Kunming Institute of Botany is a scientific research institution directly under China Academy of Sciences and an important comprehensive research institution in the field of botany and phytochemistry in China. Kunming Institute of Botany, formerly known as Yunnan Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Botany, was jointly established by Institute of Static Biology and Yunnan Provincial Department of Education in July 1938. Kunming Institute of Botany has high scientific research strength and academic influence, such as successfully cultivating high-quality tobacco seedlings in the 1940s, which helped the development of Yunnan tobacco industry; The 1950s laid the foundation for the independent development of natural rubber industry in China. Kunming Institute of Botany also has a relatively complete talent training system, with doctoral and master's training centers in botany, biochemistry and molecular biology, medicinal chemistry and pharmacology, and professional master's training centers in biology, medicine and pharmacy.

To sum up, Kunming plants have high scientific research strength and academic influence in the field of botany and phytochemistry in China, and are at a relatively advanced level.