I am the group leader of Biodiversity Research Group at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. My research interest covering evolution of plant organelle genome, origin and evolution of plant diversity in tropical / subtropical regions, and the conservation genetics of endangered species.
In early April 2023, a team led by Prof. Jian-Lu Li from the Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTBG) discovered a newly recorded species of Dipterocarpaceae from Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve of Yunnan, Southwest China. This species was identified as Parashorea buchananii (C.E.C.Fisch.) Symington by Prof. […]
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