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Wang Wencai (June 5, 1926 - November 16, 2022), a native of Yexian, Shandong, was a Chinese plant taxonomist, a researcher at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a member of the China Democratic League. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Academician Wang Wencai took the lead in compiling the "Illustrated Book of Higher Plants of China" and was also one of the main contributors to some volumes of "Flora of China". A total of 28 new genera and about 1,370 new species were published.

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Scientists
Nationality
People's Republic of China
Born
1926-06-05
Died
2022-11-16
Wikidata
Q4103197
Occupations plant taxonomist
Aliases W. T. WangW.T. WangW.T.WangWang WencaiWen Tsai WangWen-Tsai WangWang Wencai

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