This site documents primary data about plants and fungi from the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent areas of south-central China, including the Gaoligong Mountains and Tibetan Himalaya.  The mountains of south-central China, a dramatic and species-rich series of longitudinal ranges extending southeast of the Tibetan Plateau, are widely regarded as a global biodiversity hotspot.

Primary sources of data are georeferenced collections from recent expeditions (1984-present) funded by a variety of sources.

Browse or search for specimens, or navigate the collecting localities in Google Earth.