Hu Hsen-Hsu’s ‘Zenia insignis Song’

A ‘Painting Zenia insignis Chun’ drawn by Feng Jeng-Ru is studied in detail.The results indicate that the plant in the painting is Zenia insignis Chun,which was published by Chun Woon-Young in 1946 and named after a famous scholar Zen Houng-Chsun.Meanwhile,Hu Hsen-Hsu praisefully indited a poem ‘Zenia insignis Song’ in the painting.The resumes of Hu Hsen-Hsu and Chun Woon-Young,Feng Jeng-Ru,and Zen Houng-Chsun in plant sciences,respectively as the founders of modern plant taxonomy,botanical scientific illustration,and modern science in China,are introduced.Therefore,the ‘Painting Zenia insignis Chun’ vividly represents four boffins’ friendships and contributions.