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Kunming Institute of Botany

Research institution in Kunming, China

Kunming Institute of Botany, or KIB (Chinese: 昆明植物研究所; pinyin: Kūnmíng Zhíwù Yánjiūsuǒ), founded in 1938, is a research institution in the field of Botany, which is located in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China. The Institute is one of the major herbariums in China and maintains a collection of over one million plant specimens. There are also over 200,000 specimens of fungi, lichens, and mosses, many of which were donated by mycologist Mu Zang.2 It is part of Chinese Academy of Sciences.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Kunming Institute of Botany, or KIB (Chinese: 昆明植物研究所; pinyin: Kūnmíng Zhíwù Yánjiūsuǒ), founded in 1938, is a research institution in the field of Botany, which is located in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China.2

Corporate structure

Kunming Institute of Botany is part of a group headed by Chinese Academy of Sciences. 182 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing
    • Kunming Institute of Botany
    • CAS Space Subsidiary
    • CAS Star Subsidiary · Xi'an
    • Chengdu Organic Chemicals Subsidiary · Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • Guangzhou Electronic Technology Subsidiary · Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
    • Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health Subsidiary
    • Institute of Microelectronics Subsidiary · Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Subsidiary
    • Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Subsidiary
    • Legend Holdings Stake · 29.04% · 北京, China
      • LENOVO GROUP LIMITED Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • Medion Essen, Germany
        • Lenovo International Coöperatief U.A. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
        • MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
      • Elac Subsidiary · Kiel
      • Hony Capital Subsidiary · Beijing
        • PizzaExpress Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Lenovo Subsidiary · Beijing
      • Banque Internationale a Luxembourg (Banque Internationale à Luxembourg) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
        • AUDIT TRUST S.a r.l. (AUDIT TRUST S.à r.l.) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
        • Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (Suisse) SA Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
        • BIL REINSURANCE S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
        • BIL SICAV B Subsidiary · Bruxelles, Belgium
        • Zedra Luxembourg Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
        • Banque Internationale à Luxembourg Branch · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Academy of Opto-Electronics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Subsidiary · Hefei, China
    • Beijing Institute of Genomics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Bureau of International Cooperation Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Center for Excellence in Particle Physics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Changchun Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Changchun, China
    • Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Subsidiary · Changchun, China
    • Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Subsidiary · Changchun, China
    • Chengdu Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · China
    • Chengdu Institute of Biology Subsidiary · Chengdu, China
    • China Center of Advanced Science and Technology Subsidiary · Haidian District, China
    • Chinese Academy of Engineering Subsidiary · Desheng Subdistrict, China
    • Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming Branch Subsidiary · China
    • and 137 more

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