劉大偉博士是一位植物學家，曾參與多項有關植物分類學、草藥鑒定及藥理學的研究項目，現任香港中文大學生命科學學院胡秀英植物標本館館長，專責管理「香港植物及植被計劃」。劉博士的教研範圍包括植物分類學、生物多樣性及中藥鑒定。 

 

Dr David T. W. Lau (Author) 

Curator of the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences,  

The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

Dr David T. W. Lau is a botanist who has been researching plant taxonomy, herbal authentication and pharmacology. He is now a curator of the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium in the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is responsible for managing the ‘Hong Kong Flora and Vegetation’ project. His research and education interests include plant taxonomy, biodiversity and Chinese medicine authentication. 

 

王曉欣（作者、編輯及植物繪圖師） 

香港中文大學生命科學學院胡秀英植物標本館 科研統籌員 

畢業於香港中文大學環境科學系。現職於香港中文大學生命科學學院胡秀英植物標本館，工作範疇包括野外採集、科學繪圖、植物學教育計劃、實習生訓練、標本電子化及掃描電子顯微鏡記錄等工作。2018年以實習身分開始在標本館工作，並被兩位教授級畫師——曾孝濂老師和馬平老師留下的原稿深深震撼。2023年馬老師來港為團隊進行培訓及修改圖版，有幸在他身上學習了更多的觀察、分析和繪圖技巧。希望透過本書，能夠把前輩的工匠精神傳承下去。 

 

Hiu-Yan Wong (Author, Editor & Botanical Illustrator) 

Research Coordinator, Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences 

The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

After graduating as an Environmental Science major at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hiu-Yan Wong is now working at the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her job duties include field collection, scientific illustration, botany education, intern training, specimen digitization and scanning electron microscopy imaging. She started working in the herbarium as an intern in 2018 and was astonished by the manuscripts left behind by two top botanical illustrators, Xiao-Lian Zeng and Ping Ma. In 2023, Ping Ma offered training to the team and refined the botanical plates, during which the team learnt advanced observation, analytical and illustration skills from him. She hopes the artisan spirit of the former illustrators will be passed on via this book. 

 

李敏貞（作者及植物繪圖師） 

香港中文大學生命科學學院胡秀英植物標本館 科研統籌員 

畢業於香港大學環境管理理學碩士課程。於香港中文大學生命科學學院胡秀英植物標本館主要負責科學繪圖的工作。2023年有幸得到教授級畫家馬平老師以身教言傳的方式學習科學繪圖，更感恩馬老師不吝賜教並細心修改每一幅植物繪圖。期望透過製作本圖鑑，讓大眾認識香港稀有及珍貴植物之餘，更希望把前輩們對植物分類及科學繪圖的熱誠承傳下去。 

 

Hiu-Yan Wong (Author, Editor & Botanical Illustrator) 

Research Coordinator, Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences 

The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

After graduating as an Environmental Science major at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hiu-Yan Wong is now working at the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her job duties include field collection, scientific illustration, botany education, intern training, specimen digitization and scanning electron microscopy imaging. She started working in the herbarium as an intern in 2018 and was astonished by the manuscripts left behind by two top botanical illustrators, Xiao-Lian Zeng and Ping Ma. In 2023, Ping Ma offered training to the team and refined the botanical plates, during which the team learnt advanced observation, analytical and illustration skills from him. She hopes the artisan spirit of the former illustrators will be passed on via this book.