活化石植物——亟待拯救、保护和研究

The living fossil plants—rescue,conservation and studies in urgent demand

本文讨论了活化石植物的概念，提出了确定活化石植物的４个条件或指标。作者认为：在当前的生物多样性保护工作中，对活化石植物的拯救、保护和研究是刻不容缓的事。

In the present paper the concept of the living fossil plants is discussed,and the four criteria to judge them are also proposed.Authors have a suggestion that the rescue, conservation and studies for the living fossil plants demand immediate attention in work of biodiversity.