研究员
中国科学院华南植物园
植物多样性研究与保护
mingkang@scbg.ac.cn
广州市天河区723号，中国科学院华南植物园科研区2号实验楼
教育经历
1997年，华中农业大学获农学学士学位
2002年，中国科学院武汉植物园获理学硕士学位
2006年，中国科学院武汉植物园获理学博士学位
工作经历
1997.7–2000.8，湖北省农业科学院，研究实习员
2002.7–2007.11，中国科学院武汉植物园，助理研究员、副研究员
其中2005.11–2006.10，澳大利亚阿德莱德大学，访问学者
2007.12–2008.11，中国科学院华南植物园，副研究员
其中2010.1–2010.12，美国杜克大学，访问学者
2008.12–至今，中国科学院华南植物园，研究员
学术任职
中国植物学会系统与进化植物学委员会委员（2018-）
广东省植物学会副理事长（2023-）
Journal of Systematics and Evolution 编委（2020-）
《热带亚热带植物学报》副主编（2021-）
长期从事我国华南热带亚热带地区重要植物类群系统演化与珍稀濒危植物濒危机制及遗传多样性保护研究。相关研究成果在Systematic Biology, Molecular Biology and Evolution, New Phytologist, Plant Biotechnology Journal等期刊发表论文100多篇。授权专利3项。2004年获得广西自然科学二等奖。
1.国家重点研发计划课题“重要经济植物种质保存、利用评价与顽拗性种子萌发技术” (课题号：2024YFF1307404，执行期：2024年12月-2028年11月)，主持人
2.广东省重点研发课题“华南珍稀濒危植物遗传多样性评价与野外回归”（课题号：2022B1111230001，执行期：2023年12月-2027年11月），主持人
3.广东省科技基础条件建设项目“广东省岩溶区植物资源科学考察” （课题号：2024B1212050004，执行期：2024年1月-2026年12月），主持人
4.国家自然科学基金面上项目“两种木兰科濒危植物遗传多样性及迁地保护成效研究”（课题号：32370392，执行期：2024年1月-2027年12月），主持人
2004年获得广西自然科学二等奖
2025
Peng N, Yang L, Shi X, Kong H, Kang M*. 2025. Genomic and population genomic analyses reveal contrasting diversity and demographic histories in a critically endangered and a widespread Oreocharis species. Plant Diversity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2025.06.006
Zhu XL, Luo WJ, Chai SF, Tang JM, Wei X, Wee AKS*, Kang M*. 2025. Potential risk of dipterocarps in the marginal Asian rainforests: low population size and high genomic erosion. BMC Biology, 23, 161.
2024
Yi H, Wang J, Dong S, Kang M*. 2024. Genomic signatures of inbreeding and mutation load in tree ferns. The Plant Journal, 120, 1522-1535.
Chen Y, Dong L, Yi H, Kidner C, Kang M*. 2024. Genomic divergence and mutation load in the Begonia masoniana complex from limestone karsts. Plant Diversity, 46, 575-584.
Zhu XL, Wang J, Chen HF, Kang M*. 2024. Lineage differentiation and genomic vulnerability in a relict tree from subtropical forests. Evolutionary Application, 17, e70033.
2023
Yang LH, Harris AJ, Wen F, Li Z, Feng C, Kong HH, Kang M*. 2023. Phylogenomic analyses reveal an allopolyploid origin of core Didymocarpinae (Gesneriaceae) followed by rapid radiation. Systematic Biology, 72, 1064-1083.
Yang LH, Shi XZ, Wen F, Kang M*. 2023. Phylogenomics reveals widespread hybridization and polyploidization in Henckelia (Gesneriaceae). Annals of Botany, 131, 953-966.
Feng C, Wang J, Liston A, Kang M*. 2023. Recombination variation shapes phylogeny and introgression in wild diploid strawberries. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40, msad049.
Yi H, Dong S, Yang L, Wang J, Kidner C, Kang M*. 2023. Genome-wide data reveal cryptic diversity and hybridization in a group of tree ferns. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 184, 107801.
Hu Y, Feng C, Wu B, Kang M*. 2023. A chromosome-scale assembly of the early-flowering Prunus campanulata and comparative genomics of cherries. Scientific Data, 10, 920.
2022
Kong HH, Condamine FL, Yang LH, Harris AJ, Feng C. Wen F, Kang M*. 2022. Phylogenomic and macroevolutionary evidence for an explosive radiation of a plant genus in the Miocene. Systematic Biology, 71, 589-609.
Ke FS, Vasseur L, Yi HQ, Yang LH, Wei X, Wang BS, Kang M*. 2022. Gene flow, linked selection, and divergent sorting of ancient polymorphism shape genomic divergence landscape in a group of edaphic specialists. Molecular Ecology, 31, 104-118.
Hu YX, Feng C, Yang LH, Edger P, Kang M*. 2022. Genomic population structure and local adaptation of the wild strawberry Fragaria nilgerrensis. Horticulture Research, 9, uhab059.
Lin X, Feng C, Lin T, Harris AJ, Li Y*, Kang M*. 2022. Jackfruit genome and population genomics provide insights into fruit evolution and domestication history in China. Horticulture Research, 9, uhac173.
Yi H, Wang J, Wang J, Rausher M, Kang M*. 2022. Genomic insights into inter- and intraspecific mating system shifts in Primulina. Molecular Ecology, 31, 5699-5713.
2021
Feng C#, Wang J#, Harris AJ, Folta KM, Zhao M*, Kang M*. 2021. Tracing the diploid ancestry of the cultivated octoploid strawberry. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38, 478–485.
Feng C, Feng C, Lin XG, Liu SH, Li YZ*, Kang M*. 2021. A chromosome-level genome assembly provides insights into ascorbic acid accumulation and fruit softening in guava (Psidium guajava). Plant Biotechnology Journal, 19, 717-730.
Xu MZ, Yang LH, Kong HH, Wen F, Kang M*. 2021. Congruent spatial patterns of species richness and phylogenetic diversity in karst flora: case study of Primulina (Gesnariaceae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59, 251-261.
2020
Feng C Wang J, Wu LQ, Kong HH, Yang LH, Feng C, Wang K*, Rausher M*, Kang M*. 2020. The genome of a cave plant Primulina huaijiensis provides insights into adaptation to limestone karst habitats. New Phytologist, 227, 1249-1263.
Feng C, Yi HQ, Yang LH, Kang M*. 2020. The genetic basis of hybrid male sterility in sympatric Primulina species. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, 49.
Wang J, Dong S, Yang LH, Harris AJ, Schneider H*, Kang M*. Allopolyploid speciation accompanied by gene flow in a tree fern. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020, 37, 2487–2502.
Yang LH, Wen F, Kong HH, Sun ZX, Su LY, Kang M*. 2020. Two new combinations in Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) based on morphological molecular and cytological evidence. Phytokeys, 157 43-58.
2019
Dong SY, Xiao Y, Kong HH, Feng C, Harris AJ, Yan YH, Kang M*. 2019. Nuclear loci developed from multiple transcriptomes yield high resolution in phylogeny of scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) from China and Vietnam. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 139, 106567.
Feng C, Feng C, Yang LH, Kang M*, Rausher MD. 2019. Genetic architecture of quantitative flower and leaf traits in a pair of sympatric sister species of Primulina. Heredity, 122, 864-876.
Yang LH#, Kong HH#, Huang JP, Kang M*. 2019. Different species or genetically divergent populations? Integrative species delimitation of the Primulina hochiensis complex from isolated karst habitats. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 132, 219-231.
2018
Yang LH, Zhou LX, Kang M*. 2018. Oreocharis ovata (Gesneriaceae) a new species from Guangdong China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 36, e01764.
Yang LH, Chen JL, Wen F, Kang M*. 2018. Primulina malipoensis (Gesneriaceae) a new species from Sino-Vietnamese border area. Phytokeys, 2018, 94, 107-116.
2017
Feng C, Xu MZ, Feng C, von Wettberg EJB, Kang M*. 2017. The complete chloroplast genome of Primulina and two novel strategies for development of high polymorphic loci for population genetic and phylogenetic studies. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 224.
Kong HH, Condamine FL, Harris AJ, Chen JL, Pan B, Moller M, Hoang VS, Kang M*. 2017. Both temperature fluctuations and East Asian monsoons have driven plant diversification in the karst ecosystems from southern China. Molecular Ecology, 26, 6414-6429.
Wang J, Ai B, Kong HH, Kang M*. 2017. Speciation history of a species complex of Primulina eburnea (Gesneriaceae) from limestone karsts of southern China a biodiversity hot spot. Evolutionary Applications, 10, 919-934.
Wang J, Feng C, Jiao TL, Von Wettberg EB, Kang M*. 2017. Genomic signature of adaptive divergence despite strong nonadaptive forces on edaphic islands: a case study of Primulina juliae. Genome Biology and Evolution, 9, 3495-3508.
Yang LH, Huang JZ, Deng FD, Kang M*. 2017. Oreocharis uniflora a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangdong China. Phytotaxa, 295, 292-296.
Yang LH, Ning ZL, Kang M*. 2017. Primulina rubella sp nov (Gesneriaceae) from a limestone area in Guangdong China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 35, 506-512.
Yang LH, Pan B, Kang M*. 2017. Primulina curvituba sp nov (Gesneriaceae) from a limestone area in Guangxi China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 35, 578-581.
2016
Tao JJ, Feng C, Ai B, Kang M*. 2016. Adaptive molecular evolution of the two-pore channel 1 gene TPC1 in the karst-adapted genus Primulina (Gesneriaceae). Annals of Botany, 118, 1257-1268.
Kang M, Wang J, Huang HW*. 2016. Nitrogen limitation as a driver of genome size evolution in a group of karst plants. Scientific Reports, 5, 11636.
2015
Ai B, Gao Y, Zhang XL, Tao JJ, Kang M*, Huang HW. 2015. Comparative transcriptome resources of eleven Primulina species a group of 'stone plants' from a biodiversity hot spot. Molecular Ecology Resources, 15, 619-632.
Ai B, Kang M*. 2015. How Many Genes are needed to resolve phylogenetic incongruence? Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 11, 185-188.
Gao Y, Ai B, Kong HH, Kang M*, Huang HW. 2015. Geographical pattern of isolation and diversification in karst habitat islands: a case study in the Primulina eburnea complex. Journal of Biogeography, 42, 2131-2144.
Hao Z, Kuang YW, Kang M*. 2015. Untangling the influence of phylogeny, soil and climate on leaf element concentrations in a biodiversity hotspot. Functional Ecology, 29, 165-176.
Kang M, Wang J, Huang H*. 2015. Nitrogen limitation as a driver of genome size evolution in a group of karst plants. Scientific Reports, 5, 11636.
Ning ZL, Li DM, Pan B, Kang M*. 2015. Primulina rubribracteata a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Hunan China. Phytotaxa, 239, 55-64.
Ning ZL, Pang B, Kang M*. 2015. Primulina fengkaiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Western Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa, 197, 291-295.
Tao J, Qi Q, Kang M*, Huang H*. 2015. Adaptive molecular evolution of PHYE in Primulina, a karst cave Plant. PLoS ONE, 10, e0127821.
Wang J, Liu J, Kang M*. 2015. Quantitative testing of the methodology for genome size estimation in plants using flow cytometry: a case study of the Primulina genus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 354.
Yang LH, Zhou JG, Xu P, Chen ZT, Lu YH, Kang M*. 2015. Oreocharis pilosopetiolata a new species of Gesneriaceae from southeastern Guangdong China. Phytotaxa, 239, 287-292.
2014及以前
Kang M, Tao J, Wang J, Ren C, Qi Q, Xiang Q, Huang H*. 2014. Adaptive and nonadaptive genome size evolution in Karst endemic flora of China. New Phytologist, 202, 1371-1381.
Ai B, Kang M, Huang HW*. 2014. Assessment of genetic diversity in seed plants based on a uniform π criterion. Molecules, 19, 20113-20127.
Ning ZL, Wang J, Tao JJ, Kang M*. 2014. Primulina lepingensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China. Annales Botanici Fennici, 51, 322-325.
Wang J*, Kang M, Huang H. 2014. Long-distance pollen dispersal ensures genetic connectivity of the low-density tree species, Eurycorymbus cavaleriei, in a fragmented karst forest landscape. Conservation Genetics, 15, 1163-1172.
Ning ZL, Li GF, Wang J*, Smith JF, Rasolonjatovo H, Kang M. 2013. Primulina huaijiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China. Annales Botanici Fennici, 50, 119-122.
Ning ZL, Wang J, Smith JF, Kang M*. 2013. Primulina qingyuanensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa, 137, 48-52.
Liu W, Kang M, Tian H, Huang H*. 2013. A range wide geographic pattern of genetic diversity and population structure of Castanea mollissima populations inferred from nuclear and chloroplast microsatellites. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 9, 975-987.
Wang J, Kang M, Gao P, Huang H*. 2010. Contemporary pollen flow and mating patterns of a subtropical canopy tree Eurycorymbus cavaleriei in a fragmented agricultural landscape. Forest Ecology and Management, 260, 2180-2188.
Wang J, Gao P, Kang M*, Huang H*. 2009. Refugia within refugia: the case study of a canopy tree Eurycorymbus cavaleriei in subtropical China. Journal of Biogeography, 36(11), 2156-2164.
Kang M*, Huang H, Jiang M, Lowe A. 2008. Understanding population structure and historical demography in a conservation context: population genetics of an endangered fern. Diversity and Distributions, 14 (5), 799-807.
Kang M, Wang J, Huang H*. 2008. Demographic bottlenecks and low gene flow in remnant populations of the critically endangered Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata (Rhamnaceae) inferred from microsatellite markers. Conservation Genetics, 9. 191-199.
Kang M*, Buckley Y, Lowe A. 2007. Testing the role of genetic factors across multiple independent invasions of the shrub Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). Molecular Ecology, 16 (22), 4662-4673.
Kang M*, Lowe A, Buckley Y. 2007. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the invasive plant Cytisus scoparius. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 100-102.
Kang M, Lowe A, Xu F, Huang H. 2007. Protecting evolutionary significant units for the remnant populations of Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata (Rhamnaceae). Conservation Genetics, 8, 465-473.
Kang M, Pan L, Yao X, Huang H. 2006. Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in endangered fern Adiantum reniforme var. sinense. Conservation Genetics, 7, 807-810.
Kang M, Zhang J, Wang J, Huang H. 2006. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered tree Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata and cross-species amplification in closely related taxa. Conservation Genetics, 7, 789-793.
Kang M, Ye Q, Huang H. 2005. Genetic consequence of restricted habitat and population decline in endangered Isoetes sinensis Palmer (Isoetaceae). Annals of Botany, 96(7), 1265-1274.
Kang M, Jiang M, Huang H. 2005. Genetic diversity in fragmented populations of Berchemiella wilsonii var. pubipetiolata (Rhamnaceae). Annals of Botany, 95(7), 1145-1151.
