Wanchun Cheng / Wanjun Zheng, Chinese botanist (Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province 24 June 1904 – Beijing 25 July 1983)

Recognized as a world authority on gymnosperms taxonomy 

DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA

Genera

Metasequoia 1948 with Hu

Parakmeria 1951 with Hu

Paramanglietia 1951 with Hu

Pseudotaxus 1947

Others 

Tribe Amentotaxeae 1975 with Cheng & Du 

Section Fissae 1988 with Chao 

Section Trichocarpus 1963

Subsection Echinocastanopsis 1988 with Chao

Species 

Abies chayuensis 1975 with Fu 

Abies nukiangensis 1975 with Fu 

Acer amoenum 1948 with Hu

Acer chienii 1948 with Hu

Acer crassum 1948 with Hu

Acer firmianioides 1949 

Acer hilaense 1948 with Hu

Acer kuikiangense 1948 with Hu

Acer kwangnanense 1948 with Hu

Acer liquidambarifolium 1948 with Hu

Acer longicarpum 1948 with Hu

Acer machilifoium 1948 with Hu

Acer pentaphyllum 1948 with Hu & Diels

Acer pubipetiolatum 1948 with Hu

Acer sinopurpurascens 1931

Altingia multinervis 1947

Beilschmiedia kweichowensis 1947

Bischofia racemosa 1963 with Chu

Calycanthus chinensis 1963 with Chang

Carpinus hwai 1948 with Hu

Castanopsis amabilis 1963 with Chao

Castanopsis chunii 1963

Castanopsis oblongifolia 1963 with Chao

Celtis kunmingensis 1963 with Hong 

Cephalotaxus latifolia 1988 com Fu

Cephalotaxus talonensis with Feng

Cupressus gigantea 1975 with Fu

Cycas szechuanensis 1975 with Fu

Cyclobalanopsis multinervis 1963 with Hong

Hovenia kiukiangensis 1948 with Hu

Juniperus pingii 1944 

Keteleeria calcarea 1975 with Fu

Keteleeria oblonga 1975 with Fu

Keteleeria pubescens 1975 with Fu

Larix himalaica 1975 with Fu

Larix speciosa 1975 with Law

Litsea auriculata 1931 with Chien

Magnolia amoena 1934

Magnolia zenii 1933

Manglietia grandis 1951 with Hu

Manglietia megaphylla 1951 with Hu

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 1948 with Hu

Neolitsea viridis 1980 with Hu

Parakmeria omeiensis 1951

Phoebe puwenensis 1963

Picea sikangensis 1931

Picea dabeshanensis 1975 with Law

Pinus wangii 1948 with Hu

Populus haoana 1979 with Wang

Pseudotaxus chienii 1947

Pseudotsuga brevifolia 1975 with Fu

Salix suchowiensis 1963

Sinocalycanthus chinensis 1964 with Chang

Stewartia gemmata 1931 with Chien

Stewartia pteropetiolata 1934

Taxus yunnanensis 1975 with Fu

Tsuga longibracteata 1932

Ulmus changii 1936

Ulmus chenmoui 1958

Ulmus erythrocarpa 1958

Ulmus ferruginea 1958

Ulmus kunmingensis 1963

Ulmus multinervis 1958

Ulmus prunifolia 1979 with Fu

Varieties & Forms

17

HONORS

Chengia Yang, Lin & Wang 2013 (Fossil Plantae)

Chengiopanax Shang & Huang 1993 (Araliaceae)