Taxonomy, DNA barcoding, molecular phylogeny and biogeography of tropical and subtropical flora, especially the orchid tree genus Bauhinia and the the rosewood genus Dalbergia of the legume family, as well as Litchi and Dimocarpus in Sapindaceae; Evolution of heterostyly in flowering plants and evolution of plant breeding system.

Sept. 1997-Jul. 2001 Dept. of Life Science, Yunnan University, Majoring in Ecology, Bachelor of Science.
Sept.2001-Jan. 2005 Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Majoring in Botany, Master of Science.
Jan. 2005-Jun. 2008 Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Majoring in Botany, PhD candidate
Mar. 2006-Aug. 2006 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, Visiting Student.
Jan. 2007- Apr. 2008 National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA. Visiting Student.
Mar. 2009-Oct. 2009 National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA. Visiting Scholar.
Jul. 2008-Jul. 2011 South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant Scientist.
Jul. 2011-2024    South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Scientist.

Jul. 2025-present    South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Scientist.

• • • • • • （1） Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands, Plant Diversity, 2025, 第 12 作者  通讯作者
            （2） Genetic architecture of the S-locus supergene revealed in a tetraploid distylous species, New Phytologist, 2025, 第 3 作者
            （3） Monthly Alternations of Core Plant Species in Dynamic Plant-Pollinator Networks of an Urban Botanical Garden, Ecology and Evolution, 2025, 第 6 作者
            （4） Not only transitions in nutritional modes but also niche shifts facilitate mycorrhizal fungal specialization in Burmannia, Functional Ecology, 2025, 第 2 作者
            （5） ���Divergent altitudinal patterns of arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in a mid-subtropical mountain ecosystem, IMA FUNGUS, 2025, 第 5 作者  通讯作者
            （6） 2种杜英科植物花挥发性有机化合物成分分析, 现代园艺, 2025, 第 4 作者  通讯作者
            （7） New insights into the phylogenetic relationships of tribe Astragaleae (Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae) and Astragalus���the largest genus of angiosperm, Biological Diversity, 2024, 第 11 作者
            （8） Unpredictable Chemical Diversity of Essential Oils in Cinnamomum burmanni (Lauraceae) Living Collections: Beyond Maternally Inherited Phylogenetic Relationships, Molecules, 2024, 第 4 作者
            （9） Community composition of phytopathogenic fungi significantly influences ectomycorrhizal fungal communities during subtropical forest succession, APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2024, 第 4 作者
            （10） Chromosome-level genome assembly of the diploid oat species Avena longiglumis, Scientific Data, 2024, 第 5 作者
            （11） Different mechanisms underlie similar species-area relationships in two tropical archipelagoes, PLANT DIVERSITY, 2024, 第 2 作者  通讯作者
            （12） The effect of elevation, latitude, and plant richness on robustness of pollination networks at a global scale, Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2024, 第 9 作者  通讯作者
            （13） Heterospecific pollen avoidance strategy prevails in the generalized plant���pollinator network on Yongxing Island, Ecology and Evolution, 2024, 第 7 作者  通讯作者
            （14） Hegnera obcordata (Fabaceae: Desmodieae), a newly recorded genus and species for the flora of China, PHYTOTAXA, 2024, 第 6 作者  通讯作者
            （15） Phylogeny and re-circumscription of Cheniella (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae) based on plastome data and morphology, with description of three new species, Taxon, 2024, 第 14 作者  通讯作者
            （16） Cheniella tsoongii (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae), a rare, critically endangered new species from southern China, PHYTOTAXA, 2024, 第 11 作者  通讯作者
            （17） Impact of plant species identity and island characteristics on phyllosphere fungal community structure in an island ecosystem, Fungal Ecology, 2024, 第 9 作者
            （18） Spatial distribution and community composition of endophytic fungi within Mussaenda pubescens stems, Fungal Biology, 2024, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （19） Cytogenetics of Cheniella (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae) from China and Vietnam, Caryologia, 2024, 第 12 作者  通讯作者
            （20） Ticanto Miscellany 1. Ticanto xylocarpa (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae), a new species from southern China, Phytotaxa, 2024, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （21） Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the mangrove climber species Dalbergia candenatensis, Scientific Data, 2024, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （22） Biphyly of the genus Wendlandia and establishment of a new tribe Clavistigmateae and a new genus Clavistigma of Rubiaceae from Asia, Biological Diversity, 2024, 第 1 作者
            （23） The reappraisal and lectotypification of Phanera esquirolii with proposing P. comosa as a new synonym (Fabaceae: Cercidoideae), Phytotaxa, 2024, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （24） Lectotypification of Ceropegia driophila (Apocynaceae) and proposal of Ceropegia paohsingensis as a heterotypic synonym, Nordic Journal of Botany, 2024, 第 5 作者
            （25） Rediscovery, amplified description, and taxonomic re-evaluation of Phanera erythropoda var. guangxiensis (Leguminosae, Cercidoideae), Phytotaxa, 2024, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （26） Ticanto Miscellany 1. Ticanto xylocarpa (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae), a new species from southern China, Phytotaxa, 2024, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （27） Invasive Asteraceae plants can enhance community stability by changing pollination network structure, yet cause intense pollen disturbance to native plants in an oceanic island community, Biological Invasions, 2023, 第 6 作者  通讯作者
            （28） Multiple interaction networks reveal that Lepidoptera larvae and adults prefer various host plants for diet and pollination, Integrative Zoology, 2023, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （29） 国产柿属（Diospyros）的叶表皮形态研究及其分类学意义, Leaf Epidermal Morphology of Diospyros from China and Its Taxonomic Significance, 热带亚热带植物学报, 2023, 第 3 作者
            （30） Three new combinations in the genus Phanera (Fabaceae: Cercidoideae) including the lectotypification of Bauhinia strychnifolia, PHYTOTAXA, 2023, 第 4 作者  通讯作者
            （31） The complete plastid genome sequence of Lysidice brevicalyx (Fabaceae: Detarioideae), an arbor species endemic to China, MITOCHONDRIAL DNA. PART B, RESOURCES, 2023, 第 4 作者
            （32） Genomic evidence supports the genetic convergence of a supergene controlling the distylous floral syndrome, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2023, 第 8 作者
            （33） Two new synonyms of Ormosia semicastrata (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Ormosieae), PHYTOTAXA, 2023, 第 5 作者  通讯作者
            （34） Comprehensive transcriptomic profiling reveals complex molecular mechanisms in the regulation of style-length dimorphism in Guettarda speciosa (Rubiaceae), a species with anomalous distyly, FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 2023, 第 5 作者
            （35） Genome-wide expansion and reorganization during grass evolution: from 30 Mb chromosomes in rice and Brachypodium to 550 Mb in Avena, BMC Plant Biology, 2023, 第 7 作者
            （36） The complete plastid genome of Cheniella didyma (H.Y.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder (Leguminosae), Mitochondrial DNA Part B:RESOURCES, 2022, 第 4 作者  通讯作者
            （37） 酸枝木类原植物分类学概述, Species of Suanzhi Wood:A Taxonomic Review, 热带亚热带植物学报, 2022, 第 5 作者
            （38） Comparative analysis of complete plastid genome reveals powerful barcode regions for identifying wood of Dalbergia odorifera and D. tonkinensis (Leguminosae), JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION, 2022, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （39） Plastid phylogenomics and biogeography of the medicinal plant lineage Hyoscyameae (Solanaceae), PLANT DIVERSITY, 2021, 第 5 作者
            （40） Isolation, Characterization and Antioxidant, Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activities of Constituents from the Flowers of Cercis glabra 'Spring-1', RECORDS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS, 2021, 第 10 作者
            （41） Soil fungal diversity and community assembly: affected by island size or type?, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY, 2021, 第 6 作者
            （42） Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Caryopemon giganteus Pic (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), MITOCHONDRIALDNAPARTBRESOURCES, 2020, 第 4 作者
            （43） The complete plastid genome of Bauhinia variegata L. var. variegata (Leguminosae), MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES, 2020, 第 5 作者
            （44） The complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A. DC. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) and evolution in Cycadales, PEERJ, 2020, 第 4 作者
            （45） The complete plastid genome of Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Bauhinia x blakeana Dunn (Leguminosae), MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES, 2019, 第 4 作者  通讯作者
            （46） The complete plastid genome sequence of Phyllodium pulchellum (L.) Desv. (Leguminosae), MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES, 2019, 第 5 作者  通讯作者
            （47） Evolution of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Fabales: Insights into duplication patterns and the control of floral symmetry, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2019, 第 7 作者  通讯作者
            （48） Corrigendum to "Evolutionary history and biogeography of Mandragora L. (Solanaceae)" Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 129 (2018) 85���95, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2019, 第 3 作者
            （49） Complete plastid genome of Suriana maritima L. (Surianaceae) and its implications in phylogenetic reconstruction of Fabales, JOURNAL OF GENETICS, 2019, 第 4 作者  通讯作者
            （50） The complete plastid genome of Zenia insignis Chun (Leguminosae), MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES, 2019, 第 2 作者  通讯作者
            （51） Evolutionary history and biogeography of mandragora l. (solanaceae) (vol 129, pg 85, 2018), MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2019, 第 3 作者
            （52） DNA barcoding the flowering plants from the tropical coral islands of Xisha (China), ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2018, 第 8 作者  通讯作者
            （53） Phylogenetic relationship of Clauseneae (Rutaceae) inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA data and taxonomic implication for some major taxa, NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 2018, 第 2 作者
            （54） Quercus pseudosetulosa, a new species of Quercus sect. Ilex (Fagaceae) from Dawanshan Island, Guangdong, China, PHYTOTAXA, 2018, 第 5 作者  通讯作者
            （55） A karyological study of Suriana maritima L. (Surianaceae) from Xisha Islands of South China Sea, CARYOLOGIA, 2018, 第 4 作者  通讯作者
            （56） Revised phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant genus Typha (Typhaceae), SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2018, 第 2 作者
            （57） 国产鸡血藤属和崖豆藤属（豆科）的花粉形态及其系统学意义, Pollen Morphology of Callerya Endl. and Millettia Wight et Arn. (Leguminosae) from China and Its Systematic Implications, 热带亚热带植物学报, 2018, 第 3 作者
            （58） Evolution of sexual systems and growth habit in Mussaenda (Rubiaceae): Insights into the evolutionary pathways of dioecy, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2018, 第 6 作者
            （59） Evolutionary history and biogeography of Mandragora L. (Solanaceae), MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2018, 第 3 作者
            （60） Stillingia: A newly recorded genus of Euphorbiaceae from China, PHYTOTAXA, 2017, 第 5 作者  通讯作者
            （61） (2371) Proposal to conserve the name Dalbergia polyphylla Benth. against D-polyphylla Poir. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), TAXON, 2015, 第 3 作者
            （62） Phylogeographic study of Mandragora L. reveals a case of ancient human assisted migration, ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES, 2015, 第 2 作者
            （63） 基于DNA条形码的玉叶金花属植物鉴定研究, Identification of plants in Mussaenda L.based on DNA barcoding, 中草药, 2015, 第 5 作者
            （64） Proposal to conserve the name Dalbergia polyphylla Benth. against D. polyphylla Poir. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), Taxon, 2015, 
            （65） 印度黄檀属（豆科）一新异名, A New Synonym of Dalbergia L. f. (Leguminosae) from India, 热带亚热带植物学报, 2015, 第 3 作者
            （66） Phylogenetic position of Guihaiothamnus (Rubiaceae): Its evolutionary and ecological implications, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2014, 第 2 作者
            （67） Re-Establishment of the Genus Ania Lindl. (Orchidaceae), PLOS ONE, 2014, 第 4 作者
            （68） A New Synonym of Dalbergia (Leguminosae), TAIWANIA, 2014, 第 2 作者
            （69） Bauhinia hekouensis (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae), a new species from China, Novon, 2013, 第 1 作者
            （70） 红果黄檀一新异名, A New Synonym of Dalbergia tsoi Merr. et Chun, 热带亚热带植物学报, 2013, 第 2 作者
            （71） Bauhinia hekouensis (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a New Species from Yunnan, China, NOVON, 2013, 第 1 作者
            （72） Phylogenetic position of Wenchengia (Lamiaceae): A taxonomically enigmatic and critically endangered genus, TAXON, 2012, 第 3 作者
            （73） Dispersals of Hyoscyameae and Mandragoreae (Solanaceae) from the New World to Eurasia in the early Miocene and their biogeographic diversification within Eurasia, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2010, 第 1 作者
            （74） Complete nucleotide sequence and gene arrangement of the mitochondrial genome of the crab-eating frog Fejervarya cancrivora and evolutionary implications, GENE, 2009, 第 5 作者
            （75） Biogeographic diversification in Nolana (Solanaceae), a ubiquitous member of the Atacama and Peruvian Deserts along the western coast of South America, JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION, 2009, 第 2 作者
            （76） Phylogeny of Nolana (Solanaceae) of the Atacama and Peruvian deserts inferred from sequences of four plastid markers and the nuclear LEAFY second intron, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 2008, 第 1 作者
            （77） Phylogeny of Nolana (Nolaneae, Solanoideae, Solanaceae) as inferred from granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) sequences, TAXON, 2007, 第 2 作者
            （78） A cytological study on Kelloggia (Rubiaceae), and intercontinental disjunct genus between eastern Asia and western North America, Journal of Plant Researc, 2006, 第 1 作者
            （79） Cytological studies on the Sino-Himalayan endemic Anisodus and four related genera from the tribe Hyoscyameae (Solanaceae) and their systematic and evolutionary implications, BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 2005, 
            
        • • 发表著作

2023-2027,  Guangdong Flagship Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(2023B0303050001), ¥2,590,000

2022-2026,  Key-Field Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province”,  ¥600,000

2023-2025, Foundation of Guangzhou Forestry Bureau, ¥900,000

2022-2024, the Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Natural Resource Affairs on Ecology and Forestry Construction （GDZZDC20228704）, ¥7,500,000

2021-2024, National Science Foundation of China, ¥580,000

2018-2021, Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2019B030316020), ¥1,000,000

2016-2020，Flora of tropical islands, CAS, ¥1,500,000

2015-2016, Seed resources of southern China. Kunming Institute of Botany, ¥98,000

2015－2016, Guangdong Forestry Department, A Survey of rare and endangered plant species in Zhuhai and Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, ¥300,000

2013-2014, Plant specimen collections from the Tibet Plateau, Guangdong Museum, ¥300,000

2013－2018, Science Ministry of China, Survey of Biological Resources of the Tropical Coastal and Insular Regions of China (subproject), ¥300,000

2013-2016, CNFS, Origin and biogeographic diversification of the pantropic genus Bauhinia (Leguminosae), ¥800,000

2011-2012, GDNFS, Molecular evolution of Cycloidea-like genes in the legume family and the development of flower symmetry, ¥30,000

2011-2013, CNFS, Molecular evolution of Cycloidea-like genes in the legume family and the development of flower symmetry, ¥190,000

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