Funding and support
Funding sources, participating and supporting institutions, supporting governmental organizations and individuals who have utilized or provided determinations for specimens are listed below. We are most grateful for the support we have received at all levels. We welcome requests for research materials and will be happy to provide specimens for expert identification or for study. To request specimens, please contact David E. Boufford <david_boufford@harvard.edu>; for silica gel material, please contact Rick Ree <rree@fieldmuseum.org>.
Funding
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA
Institute of Botany, Beijing
Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, Yunnan
National Geographic Society (3600-87 to David Boufford)
National Geographic Society (5043-93 to Bruce Bartholomew)
National Geographic Society (5480-95 to David Boufford)
National Geographic Society (5646-96 to Bruce Bartholomew)
National Geographic Society (7340-02 to Peter Fritsch)
National Geographic Society (8764-10 to YUE Jipei)
National Geographic Society (GEFNE33-12 to Julian Harber)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (40332021 to SUN Hang)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (30420120049 to SUN Hang)
National Science Foundation (DEB-9705795 to Michael Donoghue)
National Science Foundation (DEB-010495 to Peter Fritsch)
National Science Foundation (DEB-0321846 to David Boufford)
Participating Institutions
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Biology Institute of Xizang Plateau, Lhasa, Xizang (Tibet), China
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA
Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA, USA
Institute of Botany, Beijing, China
Institute of Microbiology, Beijing, China
Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, Kochi, Japan
Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Kyoto University, Department of Botany, China
Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Xining, Qinghai
Governmental organizations
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing and Kunming
Local governments of Batang, Baiyu, Danba, Daocheng, Daofu, Dege, Derong, Ganzi, Jiulong, Kangding, Litang, Luhuo, Maerkang, Mianning, Xiangcheng, Xinlong and Yajiang, Sichuan Province; Bayi, Baxoi, Bianba, Bomi, Changdu, Chaya, Gongbo, Gongjue, Gyamda, Jiangda, Lhasa, Linzhi, Luolong, Maerkang, Riwoqe and Zogang, Xizang (Tibet Autonomous Region)
People's Liberation Army in Tibetan Autonomous Region
Science Bureau of the Tibetan Autonomous Region
Sichuan Central Government
Aba Zhou Prefectural Government, Sichuan,
Ganze Zhou Prefectural Government, Sichuan