were conducted. By 1963 three volumes were published. In 1973, the work was resumed. 67 units were successively organized and 267 experts continued to conduct plant taxonomy research and preparation. By 1986 there were 71 books in four to eight volumes. This total has 29 million words, more than 5000 plates. Which has been completed draft is being reviewed