Xinci Cui,^1,* Mengqi Wang,^1,** Lei Guhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4997-2081,^1,*** Jiaxi Liuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2790-7019<sup>1,****

1</sup>College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China

^*Xinci Cui graduated with a BSc in biological sciences from the College of Life Sciences of Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. She is studying for a MSc in botany at the same institution. She specialises in the palynology and taxonomy of the Caryophyllaceae.
^**Mengqi Wang is studying for a BSc in biological sciences in the College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. She is studying for a MSc in botany at the same institution. She specialises in the palynology and taxonomy of Caryophyllaceae.
^***Lei Gu is a lecturer in the College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. He received BSc in biology from Sichuan University, Sichuan, China. He received MSc in agriculture from Yunnan Agriculture University, Yunnan, China. And his PhD in botany from South China Botanic Garden, Guangdong, China. He researches the plant systematics and evolution.
^****Jiaxi Liu is a professor in the College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. He received BSc and MSc in botany from Harbin Normal University, Heilongjiang, China. And his PhD in ecology from Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, China. He researches the palynology and embryology of the modern floras of several Chinese ecosystems.