2025

Li-Cui Zhu, Muhammad Rifqi Hariri, Cheng-Sheng Li, Chen Ren*. Clarification of the taxonomic and nomenclatural confusions with three Gynura names (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) based on Zollinger’s collections from Java, Indonesia. 2025. Phytotaxa, 697: 219-233.

Li-Cui Zhu, Muhammad Rifqi Hariri, Cheng-Sheng Li, Chen Ren*. Crassocephalum teysmannianum is a validly published and earlier name for Gynura daviesiae (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). 2025. Phytotaxa, 702: 226-230.

2024

Chen Ren*, Long Wang, Ze-Long Nie, Ming Tang, Gabriel Johnson, Hui-Tong Tan, Nian-He Xia, Jun Wen*, Qin-Er Yang*. Complex but Clear Allopolyploid Pattern of Subtribe Tussilagininae (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) Revealed by Robust Phylogenomic Evidence, with Development of a Novel Homeolog-Sorting Pipeline. 2024. Systematic Biology, 73: 941-963.

2023

Jing Liu, Ze-Long Nie, Ren Chen, Jun Wen*. Phylogenomics of Aralia sect. Aralia (Araliaceae): Signals of hybridization and insights into its species delimitations and intercontinental biogeography. 2023. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 181: 107727.

Ze-Long Nie, Richard Hodel, Zhi-Yao Ma, Gabriel Johnson, Chen Ren, Ying Meng, Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond, Xiu-Qun Liu, Elizabeth Zimmer, Jun Wen*. Climate-influenced boreotropical survival and rampant introgressions explain the thriving of New World grapes in the north temperate zone. 2023. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 65: 1183-1203.

Liao-Chen Zhao, Ren Chen, Zhi-Yong Yu, Ming Tang*, Qin-Er Yang. Synotis jinpingensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species with white ray florets from southeastern Yunnan, China. 2023. PhytoKeys, 235: 199-210.

Ze-Tao Jin, Richard G.J. Hodel, Dai-Kun Ma, Hui Wang, Guang-Ning Liu, Chen Ren, Bin-Jie Ge, Qiang Fan, Shui-Hu Jin, Chao Xu, Jun Wu, Bin-Bin Liu*. Nightmare or delight: Taxonomic circumscription meets reticulate evolution in the phylogenomic era. 2023. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 189: 107914.

2022

Cheng-Sheng Li, Hai-Song Wu, Wen-Qun Fei, Chen Ren*. Clarification of the taxonomic and nomenclatural confusion about Arnica japonica L. f. and A. japonica Thunb. (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). 2022. Phytotaxa, 570: 217-222.

Cheng-Sheng Li, Hai-Song Wu, Wen-Qun Fei, Chen Ren*. Validation of the name Gynura villosa (Asteraceae-Senecioneae). 2022. Phytotaxa, 570: 229-230.

Cheng-Sheng Li, Xiao-Rui Chi, Wen-Qun Fei, Chen Ren*. Revisiting the lectotypifications of Senecio plantaginifolius, S. setchuenensis and S. souliei (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). 2022. Phytotaxa, 532: 57-66.

Bin-Bin Liu, Chen Ren, Myounghai Kwak, Richard G.J. Hodel, Chao Xu, Jian He, Wen-Bin Zhou, Chien-Hsun Huang, Hong Ma, Guan-Ze Qian, De-Yuan Hong*, Jun Wen*. Phylogenomic conflict analyses in the apple genus Malus sl reveal widespread hybridization and allopolyploidy driving diversification, with insights into the complex biogeographic history in the Northern Hemisphere. 2022. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 64: 1020-1043.

Ming Tang, Chen Ren, You-Sheng Chen, Qin-Er Yang*. Synotis nyalamensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from southern Xizang (Tibet), China. 2022. Phytotaxa, 554: 278-284.

2021

Chen Ren, Long Wang, Ze-Long Nie, Gabriel Johnson, Qin-Er Yang*, Jun Wen*.  Development and phylogenetic utilities of a new set of single-/low-copy nuclear genes in Senecioneae (Asteraceae), with new insights into the tribal position and the relationships within subtribe Tussilagininae. 2021. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 162: 107202.

Zhi-Yao Ma, Ze-Long Nie, Chen Ren, Xiu-Qun Liu, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, Jun Wen*. Phylogenomic relationships and character evolution of the grape family (Vitaceae). 2021. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 154: 106948.

Bin-Bin Liu, Zhi-Yao Ma, Chen Ren, Richard G. J. Hodel, Miao Sun, Xiu-Qun Liu, Guang-Ning Liu, De-Yuan Hong, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, Jun Wen*. Capturing single-copy nuclear genes, organellar genomes, and nuclear ribosomal DNA from deep genome skimming data for plant phylogenetics: A case study in Vitaceae. 2021. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59: 1124-1138.

Na Su, Bin-Bin Liu, Jun-Ru Wang, Ru-Chang Tong, Chen Ren, Zhao-Yang Chang, Liang Zhao*, Daniel Potter, Jun Wen. 2021. On the species delimitation of the Maddenia group of Prunus (Rosaceae): evidence from plastome and nuclear sequences and morphology. 2021. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 743643.

Wen-Qun Fei, Hui-Min Li, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Nuclear ITS/ETS sequence data indicate the membership of Senecio racemulifer, but not S. acutipinnus and S. graciliflorus, within the genus Jacobaea (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2021. Phytotaxa, 512: 129-146.

2020

Yu-Lin Liu, Rui Zhang, Chen Ren, Bing Liu, Yu Zhang, Ming Tang*. On the specific identity of Chinese endemic species Synotis longipes (Compositae-Senecioneae). 2020. Phytotaxa, 472: 269-276.

Chen Ren, Long Wang, Irina D. Illarionova, Qin-Er Yang*. Circumscription and phylogenetic position of ligularia sect. Stenostegia (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) based on morphological, cytological, and molecular phylogenetic evidence. 2020. Taxon, 69: 739-755.

Xin-Qiang Guo, Xing Wu, Yun-Yun Shao, Chen Ren*. Proposal to add Diels, Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae (in notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 7: 1-410. 1912-1913) to the list of suppressed works in the Code Appendices. 2020. Taxon, 69: 834-836.

Long Wang, Xing Wu, Xin-Qiang Guo and Chen Ren*. Requests for binding decisions on the descriptive statements associated with Diapensia brevistyla, Gentiana stragulata, G. tsarongensis, Leontopodium forrestianum, Rhododendron hardingii, R. humicola, R. lophogynum, R. meddianum var. atrokermesinum, and R. sericocalyx. 2020. Taxon, 69: 837-839.

Xing Wu, Xin-Qiang Guo, Yun-Yun Shao, Chen Ren*. Lectotypification of Notonia grandiflora (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). 2020. Phytotaxa, 441: 103-104.

Wen-Qun Fei, Ming Tang, Xing Wu, Chen Ren*. (2732) Proposal to conserve the name senecio palmatisectus (Parasenecio palmatisectus) against S. Pelleifolius (Asteraceae). 2020. Taxon, 69: 202-203.

2019

Wen-Qun Fei, Xing Wu, Chen Ren*, You-Sheng Chen. The identity of Doronicum calotum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2019. Phytotaxa, 423: 211-214.

2018

Hui-Min Li, Chen Ren*. Cissampelopsis quinquesquamata (Asteraceae-Senecioneae), a new species from western Myanmar and northeastern India. 2018. Nordic Journal of Botany, 36: e01977.

Hui-Min Li, Chen Ren*. Proposal to conserve the name Senecio saluenensis (Asteraceae) with a conserved type. 2018. Taxon, 67: 816-817.

Hui-Min Li, Georgy A. Lazkov, Irina D. Illarionova, Tian-Jing Tong, Yun-Yun Shao, Chen Ren*. The transfer of Senecio karelinioides (Asteraceae‐Senecioneae) to Synotis based on evidence from morphology, karyology and ITS/ETS sequence data. 2018. Nordic Journal of Botany, 36: e01838.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Two new species in Cremanthodium (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from China. 2018. Phytotaxa, 360: 201-219.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Rediscovery of Cremanthodium principis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) in northwestern Yunnan, China. 2018. Phytotaxa, 343: 277-282.

Tian-Jing Tong, Ming Tang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Senecio pseudodensiserratus (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from china. 2018. Phytotaxa, 350: 161-166.

Tian-Jing Tong, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. The identity of Senecio obtusatus (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) and a previous misapplication of the name. 2018. Phytotaxa, 351:154-162.

Hui-Min Li, You-Pai Zeng, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Arnica angustifolia (Asteraceae, Madieae), a new generic record for China. 2018. Phytotaxa, 367: 256-264.

Qiong Yuan, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Exclusion of Anemone tetrasepala (Ranunculaceae) from the flora of China. 2018. Phytotaxa, 343: 175-181.

Qiong Yuan, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Lectotypification of the name Thalictrum purdomii (Ranunculaceae). 2018. Phytotaxa, 340: 98-100.

Qiong Yuan, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Thalictrum argyi (Ranunculaceae) is conspecific with T. fortunei, not T. javanicum. 2018. Phytotaxa, 346: 197-200.

Qiong Yuan, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Clarification of the taxonomic identity of the Himalayan species Thalictrum neurocarpum (Ranunculaceae), with the reduction of T. austrotibeticum to its synonymy. 2018. Phytotaxa, 338: 195-201.

2017

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. The identity of Ligularia chekiangensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2017. Phytotaxa, 317: 149-151.

Chen Ren*, Yu Hong, Long Wang, Qin-Er Yang*. Generic re-circumscription of Parasenecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) based on nuclear ribosomal and plastid DNA sequences, with descriptions of two new genera. 2017. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 184: 418-443.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Cremanthodium lingulatum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) is merged with C. pseudo-oblongatum. 2017. Phytotaxa, 311: 57-66.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. The identity of Ligularia emeiensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a name overlooked since its publication. 2017. Phytotaxa, 299: 297-299.

Tian-Jing Tong, Chen Ren*, Qin-Er Yang. The identity of Senecio topkegolensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from Nepal. 2017. Phytotaxa, 309: 253-258.

Chen Ren*. Blainvillea (Asteraceae-Heliantheae) is absent from China. 2017. Phytotaxa, 298: 197-200.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Ligularia phoenicochaeta (Franchet) Liu (1987) is a later isonym of L. phoenicochaeta (Franchet) Handel-Mazzetti (1925). 2017. Phytotaxa, 297: 287-288.

Yu Hong, Yan Luo, Qi Gao, Chen Ren, Qiong Yuan, Qin-Er Yang*. Phylogeny and reclassification of Aconitum subgenus Lycoctonum (Ranunculaceae). 2017. Plos One, 12: e0171038.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. The identity of Cremanthodium citriflorum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2017. Phytotaxa, 297: 42-52.

Ming Tang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Reinstatement of the Sino-Himalayan species Senecio pentanthus (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2017. Phytotaxa, 292: 253-261.

Tian-Jing Tong, Ming Tang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Senecio kumaonensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) is a Synotis based on evidence from karyology and nuclear ITS/ETS sequence data. 2017. Phytotaxa, 292: 35-46.

Qiong Yuan, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Request for a binding decision on whether Clematis chekiangensis C. Pei and C. zhejiangensis RJ Wang (Ranunculaceae) are sufficiently alike to be confused. 2017. Taxon, 66: 1233.

2016

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Clarification of the confusing identity of Cremanthodium atrocapitatum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), with a new combination and a new species in the genus. 2016. Phytotaxa, 288: 1-18.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Cremanthodium nobile var. yanyuanense (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new epappose taxon from southwestern Sichuan, China. 2016. Phytotaxa, 286: 198-202.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Cremanthodium liangshanicum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from southwestern Sichuan, China. 2016. Phytotaxa, 286: 161-168.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Reinstatement of the Chinese species Cremanthodium gypsophilum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2016. Phytotaxa, 284: 131-136.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Irina Illarionova, Qin-Er Yang*. Reinstatement of the specific status of Ligularia shifangensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2016. Phytotaxa, 283: 172-180.

Long Wang, Tian-Jing Tong, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. The identity of Senecio lancifer (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2016. Phytotaxa, 282: 77-80.

Chen Ren, Tian-Jing Tong, Yu Hong, Qin-Er Yang*. Senecio changii (Asteraceae: Senecioneae), a new species from Sichuan, China. 2016. Plos One, 11: e0151423.

Jiang-Ping Luo, Yu Hong, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang, Qiong Yuan*. Reinstatement of the Chinese species Cimicifuga lancifoliolata (Ranunculaceae). 2016. Nordic Journal of Botany, 34: 441-454.

Chen Ren*. Phylogenetic position and independent generic status of Indocypraea (Asteraceae- Heliantheae-Ecliptinae): evidence from chloroplast DNA sequences. 2016. Phytotaxa, 277: 146-158.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. A new combination in Cremanthodium (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from Sichuan, China. 2016. Phytotaxa, 252: 137-142.

Long Wang, Hong-Yi Luo, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Cremanthodium botryocephalum and C. spathulifolium are both merged with Ligularia lagotis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2016. Phytotaxa, 247: 274-280.

Jiang-Ping Luo, Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang, Qiong Yuan*. Taxonomic notes on Cimicifuga nanchuanensis (Ranunculaceae), a hitherto imperfectly known species from China. 2016. Nordic Journal of Botany, 34: 87-101.

Yu Hong, Lian-Sheng Xu, Chen Ren*, Qin-Er Yang. Lectotypification of Syneilesis australis (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). 2016. Phytotaxa, 246: 152-154.

Long Wang, Hong-Yi Luo, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Ligularia ghatsukupa, L. leesicotal and L. rumicifolia (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). 2016. Phytotaxa, 243: 260-270.

2015

Chen Ren, Jiang-Ping Luo, Yu Hong, Qin-Er Yang*. Morphological and cytological data support the independent specific status of Parasenecio delphiniphyllus (Asteraceae-Senecioneae) from China. 2015. Nordic Journal of Botany, 33: 455-464.

Hui-Min Li, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang, Qiong Yuan*. A new natural hybrid of Sphagneticola (Asteraceae, Heliantheae) from Guangdong, China. 2015. Phytotaxa, 221: 071-076.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Cremanthodium wumengshanicum (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from Yunnan, China. 2015. Phytotaxa, 238: 265-270.

Yu Zhang, Yu Hong, Chen Ren, Ming Tang, Sara B. Hoot, Qin-Er Yang*. Palynology, cytology and molecular systematics of Anemone section Begoniifolia (Ranunculaceae). 2015. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 301: 411-424.

Long Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Ligularia Cass. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from China (V): Correction of Typographical Errors in the Protologue of L. lingiana, L. changiana and L. nanchuanica. 2015. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 23: 623-636.

2014

Ming Tang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Parasenecio chenopodifolius (Compositae-Senecioneae) is a Synotis and conspecific with S. otophylla based on evidence from morphology, cytology, and ITS/ETS sequence data. 2014. Nordic Journal of Botany 32: 824-835.

Chen Ren, Deng Yun-Fei, Qin-Er Yang*. Request for a binding decision on whether Senecio petasioides Greenm. ex Donn. Sm. and Senecio petasitoides H. Lév. (Asteraceae) are sufficiently alike to be confused. 2014. Taxon 63: 694-695.

Ming Kang, Junjie Tao, Jing Wang, Chen Ren, Qing-wen Qi, Qiu-Yun Xiang, Hong-wen Huang*. Adaptive and nonadaptive genome size evolution in Karst endemic flora of China. 2014. New Phytologist, 202: 1371-1381.

Ying Liu*, Chen Ren. Cytotaxonomy of Prenanthes faberi (Compositae-Cichorieae). 2014. Nordic Journal of Botany, 32: 115-118.

Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic studies on the genus Ligularia Cass. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from China (IV): the identities of L. kangtingensis and Senecio ficariifolius. 2014. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 22: 19-25.

2013

Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic studies on the genus Ligularia Cass. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from China (III): the identities of L. brassicoides, L. ianthochaeta, and L. paradoxa var. palmatifida. 2013. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 21: 538-542.

Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic studies on the genus Ligularia Cass. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from China (II): the identity of L. fangiana. 2013. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 21: 389-396.

Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic studies on the genus Ligularia Cass. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from China (I): the identity of L. angustiligulata. 2013. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 21: 351-355.

Long-Yuan Wang, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Cytology of two species in the genus Caltha (Ranunculaceae) from China. 2013. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 21: 21-28.

2012

Chen Ren, Qiong Yuan, Qin-Er Yang*. Cytological evidence supports the taxonomic status of the Sino-Himalayan species Cimicifuga frigida (Ranunculaceae). 2012. Nordic Journal of Botany, 30: 585-595.

Qi Gao, Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. Taxonomic status and distributional range of Aconitum angustius (Ranunculaceae) based on cytological evidence. 2012. Nordic Journal of Botany, 30: 426-438.

Chen Ren, Jing-Jing Sun, Qiong Yuan*. Cytology of Sphagneticola and Wollastonia , Two Genera in Heliantheae, Asteraceae. 2012. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 20: 107-113.

2011

Chen Ren, Qiong Yuan*. Cytology in Three Species of Ainsliaea(Asteraceae-Pertyeae)from Southern China. 2011. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 1: 51-57.

2010

Chen Ren, Qiong Yuan*. Cytotaxonomy of Senecio tricuspis (Asteraceae-Senecioneae), 2010. Nordic Journal of Botany, 28: 702-704.

Chen Ren, Qin-Er Yang*. The identity of Ligularia yui (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) from China. 2010. Nordic Journal of Botany, 28: 716-719.