What is the FOC Checklist?
The FOC Checklist [FCC] project provides on-line access to the information being gathered on the 30,000 species of ferns and seed plants of China. Information on accepted species and recognized infraspecific taxa is provided. These data include: the place of publication for accepted taxa, location where accepted names of species appear in published volumes of both the Chinese-language Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae [FRPS] and English-language Flora of China [FoC] (as applicable) as well as other relevant bibliographic sources, the status of species and infraspecies in China (native, endemic, introduced, naturalized, cultivated), their distribution by province/shi/special areas within China, altitudinal ranges within China, and for those non-endemic taxa, their occurrence in countries neighboring China and distribution outside of Asia.
