Wan Chun Cheng

Chinese botanist (1908-1987).

Wan Chun Cheng or Zheng Wanjun (simplified Chinese: 郑万钧; traditional Chinese: 鄭萬鈞; pinyin: Zhèng Wànjūn; Wade–Giles: Wan Chung Cheng, 24 June 1908 – 25 July 1987) was a Chinese botanist. Initially one of the Chinese plant collectors who followed in the wake of the Europeans after 1920, he became one of the world's leading authorities on the taxonomy of gymnosperms. Working at the National Central University in Nanjing, he was instrumental, along with H.H.Hu, in the identification in 1944 of the dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, previously known only from fossils and was long thought

Abbreviations: W.C.Cheng
Occupations: scientific collector, explorer, dendrologist, botanist, botanical collector, biologist
Citizenships: People's Republic of China
Languages: Chinese
Dates: 1908-06-24T00:00:00Z – 1987-07-25T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Tongshan District
Direct attributions: 70 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 105 plants, 0 fungi

70 plants attributed, 35 plants contributed to105 plants:

Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn-redwood) Hu & W.C.Cheng 1948
endangered, edible, and medicinal plant species in the cupressaceae family
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer. It is the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three genera in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae. It now survives in the wild only in wet lower slopes and montane river and stream valleys in the border region of Hubei and Hunan provinces and Chongqing municipality in south-central China, notably in Lichuan county in Hubei. Although the shortest of the redwoods, it can grow to 167 ft (51 m) in height. In 1941, the genus Metasequoia was reported by paleobotanist
Pinus wangii (Kwangtung Pine) Hu & W.C.Cheng 1948
endangered plant species in the pinaceae family
Pinus wangii, commonly known as the Guangdong white pine (Chinese: 毛枝五针松), is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It was named after Dr. Shao-Ping Wang, a professor of forest genetics.
Cupressus gigantea (Tsangpo Cypress) W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu 1975
vulnerable plant species in the cupressaceae family
Cupressus gigantea, the Tibetan cypress, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae in Asia. C. gigantea was previously classified as a subspecies of Cupressus torulosa because of their similar morphological characteristics and close distribution, but have since been genetically distinguished as separate species.
Metasequoia (Dawn Redwoods) Hu & W.C.Cheng 1948
plant genus in the cupressaceae family
Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, is a genus of fast-growing coniferous trees. It contains one extant (living) species, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is one of three extant species of conifers known as redwoods in the world. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is native to Lichuan county in Hubei, China. Although the shortest of the redwoods, it grows to at least 165 feet (50 meters) in height. Local villagers refer to the original tree from which most others derive as Shuǐshān (水杉), or "water fir", which is part of a local shrine. Since its rediscovery in 1944, the dawn redwood has become a
Magnolia amoena W.C.Cheng 1934
vulnerable plant species in the magnoliaceae family
Magnolia amoena (common name Tianmu magnolia, so called from Tianmu Mountain where it grows) is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pseudotaxus chienii (White-berry-yew) (W.C.Cheng) W.C.Cheng 1947
vulnerable plant species in the taxaceae family
Pseudotaxus chienii, known commonly as the whiteberry yew (Chinese: 白豆杉; pinyin: báidòushān; lit. 'white bean conifer'), is a species of plant in the yew family, Taxaceae. It is the sole species in the genus Pseudotaxus, but is closely related to the other yews in the genus Taxus. It is endemic to southern China, occurring in northern Guangdong, northern Guangxi, Hunan, Southwest Jiangxi, and southern Zhejiang. Like other yews, it is a small coniferous shrub or small tree, reaching 2–5 m tall with reddish bark. The leaves are lanceolate, flat, 1–2.6 cm long and 2–3 mm broad, dark green above,
Carpinus putoensis (Puto Hornbeam) W.C.Cheng 1932
critically endangered plant species in the betulaceae family
Carpinus putoensis (Putuo hornbeam, Chinese: 普陀鹅耳枥) is a species of plant in the family Betulaceae. It is a small tree, up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. It is endemic to Zhoushan archipelago in China where it survives as a single tree on Putuo Island. It is monoecious, thereby in principle still able to reproduce sexually in the wild. According to Edward O. Wilson, this is an example of what conservation biologists call "living dead" species.
Magnolia zenii W.C.Cheng 1933
critically endangered plant species in the magnoliaceae family
Magnolia zenii is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China. Listed as "critically endangered," there were only a few dozen found left of these when the variety was first discovered in China in 1931 according to MEG McCONAHEY writing in THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. As of 2007, only a single population of 18 trees on the north slopes of Baohua Mountain near Zhenjiang had been documented.
Cephalotaxus lanceolata (Gongshan Plum Yew) K.M.Feng ex W.C.Cheng, L.K.Fu & C.Y.Cheng 1975
endangered plant species in the cephalotaxaceae family
Cephalotaxus lanceolata is a coniferous tree in the family Taxaceae. It is native to northern Burma and southern China. It is often considered a variety of C. fortunei.
Ulmus chenmoui (Harbin Elm) W.C.Cheng 1958
endangered plant species in the ulmaceae family
Ulmus chenmoui W. C. Cheng, commonly known as the Chenmou, or Langya Mountain elm, is a small deciduous tree from the more temperate provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu in eastern China, where it is found at elevations below 200 m on the Langya Shan and Baohua Shan mountains. The tree was unknown in the West until 1979, when seeds were sent from Beijing to the De Dorschkamp research institute at Wageningen in the Netherlands.
Ulmus gaussenii W.C.Cheng 1934
critically endangered plant species in the ulmaceae family
Ulmus gaussenii W. C. Cheng, the Anhui, or hairy, elm, is a medium size deciduous tree whose natural range is restricted to the valleys of the Langya limestone mountains of Chu Xian in Anhui Province, eastern China. The tree was most commonly found on the flood plains, indicating a tolerance of periodic inundation. However, U. gaussenii is now possibly the rarest and most endangered elm species, with only approximately 30 trees known to survive in the wild in 2009. The tree was introduced to the West in 1995, at the Morton Arboretum, Illinois, as part of an evaluation of Chinese elms for
Ulmus changii W.C.Cheng 1936
plant species in the ulmaceae family
Ulmus changii, occasionally known as the Hangzhou elm, is a small deciduous tree found across much of China in forests at elevations of up to 1800 m. Owing to its increasing scarcity, U. changii was added to the Hainan Province Protected Plants List in 2006.
Tilia chingiana Hu & W.C.Cheng 1935
plant species in the malvaceae family
Tilia chingiana Hu & W.C.Cheng is a medium-sized tree native to the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang in China.
Acer sinopurpurascens (Tianmu Maple) W.C.Cheng 1931
medicinal plant species in the sapindaceae family
Acer sinopurpurascens is an Asian species of maple. It is native to southern China (Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang). Acer sinopurpurascens is a deciduous tree up to 10 meters tall with brownish-gray bark. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are on separate trees. Leaves are non-compound, up to 14 cm wide and 8 cm across, thin and papery, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes with only 3. Flowers are purple, unlike the green flowers of most maples.
Acer crassum Hu & W.C.Cheng 1948
vulnerable plant species in the sapindaceae family
Acer crassum is an uncommon Asian species of maple. It has been found only in the Province of Yunnan in southwestern China. Acer crassum is a small tree up to 12 metres (39 ft) tall. Leaves are non-compound, thick and leathery, lance-shaped, up to 14 centimetres (5.5 in) long and 6 centimetres (2.4 in) across, no lobes or teeth.
Vitis hui W.C.Cheng 1935
plant species in the vitaceae family
Vitis hui is a species of plant in the grape family. It is native to Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces in China, where it is called lu shan pu tao, meaning Mount Lushan grape. It grows in temperate climes, at elevations between 100 and 200 meters in shrublands and along the edges of open meadows. Vitis hui flowers in May, bearing its fruit in July. It forms non-functional ovaries in male flowers.
Gnetum parvifolium (Warb.) W.C.Cheng 1964
edible and medicinal plant species in the gnetaceae family
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Cycas szechuanensis (Cycad) W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu 1975
critically endangered plant species in the cycadaceae family
Cycas szechuanensis is a species of cycad endemic to eastern China. It is known from eastern Guangdong and eastern Fujian provinces, China. It is also cultivated at Fuhu Temple (伏虎寺), Mount Emei, Sichuan.
Ulmus prunifolia W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu 1979
plant species in the ulmaceae family
Ulmus prunifolia W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu, the cherry-leafed elm, is a deciduous tree endemic only to the province of Hubei in central eastern China, where it is found at elevations of 1000–1500 m.
Diospyros oleifera W.C.Cheng 1935
medicinal plant species in the ebenaceae family
Diospyros oleifera is a species of flowering plant in the persimmon family Ebenaceae, native to southeastern China. A tree reaching 14 m (46 ft), its genome has been sequenced.
Quercus utilis Hu & W.C.Cheng 1951
endangered plant species in the fagaceae family
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Quercus marlipoensis Hu & W.C.Cheng 1951
critically endangered plant species in the fagaceae family
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Litsea auriculata S.S.Chien & W.C.Cheng 1931
vulnerable and medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
Litsea auriculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to southern Anhui and Zhejiang provinces in southeastern China and to Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lindera chienii W.C.Cheng 1934
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Carpinus tientaiensis W.C.Cheng 1932
critically endangered plant species in the betulaceae family
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Rubus glabricarpus W.C.Cheng 1936
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Populus haoana W.C.Cheng & Z.Wang 1979
plant species in the salicaceae family
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Pinus dabeshanensis W.C.Cheng & Y.W.Law 1975
plant species in the pinaceae family
Pinus dabeshanensis, Dabieshan white pine, is a species of pine found only in China. Some sources consider it as a synonym of Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii), which it closely resembles. The natural range of Pinus dabeshanensis is very restricted although it has been used locally in planting programs; the species occurs in the Dabie Mountains in Anhui and Hubei provinces at elevations between 900 and 1,400 m (3,000 and 4,600 ft).
Fagus chienii W.C.Cheng 1935
plant species in the fagaceae family
Fagus chienii is a species of beech tree native to northern Sichuan in China. It was first formally named by Chinese botanist Wan Chun Cheng in 1935. Flora of China notes that the taxonomic status of Fagus chienii is uncertain, as it is only known from the place it was collected (type locality), and is similar to Fagus lucida. The two species are distinguished by the "longer, recurved cupule bracts" in F. chienii.
Schisandra bicolor W.C.Cheng 1932
medicinal plant species in the schisandraceae family
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