摘要
Prof.WU Zhengyi,one of the world’s most outstanding botanists and father of Chinese botany,died of illnesses in Kunming on June 20,2013.Known as'a living encyclopedia of Chinese flora',Prof.WU had devoted his life to the study of Chinese and East Asian flora for more than 60 years.He participated in the identification and naming of 1,766 flora species and genera in China,and gave a systematic description of the composition,characteristics and evolvement of seed plants in the country.He developed a set of research ideology and methodology of plant geography,which was a groundbreaking contribution to botanical study worldwide.
Prof. WU Zhengyi, one of the world＇s most outstanding botanists and father of Chinese botany, died of illnesses in Kunming on June 20, 2013. Known as ＂a living encyclopedia of Chinese flora＂, Prof. WU had devoted his life to the study of Chinese and East Asian flora for more than 60 years. He participated in the identification and naming of 1,766 flora species and genera in China, and gave a systematic description of the composition, characteristics and evolvement of seed plants in the country. He developed a set of research ideology and methodology of plant geography, which was a ground- breaking contribution to botanical study worldwide.
