General
LI Lang
Associate Professor
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
88 Xuefu Rd., Kunming, Yunnan 650223, P.R. China
E-mail: lilang@xtbg.ac.cn
Research Areas
Plant Phylogenetics, Biogeography, Biodiversity
Education
2007.03-2010.06 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD
2003.09-2007.02 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, MS
1999.09-2003.06 Zhejiang University, BS
Experience
Work Experience
2018.01-present Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor
2011.07-2017.12 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant Professor
Teaching Experience
Phylogenetics in Biodiversity Research
Publications
Papers
（1） Can plastid genome sequencing be used for species identification in
Lauraceae?, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2021
（2） Two new species of Alseodaphnopsis (Lauraceae) from southwestern China and northern Myanmar: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses, PhytoKeys, 2020
（3） Miocene diversification of a golden‐thread nanmu tree species (Phoebe zhennan, Lauraceae) around the Sichuan Basin shaped by the East Asian monsoon, Ecology and Evolution, 2020
（4） Shining a light on species delimitation in the tree genus Engelhardia Leschenault ex Blume (Juglandaceae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutio, 2020
（5） Taxonomic status and disjunction of Mirabilis himalaica (Nyctaginaceae), Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
（6） Are mountaintops climate refugia for plants under global warming? A lesson from high-mountain oaks in tropical rainforest, Alpine Botany, 2019
（7） Congruent species delimitation of two controversial gold‐thread nanmu tree species based on morphological and restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing data, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
（8） Taxonomic status and distribution of Mirabilis himalaica (Nyctaginaceae), Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
（9） Conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic growth: insight into rare plants in tropical China, Biodiversity and Conservation
（10） DNA barcoding evaluation and implications for phylogenetic relationships in Lauraceae from China, PLoS One, 2017
（11） Alseodaphnopsis: A New Genus of Lauraceae Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence, PLoS One, 2017
（12） Phylogeny and biogeography of Caryodaphnopsis Airy Shaw (Lauraceae) inferred from low-copy nuclear gene and ITS sequences, Taxon, 2016
（13） Phylogenetic utility of LEAFY gene in Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae): gene duplication and PCR-mediated recombination, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2016
（14） Origins and evolution of cinnamon and camphor: a phylogenetic and historical biogeographical analysis of the Cinnamomum group (Lauraceae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2016
（15） Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions, American Journal of Botany, 2011
（2） Two new species of Alseodaphnopsis (Lauraceae) from southwestern China and northern Myanmar: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses, PhytoKeys, 2020
（3） Miocene diversification of a golden‐thread nanmu tree species (Phoebe zhennan, Lauraceae) around the Sichuan Basin shaped by the East Asian monsoon, Ecology and Evolution, 2020
（4） Shining a light on species delimitation in the tree genus Engelhardia Leschenault ex Blume (Juglandaceae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutio, 2020
（5） Taxonomic status and disjunction of Mirabilis himalaica (Nyctaginaceae), Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
（6） Are mountaintops climate refugia for plants under global warming? A lesson from high-mountain oaks in tropical rainforest, Alpine Botany, 2019
（7） Congruent species delimitation of two controversial gold‐thread nanmu tree species based on morphological and restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing data, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
（8） Taxonomic status and distribution of Mirabilis himalaica (Nyctaginaceae), Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
（9） Conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic growth: insight into rare plants in tropical China, Biodiversity and Conservation
（10） DNA barcoding evaluation and implications for phylogenetic relationships in Lauraceae from China, PLoS One, 2017
（11） Alseodaphnopsis: A New Genus of Lauraceae Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence, PLoS One, 2017
（12） Phylogeny and biogeography of Caryodaphnopsis Airy Shaw (Lauraceae) inferred from low-copy nuclear gene and ITS sequences, Taxon, 2016
（13） Phylogenetic utility of LEAFY gene in Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae): gene duplication and PCR-mediated recombination, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2016
（14） Origins and evolution of cinnamon and camphor: a phylogenetic and historical biogeographical analysis of the Cinnamomum group (Lauraceae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2016
（15） Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions, American Journal of Botany, 2011
Research Interests
Plant Phylogenetics, Biogeography, Biodiversity