Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

Extensive searches of scholarly catalogs and digital databases (UNESCO, Open Library, Google Books) confirm that no English translation of Wu Qijun's 'Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao' (Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants) has been published. While the work is a cornerstone of Chinese botany and is frequently cited or excerpted in major scholarly studies such as Joseph Needham's 'Science and Civilisation in China' and Emil Bretschneider's 'Botanicon Sinicum', these references consist of partial entries and scientific commentary rather than a dedicated translation of the text itself. No standalone translation of Volume 7 or the complete 38-volume set exists in English.

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