South China Botanical Garden

South China Botanical Garden, formerly known as South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1929 by famous botanist academician Chen Huanyong. It is the South Subtropical Botanical Garden with the longest history, the most species and the largest area in China. Known as the never ending "ten thousand countries and strange trees Expo", it is also known as the "emerald of southern China". There are dozens of ornamental areas in the botanical garden, including palm plant area, larva plant area, bamboo plant area, economic plant area, gymnosperms area, medicinal plant area, tropical plant area, aquatic plant area, shade Forest Nature Reserve, subtropical evergreen seasonal rain forest area, etc.

South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

synonym

South China Botanical Garden generally refers to South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences

South China Botanical Garden (CAS) belongs to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is one of the important research institutions of plant science and Ecological Science in China.

The South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, formerly known as the Institute of agriculture, forestry and botany of National Sun Yat sen University, was founded in 1929 by famous botanist academician Chen Huanyong. In 1954, it was renamed as the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

In 2008, South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences was rated as national AAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration.

By the end of 2015, the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had 402 employees, including 307 professional and technical personnel (61 senior and 79 vice Senior). There are 2 provincial key laboratories, 1 provincial engineering technology research center, 1 provincial resource database, 1 Identification Center, 3 key laboratories of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 garden level research centers, and 3 field ecological observation and research stations.

As of August 2015, the herbarium of South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences has collected more than 1 million specimens and 210000 professional books and periodicals.

According to the official website of the botanical garden in January 2017, since 1979, South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recruited 1059 postgraduate students, including 383 doctoral students and 675 master students.

In February 2020, in order to pay homage to the majority of medical workers, the scenic spot will be opened to medical workers after the end of the epidemic and the resumption of operation.

Historical evolution

In the autumn of 1928, Chen Huanyong set up the plant laboratory in National Sun Yat sen University.

In 1929, it was expanded to the Institute of Botany, National Sun Yat sen University. Later, because "the establishment of the Institute of Botany belongs to the cause of the research department, in order to better meet the purpose of agricultural application, the word" agriculture and forestry "was used before the name of the Institute of Botany."

In June 1954, it was renamed South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 1955, the Institute set up the ecological plant research laboratory and set up plant physiology.

In 1956, Chen Huanyong, academician of South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, founded South China Botanical Garden. In the same year, he also founded Dinghushan arboretum (Dinghushan National Nature Reserve), which was the pioneer of China's nature reserve.

In 1959, South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences established Xiaoliang Tropical Plantation Ecosystem positioning research station.

In 1962, the Institute set up a plant morphology and anatomy laboratory.

In 1973, the Institute set up a plant genetics laboratory.

In 1978, South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences established Dinghushan forest ecosystem research station.

In 1984, the Institute established Heshan Hill comprehensive experimental station in Heshan.

In 1986, the South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau jointly established the South China rare and endangered plant breeding center.

In the first half of 2002, it successfully entered the pilot program of knowledge innovation project of Chinese Academy of Sciences; in December of the same year, the Chinese Academy of Sciences made a strategic adjustment of "two institutes and three gardens" and changed the establishment of South China Institute of Botany into South China botanical garden instead of South China Institute of Botany.

On October 16, 2003, the South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences was renamed as South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 2008, South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences was rated as national AAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration.

In 2012, the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of environmental protection signed an agreement on "co construction of Guangdong Dinghushan National Nature Reserve".

Scientific research conditions

staff establishing

By the end of 2015, the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had 402 employees, including 307 professional and technical personnel (61 senior and 79 vice Senior), 3 winners of "National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars", 13 winners of "100 talents plan" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2 National candidates of the new century million talents project, and 12 recipients of special government subsidies.

CAS "Hundred Talents Program" (13): Wu Guojiang, Jiang Yueming, Qiu Shengxiang, Zhou Guoyi, Tan Jianwen, Li Jianxiong, Wu Keqiang, Ye Qing, Yang Ziyin, Hou Xingliang, Huang Jianguo, Wang Ying, Zhang Yu

Three winners of "National Fund for Distinguished Youth": Jiang Yueming, Zhou Guoyi and Shen Weijun

State level candidate for the new century talent project (3): Huang Hongwen

, Jiang Yueming

Organization system

overview

According to the official website of the botanical garden in January 2017, South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has 7 management departments, including 2 provincial key laboratories, 1 provincial engineering technology research center, 1 provincial resource database, 1 Identification Center, 3 key laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 garden level research centers, and 3 field ecological observation and research sites. At the same time, South China Botanical Garden is also the office of BGCI in China and the Secretariat of IABG. There are three associations attached to the garden.

 

Functional departments

Functional departments (7): General Office, science and technology foreign affairs department, personnel and education department, financial assets department, science and technology promotion and development center, horticultural center, Dinghushan National Nature Reserve (arboretum)

 

scientific research institution

Provincial Key Laboratories (2): Guangdong Digital Botanical Garden Key Laboratory, Guangdong applied botany Key Laboratory

 

Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center (1): Guangdong characteristic plant resources development engineering technology research center

 

Provincial resource bank (1): Guangdong germplasm resource bank

 

Key laboratories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (3): Key Laboratory of plant resources protection and sustainable utilization of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of vegetation restoration and management of degraded ecosystem of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of molecular analysis and genetic improvement of agricultural plants in South China of Chinese Academy of Sciences

 

Field ecological observation stations (3): Dinghushan forest ecosystem field scientific observation and research station, Heshan forest ecosystem national field scientific observation and research station, Xiaoliang tropical coastal degraded ecosystem restoration and reconstruction positioning research station

 

Garden level research centers (4): Plant Science Research Center, ecological and Environmental Science Research Center, agricultural and resource plant research center, molecular biological analysis and genetic improvement research center

 

Identification Center (1): South China plant identification center

 

Academic institutions

According to the official website of the botanical garden in January 2017, South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the office of BGCI in China, the Secretariat of IABG, and affiliated units of Guangdong botanical society, Guangdong plant physiology society and Guangdong ecological society.

 

Equipment resources

Instrument and equipment

According to the official website of the botanical garden in January 2017, the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has 1200 square meters of laboratory, 300 square meters of equipment maintenance, design and manufacturing workshop and related mechanical processing equipment, 26 sets of large precision instruments worth 20.46 million yuan, including microstructure instrument group, spectral chromatography instrument group, element analysis instrument group, molecular biology and physiological instrument group The field instrument group can meet the needs of scientific researchers for micro and macro analysis and research. It is the largest and most advanced technical support platform for the opening and sharing of large-scale botanical analytical instruments in Guangdong Province. Nine sets of instruments, such as transmission electron microscope, are connected to the collaborative common network of large-scale scientific research instruments in Guangzhou.

 

Collection resources

Book resources

As of August 2015, the herbarium of South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences has collected more than 1 million specimens, 210000 professional books and periodicals, and participated in the research of the subject

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