One of the earliest natural history books about China. Jesuit Missionary author. (obviously includes some non-Chinese {and non-floral} species)
Date 1656
Source Bibliothèque Universtaire Moretus Plantin
Author Michael Boym (Michał Piotr Boym)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flora_Sinensis_-_Tiger.JPG

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. The leopard is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Leopards have the largest distribution of any wild cat, occurring widely in Africa as well as eastern and southern Asia.