中国科学院昆明植物研究所植物标本馆（国际标本馆代码：KUN，后简称为KUN）的前身是由著名植物学家胡先骕先生等于1938年创建的云南农林植物研究所标本室。作为国内目前在馆藏标本数量排名第二的植物标本馆，KUN保藏172万余份植物标本，其中包括大量珍稀濒危物种以及上万份模式标本，是目前国内收藏植（菌）物标本类群最为齐全的标本馆藏机构。馆藏标本的特色产地包括我国云贵高原、青藏高原、西南横断山区、滇东南喀斯特地区、以及东南亚等诸多生物多样性热点区域。为《西藏植物志》、《云南植物志》、《横断山区维管植物》、《中国植物志》（中、英文本）等学术著作，为第二次青藏高原综合科考提供了坚实的科研服务支撑。

　　KUN占地总面积6169平方米，其中库房面积为2631平方米，主库房配备了恒温恒湿系统。并具有单次可容纳40人的科普展厅、会议室、参观大厅和室外多功能植物展示区域。依托于昆明植物研究所的平台，KUN与中国科学院昆明植物研究所植物化学与天然药物重点实验室、东亚植物多样性与生物地理学重点实验室的90多位从事植物分类学、植物系统学、生物地理学等领域的科研工作者开展内容形式多样的学术交流活动，具体涉及的研究类群涵盖大型真菌、地衣、苔藓、蕨类及石松类和种子植物。自2011年起，连续12年作为中国科学院公众科学日的现场科普活动场所。

　　KUN还与国内及全球从事植物分类学研究的30多家科研院所具有稳定的馆际合作，即便是在2020～2022三年的疫情期间，年均接待标本查阅人数仍在600人次以上。

　　此外，近年来，在各门类专家团队的支持下，KUN平均每年为社会各界提供植物物种鉴定服务150余次，营造了较好的社会声誉。

　　与此同时，KUN在网络社交媒体上有着稳定的网络访问流量和一定的用户基础。在微信公众号和微博等网络社交媒体中共计拥有科普受众用户6.4万名，并与中国科普博览、科学网、果壳、中国国家地理等国内主流科普媒体保持着良好的科普互动。　

主要科普资源和特色：

(1) 馆藏标本涵盖种子植物、蕨类植物、苔藓植物、地衣以及大型真菌等多个门类，其中地衣和真菌标本的馆藏极具特色。

(2) 截至2025年3月，馆藏植物标本172万余份，位居全国第二，包括大量珍稀濒危物种以及1.3万余份极具科研价值的模式标本；这些标本主要采自我国西南，辐射东南亚及“一带一路”等地区，高原特色显著。

Introduction to the Herbarium of Kunming Institute of Botany (KUN)

The Herbarium of the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (International Herbarium Code: KUN, hereinafter referred to as KUN), traces its origins to the Herbarium of the Yunnan Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Plants, established in 1938 by the renowned botanist Mr. Hu Xiansu and others. As the second largest herbarium in China in terms of the number of specimens housed, KUN holds over 1.72 million plant specimens, including a large number of rare and endangered species as well as tens of thousands of type specimens. It is currently the most comprehensive herbarium in China, covering a wide range of plant (and fungal) specimens. The herbarium's distinctive specimen origins include biodiversity hotspots such as the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Hengduan Mountains in southwest China, Karst regions in southeastern Yunnan, and various regions of Southeast Asia. KUN has provided robust scientific support for academic works such as "Flora of Tibet," "Flora of Yunnan," "Vascular Plants of the Hengduan Mountains," and "Flora of China" (in both Chinese and English), as well as for the Second Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

KUN covers a total area of 6,169 square meters, with a storage area of 2,631 square meters. The main storage room is equipped with a temperature and humidity control system. Additionally, the facility includes a science popularization exhibition hall that can accommodate up to 40 people at a time, a conference room, a visitor hall, and an outdoor multifunctional plant display area. Leveraging the platform of the Kunming Institute of Botany, KUN engages in diverse academic exchange activities with more than 90 researchers in fields such as plant taxonomy, plant systematics, and biogeography, collaborating with key laboratories such as the Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Products of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Key Laboratory of East Asian Plant Diversity and Biogeography. The research covers a wide range of groups including macrofungi, lichens, bryophytes, ferns, lycophytes, and seed plants. Since 2011, KUN has been the venue for the Chinese Academy of Sciences Public Science Day activities for 12 consecutive years.

KUN also maintains stable inter-institutional cooperation with more than 30 domestic and international research institutes engaged in plant taxonomy research. Even during the three years of the pandemic from 2020 to 2022, the herbarium continued to receive over 600 specimen consultation visits annually.

In recent years, with the support of expert teams from various disciplines, KUN has provided plant species identification services to the public more than 150 times annually, building a strong reputation in the community.

At the same time, KUN enjoys steady web traffic and a solid user base on social media platforms. It has a total of 64,000 science communication followers on social media platforms like WeChat and Weibo and maintains good science communication interactions with major Chinese popular science media such as China Science Communication, ScienceNet, Guokr, and National Geographic China. 

Main Science Popularization Resources and Features:

(1) The herbarium's collection includes various categories such as seed plants, ferns, bryophytes, lichens, and macrofungi, with particularly notable collections of lichens and fungi.

(2) As of March 2025, the herbarium houses over 1.72 million plant specimens, ranking second in China. This includes a large number of rare and endangered species, as well as over 13,000 type specimens with significant scientific value. These specimens are primarily collected from southwestern China, extending to Southeast Asia and regions along the "Belt and Road" initiative, highlighting the distinctive characteristics of the plateau.