2023/12/21 17:17:12 *]]> LIU Qixin, CHU Xiaofang, DONG Xiaoyu, HUI Hong, ZHOU Yifeng^* 6true Begonia, Aspidistra, Aristolochia, Ardisia, Ilex, etc.;(2)The type specimens were collected from 20 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and special administrative regions of China and two other countries. More type specimens were collected from Guangxi(48.19%), Hainan(24.14%)and Guangdong(11.63%).(3)The type specimen collection reached the peak in the 1930s and 1950s, and the peak of type specimen naming was in the 1980s, which was related to the rise of plant taxonomy in China and the compilation and research of Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, the average shelf time for type specimens was 21 years, and the longest shelf time was 82 years. The collection and digitization of type specimens are also discussed and prospected.]]> 2023/12/21 17:17:12 *]]> LIN Chunrui, XU Weibin, CHEN Hailing, LU Zhaocen, HUANG Yusong, LIU Yan^* 5true 2023/12/21 17:17:12 *]]> XIANG Gang, RONG Li^* 4true 2023/12/21 17:17:12 *]]> JIANG Chengying, HU Ying, PAN Rui, LI Ziwei^* 3true 2023/12/21 17:17:12 1, SHI Zhiyuan², LI Jiamei^2*]]> LIU Yanyan¹, SHI Zhiyuan², LI Jiamei^2* 2true 2023/12/21 17:17:12 *, CHEN Bin, ZHONG Xin, CHEN Jianping, LI Xiaochen]]> GE Binjie^*, CHEN Bin, ZHONG Xin, CHEN Jianping, LI Xiaochen 1true