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中国植物学述要(1921–1950)

胡宗刚*   

  1. 江西省、中国科学院庐山植物园碳中和与生态系统碳汇江西省重点实验室, 江西庐山 332900
  • 收稿日期:2025-06-20 修回日期:2025-07-11 接受日期:2025-09-16
  • 通讯作者: 胡宗刚

A brief history of Chinese botany (1921–1950)

Zonggang Hu*   

  1. Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Ecosystem Carbon Sink, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332900, China
  • Received:2025-06-20 Revised:2025-07-11 Accepted:2025-09-16
  • Contact: Zonggang Hu

摘要: 中国近现代植物学历史以1950年为重要分水岭。是年, 新组建成立的中国科学院对此前各研究机构予以重组, 植物学进入全新时代。本文所要记述的是1950年之前的历史。自1921年秉志、胡先骕设立国立大学第一个生物系, 此后又有多个研究所先后创建, 各研究所均以从事调查采集中国植物进行分类学研究为主, 为编纂《中国植物志》奠定了基础。从中可悉, 中国植物学在学科领袖人物的引领下, 从学科建立到蓬勃兴起, 再到受战争影响而衰落之历史。

关键词: 中国植物学史, 秉志, 胡先骕, 生物学史, 中国科学社

AbstractThe modern history of Chinese botany takes 1950 as a crucial turning point, marking the reorganization of previous research institutions under the newly established Chinese Academy of Sciences and the advent of a new era in botanical science. This article chronicles the developments before 1950, beginning with the establishment of the first biology department at a national university by Chi Ping and Hsen-Hsu Hu in 1921. Subsequently, several research institutes were founded, primarily dedicated to the collection and taxonomic study of Chinese flora. These efforts laid the foundation for the compilation of the Flora of China. This historical overview illustrates how Chinese botany, under the leadership of prominent figures, evolved from its inception to a period of flourishing development, and then declined under the impact of war.

Key words: history of Chinese botany, Chi Ping, Hsen-Hsu Hu, Biological Laboratory of The Science Society of China