Education:

　　　　1994-1997: Laboratory of Systematic & Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Ph D. Degree. Supervisor: Prof. Hong De-Yuan & Dr. H.P. Nooteboom

　　　　1995-1996: Rijiks Herbarium (L) / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. Visiting Scholar

　　　　1986-1989: Institute of Ecology & Geobotany, Yunnan University. Master of Science Degree

　　　　1982-1996: Department of Biology, Henan University. Bachelor Degree

　　　　Research Interests:

　　　　Pteridophytes; Taxonomy & Phylogeny; Conservation.

　　　　Occupation & Social Activities:

　　　　Professor of Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2001--

　　　　Honorary Member of Indian Fern Society; 　　1998--

　　　　Council Member of International Association of Pteridologists; 　2005—

　　　　Council Member of International Association of Plant Taxonomy; 　　2005—

　　　　Committee Member of Nomenclature Committee of Vascular Plants; 　　2010-- 2012

　　　　Committee Member of Pteridophyte, International Nomenclature Committee; 　　1999-2005;

　　　　Editorial Member of Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae; 　　1999--

　　　　Editorial Member of Flora of China; 　　2002--

　　　　Editorial Member of Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica; 　　1998—

　　　　Associate Editor of Journal of Systematics and Evolution (formerly Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica); 2008—

　　　　Editorial Committee of Plant Diversity and Resources (formerly Acta Botanica Yunnanica); 　　2011—

　　　　Advisor Committee of Indian Fern Journal; 　　2011---

　　　　Board of the Foundation Flora Malesiana; 2013—

　　　　Selected publications from 2008-2013 (* Corresponding author):

　　　　1. Wei R, Schneider H, Zhang X-C*. 2013. Toward a new circumscription of the twinsorus-fern genus Diplazium (Athyriaceae): A molecular phylogeny with morphological implications and infrageneric taxonomy. Taxon 62: 441-457.

　　　　2. Wei X-P, Zhang X-C*. Species delimitation in the fern genus Lemmaphyllum (Polypodiaceae) based on multivariate analysis of morphological variation. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. DOI:10.1111/jse.12019.

　　　　3. Li Z-Y, Zhang X-C*. A taxonomic revision of Cyclosorus subgenus Cyclosoriopsis (Thelypteridaceae) from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12013.

　　　　4. Schneider, H., He L-J, Marquardt J., Wang L., Heinrichs J, Hennequin S & Zhang X-C. 2013. Exploring the origin of the latitudinal diversity gradient: Contrasting the sister fern genera Phegopteris and Pseudophegopteris. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 51(1): 61-70.

　　　　5. Marhold, K & Stuessy T (eds.) in collaboration with Agababian M, Agosti D, Alford M H, Crespo A, Crisci J V, Dorr L J, Ferencová Z, Frodin D, Geltman D V, Kilian N, Linder H P, Lohmann L G, Oberprieler C, Penev L, Smith G F, Thomas W, Tulig M, Turland N, & Zhang X-C. 2013. The Future of Botanical Monography: Report from an international workshop, 12–16 March 2012, Smolenice, Slovak Republic. Taxon 62: 4–20.

　　　　6. Schneider H, He L-J., Hennequin S, & Zhang X-C. 2013. Towards a natural classification of Pteridaceae: inferring the relationships of enigmatic pteridoid fern species occurring in the Sino-Himalaya and Afro-Madagascar. Phytotaxa 77(4): 49-62.

　　　　7. Wang, Lisong, Yong Yang, Xianchun Zhang. 2013. Online Flora: Method and Practice of E-taxonomy. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 48 (2): 174–183.

　　　　8. Zhang Xianchun*, Ran Wei, Hongmei Liu, Lijuan He, Li Wang, Gangmin Zhang. 2013. Phylogeny and Classification of the Extant Lycophytes and Ferns from China. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 48 (2): 119–137.

　　　　9. He, Li-Juan, Xian-Chun Zhang, 2012. Exploring generic delimitation within the fern family Thelypteridaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65(2): 757–764.

　　　　10. Wang, Li, Harald Schneider, Zhiqiang Wu, Lijuan He, Xianchun Zhang, Qiaoping Xiang. 2012. Indehiscent sporangia enable the accumulation of local fern diversity at the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:158 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-158 (ISSN 1471-2148).

　　　　11. Wang L, Harald Schneider, Zhang X-C, Xiang Q-P. 2012. The rise of the Himalaya enforced the diversification of SE Asian ferns by altering the monsoon regimes. BMC Plant Biology 2012, 12: 210, doi:10.1186/1471-2229-12-210 (ISSN 1471-2229).

　　　　12. Jiang RH, Zhang XC & Liu Y. 2011. Asplenium cornutissimum (Aspleniaceae), a new species from Karst caves in Guangxi, China. Brittonia 63: 83-86.

　　　　13. Christenhusz MJM, Zhang X C & Schneider H. 2011. A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 7-54.

　　　　14. Hovenkamp, P. H., C. R. Fraser-Jenkins, H. Schneider & X. C. Zhang. 2011. Proposal to conserve the name Lepisorus against Belvisia, Lemmaphyllum, Paragramma, Drymotaenium & Neocheiropteris (Pteridophyta, Polypodiaceae). Taxon 60(2): 591–592.

　　　　15. Wang L, Wu ZQ, Bystriakova N, Ansell SW, Xiang QP, Heinrichs J, Schenider H and Zhang XC. 2011. Phylogeography of the alpine fern Lepisorus clathratus on “the roof of the world”. PloS One 6: e25896. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025896.

　　　　16. Yang F C, Zhang C L, Wu G, Liang S Y and Zhang X C. 2011. Endangered Pteridophytes and Their Distribution in Hainan Island, China. American Fern Journal. 101(2):105-116.

　　　　17. Wang Li, Xin-ping Qi, Qiao-ping Xiang, Jochen Heinrichs, Harald Schneider, Xian-chun Zhang. 2010. Phylogeny of the paleotropical fern genus Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae, Polypodiopsida) inferred from four chloroplast DNA regions. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 211-225.

　　　　18. Wang Li, Zhi-qiang Wu, Qiao-ping Xiang, Jochen Heinrichs, Harald Schneider, Xian-chun Zhang. 2010. A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of tribe Lepisoreae (Polypodiaceae) based on an analysis of four plastid DNA regions.Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 162: 28-33.

　　　　19. Aagaard, S.M.D, Greilhuber J, Xian-Chun Zhang, Wikstrom N. 2009. Occurrence and evolutionary origins of polyploids in the clubmoss genus Diphasiastrum (Lycopodiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52: 746-754.

　　　　20. Hongmei Liu, Xianchun Zhang, Hui Zeng. 2009. Application of DNA Sequences in Pteridophyte Phylogenetic Study. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 44 (2): 143-158.

　　　　21. Qi, X. P., Zhang, X C. 2009. Taxonomic revision of Lepisorus (J. Sm.) Ching sect. Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae) from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 47(6): 581-598.

　　　　22. Qiao-Ping Xiang, (Jenny) Qiu-Yun Xiang, Yan-Yan Guo, Xian-Chun Zhang. 2009. Phylogeny of Abies (Pinaceae) inferred from nrITS sequence data. Taxon 58 (1): 141–152.

　　　　23. Zhang, X C et al. 2008. On the fern genus Dryopteris Adans of Korean Peninsula and Cheju Island. Indian Fern J. 25: 121-149.

　　　　24. Zhang, X C et al. 2008. On the fern genus Athyrium Roth of Korean Peninsula and Cheju Island. Indian Fern J. 25: 152-166.

　　　　25. Zhang, X C. 2008. Miscellaneous notes on Pteridophytes from China and neighbouring regions. In: S C Verma, S P Khullar & H K Cheema (eds.): Perspectives in Pteridology. pp. 29-33.