Fundamental Features of Coastal plant Flora in Guangxi
The floristic composition,geographical components,life form and endemic species about coastal plants in Guangxi were sta-tistical analyzed by field investigation and data collation in 2021-2023.This paper adopted the concept of spray zone plant and pro-posed a new method for dividing coastal plants.The results show that:①there were totally 1038 species of coastal plants in Guangxi,belonging to 637 genera and 159 families,among which were 33 species of ferns belong to 22 genera,12 families;13 species of gym-nosperms belong to 8 genera,7 families;and 992 species of angiosperm belong to 607 genera,140 families.Wild plants were 803 spe-cies from 505 genera,133 families,and cultivated plants were 235 species from 177 genera,83 families.Most of the species were herbs,the number of which was 437,accounting for 42.75%;Least of the species were lianas,with only 133 species,accounting for 12.81%.②The number of invasive species were 66,accounted for 8.22%of wild coastal plants,including 14 species of alien inva-sive species under national key management.③The coastal plants of Guangxi basically consist of tropical to subtropical elements,with fewer temperate plants,showing the characteristics of tropical north-fringe.④The coastal flora of Guangxi was closely related to that of Guangdong Province,and their common species account for 91.41%of wild coastal plant species in Guangxi.Among the coastal plants in Guangxi,there were a lack of endemic species,only one species,that was Bhesa xiei.⑤Among the coastal plants,there were many kinds of key protected plants,including 2 first-level national key protected wild plants,5 second-level national key protected wild plants,and 6 key protected wild plants of Guangxi.