Wang Shengwei （王生位）,

Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Email: wangshengwei@wbgcas.cn

Address: No. 201, Jiufeng 1st Road, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, PR.China

Postal Code: 430074

Floristic, Diversity Patterns, Macroevolution, Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

Enrollment majors: Botany



My research is centered on the mysterious continent of Africa. I have long been preoccupied with a series of questions:

What rare and exotic plants are hidden in this wild land of Africa? Why have they evolved to thrive in their specific habitats? In the face of global environmental changes, what survival crises do these species confront? And what measures can we take to protect them?

If you are captivated by the diverse forms of plants, cherish the unspoiled beauty of nature, and are passionate about the freedom of field surveys and treks through wild landscapes;

If you hold a deep enthusiasm for plant taxonomy, resource exploration, and biodiversity conservation in Africa,

then we are undoubtedly kindred spirits! I warmly welcome you to apply for my graduate program. Let us journey to Africa together and unlock the mysterious codes of the plant world!

   

1. Wan JN^#, Wang SW^#, Leitch AR^#, Leitch IJ^#, Jian JB^#, Wu ZY, Xin HP, Rakotoarinivo M, Oujalalaina GE, Gituru RW, Dai C, Mwachala G, Bai MZ, Zhao CX, Wang HQ, Du SL, Wei N, Hu GW, Chen SC, Chen XY, Wan T*, Wang QF*. The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar. Nature. 2024; 629(8014): 1-9.
2. Wan JN^#, Wang SW^#, Chen SC, Wan T*. Escarpment evolution in Madagascar unveils a pathway to understanding island biodiversity. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2025; 63(2): 205-207.
3. Du SL, Njenga MN, Mbuni YM, Kamau MJ, Wei N, Gituru RW, Mwachala G, Kaplin BA, Wang SW*, Wang QF. Diversity and conservation of medicinal plants in tropical East Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation. 2025; 34(2): 495-511.
4. Ratsiferanarivo RT, Andrianjatovo HJ, Rakotonasolo F, Letsara R, Rakotoarinivo M, Wan T, Wang SW*, Wei N*, Wang QF. Carlephyton sajoreciae (Araceae, tribe Arophyteae) , a new species from Daraina, Northern Madagascar. PhytoKeys. 2025; 265: 61-69.
5. Chen Y, Wan QS, Du SL, Otieno HO, Andrianjatovo HJ, Njenga MN, Mbuni YM, Wei N, Li JT*, Wang SW*. Extinction Risk Assessment and Conservation of the Pachypodium Under Climate Change. Ecology and Evolution. 2025; 15(8): e71926.
6. Zhou YD^#, Boru BH^#, Wang SW^#, Wang QF*. Species richness and phylogenetic diversity of different growth forms of angiosperms across a biodiversity hotspot in the horn of Africa. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2021; 59(1): 141-150.
7. Wang SW^#, Boru BH^#, Njogu AW, Ochola AC, Hu GW, Zhou YD*, Wang QF. Floristic composition and endemism pattern of vascular plants in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2020; 58(1): 33-42.
8. Wang SW*, Zhou YD, Musili PM, Mwachala G, Hu GW, Wang QF. Inventory incompleteness and collecting priority on the plant diversity in tropical East Africa. Biological Conservation. 2020; 241: 108313.
9. Wang SW^#, He TT^#, Xu FF^#, Li XN, Yuan L, Wang QF, Liu HT*. Analysis of physiological and metabolite response of Celosia argentea to copper stress. Plant Biology. 2021; 23(2): 391-399.
10. Fu ZH^#, Zhan QH^#, Lenoir J^#, Wang SW, Qian H, Yang JM, Sun WX, Mbuni YM, Ngumbau VM, Hu GW, Yan X, Wang QF, Chen SC*, Zhou YD*. Climate change drives plant diversity attrition at the summit of Mount Kenya. New Phytologist. 2025.