Yu Xiangqin, Xiang Chunlei, Peng Hua
Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Plant Divers. 2018 Aug 18;40(4):147-157. doi: 10.1016/j.pld.2018.07.002. eCollection 2018 Aug.
The development of new taxonomical theories and approaches, particularly molecular phylogenetics, has led to the expansion of traditional morphology-based taxonomy into the concept of "integrative taxonomy." Taxonomic knowledge has assumed greater significance in recent years, particularly because of growing concerns over the looming biodiversity crisis. Since its establishment in 1938, the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), which is located in Yunnan province in Southwest China, has focused attention on the taxonomy and conservation of the flora of China. For the forthcoming 80th anniversary of KIB, we review the achievements of researchers at KIB and their associates with respect to the taxonomy of land plants, fungi, and lichen. Major taxonomic advances are summarized for families of Calymperaceae, Cryphaeaceae, Lembophyllaceae, Neckeraceae, Polytrichaceae and Pottiaceae of mosses, Pteridaceae and Polypodiaceae of ferns, Taxaceae and Cycadaceae of gymnosperms, Asteraceae, Begoniaceae, Ericaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Gesneriaceae, Lamiaceae, Orchidaceae, Orobanchaceae, Poaceae, Theaceae and Urticaceae of angiosperms, Agaricaceae, Amanitaceae, Boletaceae, Cantharellaceae, Physalacriaceae Russulaceae, Suillaceae and Tuberaceae of fungi, and Ophioparmaceae and Parmeliaceae of lichens. Regarding the future development of taxonomy at KIB, we recommend that taxonomists continue to explore the biodiversity of China, integrate new theories and technologies with traditional taxonomic approaches, and engage in creative monographic work, with support from institutions, funding agencies, and the public.
新分类学理论和方法的发展，尤其是分子系统发育学，已促使基于传统形态学的分类学扩展为“综合分类学”概念。近年来，分类学知识变得愈发重要，这尤其源于人们对迫在眉睫的生物多样性危机日益增长的担忧。自1938年成立以来，位于中国西南部云南省的中国科学院昆明植物研究所（KIB）一直专注于中国植物区系的分类学和保护研究。值此KIB成立80周年之际，我们回顾了KIB研究人员及其合作者在陆地植物、真菌和地衣分类学方面所取得的成就。总结了苔藓植物的美喙藓科、隐蒴藓科、薄罗藓科、平藓科、金发藓科和丛藓科，蕨类植物的凤尾蕨科和水龙骨科，裸子植物的红豆杉科和苏铁科，被子植物的菊科、秋海棠科、杜鹃花科、大戟科、苦苣苔科、唇形科、兰科、列当科、禾本科、茶科和荨麻科，真菌的蘑菇科、鹅膏菌科、牛肝菌科、鸡油菌科、泡头菌科、红菇科、牛肝菌科和块菌科，以及地衣的蛇盘衣科和梅衣科等科的主要分类学进展。关于KIB分类学的未来发展，我们建议分类学家继续探索中国的生物多样性，将新理论和技术与传统分类方法相结合，并在机构、资助机构和公众的支持下开展富有创造性的专著编写工作。
