JIANG Hui-bing
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan ChuxiongTANG Yi-chun
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan ChuxiongChen Lin-bo
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan ChuxiongWANG Ping-sheng
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan ChuxiongCAI Xin
Longrun Pu-erh Tea College, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityYU Fu-lian
Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesYANG Liu-xia
Tea Varity Multiplication Farm,Yunnan Province Puer City, Yunnan puerWANG Xing-hua
Tea Varity Multiplication Farm,Yunnan Province Puer City, Yunnan puerLI Chong-xing
Tea Research Institute,Yunnan Province Lincang City, Yunnan LincangJIANG Hong-jian
Biology Industrial Of ice,Yunnan Province Lincang City, Yunnan LincangWANG Ben-zhong
Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan WenshanDUAN Xue-liang
Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Baoshan City, Yunnan BaoshanLI Jing
Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan JinghongHE Yue-bo
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan ChuxiongWANG Dong
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Chuxiong;Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan ChuxiongLI Shao-feng
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Chuxiong;Longrun Pu-erh Tea College, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityBO Bao-guo
Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali;Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Chuxiong;Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences1.Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Menghai 666201;2.Longrun Pu-erh Tea College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201;3.Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008;4.Tea Varity Multiplication Farm,Yunnan Province Puer City, Yunnan puer 665000;5.Tea Research Institute,Yunnan Province Lincang City, Yunnan Lincang 677000;6.Biology Industrial Of ice,Yunnan Province Lincang City, Yunnan Lincang 677000;7.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Wenshan 663000;8.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Baoshan City, Yunnan Baoshan 678000;9.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Jinghong 666100;10.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Mengzi 661100;11.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Mangshi 678400;12.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Dali 671000;13.Agricultural Bureau, Yunnan Province Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Chuxiong 678400
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (31760224)
In order to protect and utilize ancient tea plant resources, general survey of ancient tea plant resources were conducted in 58 counties of 12 prefectures from Yunnan province from 2010 to 2017. Following the instruction of the Flora of China, a database including these resources and the geographical distribution database were established. On this basis, the ancient tea plant resources in Yunnan were studied about their species composition, geographical distribution characteristics, habitat types and morphological diversity, with the help of geographic information system and statistical analysis. As a result, 474 spots of ancient tea plant resources and 2570 ancient tea plants, which are clarified in 7 species and 6 variants, were identified, implying an abundance of ancient tea plants distributed in this area. These resources were often distributed in Western Yunnan, Southern Yunnan, Southeastern Yunnan and Ailao Mountain Chain. Out of that, Southeastern Yunnan was recognized as a center of the species diversity, and Western Yunnan was a center of endemic species. Three geographic distribution centers containing Camellia taliensis, C. sinensis var. assamica and C. crassocolumna were proposed, consisting of Western Yunnan, Southern Yunnan, and Southeastern Yunnan. Ancient tea plant resources were found with diversifying habitats, and they distributed in primary forest, secondary forest and alpine cultivated land areas. The genetic diversity index of the descriptive characteristics were ranged from 0.58 to 2.05. The abundant morphological diversity was observed with the variation coefficient of 4.37% to 51.03%. A higher variability of vegetative vs. reproductive organs were visualized. Taken together, this study provided important information for the evolution, diversity conservation and rational utilization of ancient tea plant resources in Yunnan, which allowed raising some suggestions on the future protection and exploitation.