Statistic and analysis of specimens information of the national key protected wild plants in Hubei Province

Based on the information of specimens in the relevant herbariums, the species and their collecting locality, preserved herbariums and collecting date were counted and analyzed respectively in order to give an overview about specimens of the national key protected wild plants in Hubei Province. The results showed that there are 1906 collect codes of specimens of the national key protected wild plants in total, belonging to 46 species. Among these specimens, the collect codes of specimens of Metasequoia glyptostroboides are the most, which are 135 and count for 7.08%. Most of the specimens were collected from Lichuan, with 461 collect codes and about 27.04% in all. A large number of specimens were preserved in Herbarium Wuhan Institute of Botany (HIB) and they reach 619 and counts for 32.46%. From the collecting date, the collect codes of specimens collected during the 1950s made up 27.56% of total, containing the largest collect codes of 449. Through statistic analysis, we have found out the history of distribution, collection and study of these species. It also provides the basic data for the further research, and helps to protect and make use of the national key protected wild plants effectively in Hubei province.