[Taxacom] Trying to recover type specimens from China, help

Tue May 20 10:27:31 CDT 2014

Hi Alina,

We exchange literature with the Chengdu Inst. of Biology Library.  Try contacting the library for assistance.

Chengdu Inst. of Biology, Library

Academia Sinica

PO Box 416

Chengdu Sichuan

CHINA

Shanshan Zha:    zha531 at yahoo.com.cn<mailto:zha531 at yahoo.com.cn>

Library Director:  director at clas.ac.cn<mailto:director at clas.ac.cn>

Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences:  jh at clas.ac.cn<mailto:jh at clas.ac.cn>

See also:  http://english.cib.cas.cn/

Best,

Linda

Linda L. Oestry

Peter H. Raven Library

Missouri Botanical Garden

P.O. Box 299  St. Louis, MO 63166-0299

Ph: 314-577-5159 or 314-577-5155  Fax: 314-577-0840

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From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Freire-Fierro,Alina
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Subject: [Taxacom] Trying to recover type specimens from China, help

Dear all,

Does anyone have contact with the Chengdu Institute of Biology, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 (CDBI) in China?

Almost 20  years ago,  PH had sent a loan of 19 types of Vitis for study of  Dr. Li Chao-Luan, who at that time was a researcher at CDBI. Thanks to contacts from the Herbaria list, I learned that Dr. Chao-Luan was deceased. The information about the director of CDBI I have obtained through members the Herbaria List and from the Index Herbariorum, is the

following:

Director: Dr. Xin-Fen Gao

Emails: xfgao at mail.sc.cninfo.net<mailto:xfgao at mail.sc.cninfo.net>, xfgao at cib.ac.cn<mailto:xfgao at cib.ac.cn>

I have sent repeated letters/emails requesting the return of the loan to Dr. Xin-Fen Gao, but I have not received any response. Although there are several researchers listed in the Index Herbariorum, all of them have the emails addresses of Dr. Xin-Fen Gao.

Does anyone perhaps have direct contact with Dr. Xin-Fen Gao, or with the current director for CDBI?

Since I have not received any answer, I am hesitant now of sending any specimens to China.

Many thanks and I hope you would be able to help us!

Best,

Alina.

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