# David E. Boufford Senior Research Scientist ![boufford_david_senior_research_scientist.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6796/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/herbaria/files/boufford_david_senior_research_scientist.jpg?itok=8Ug1XkGj) smartphone [(617) 495-0794]() email [david\_boufford@harvard.edu](mailto:david_boufford@harvard.edu) I am interested in the vascular plants of temperate to subtropical eastern Asia, their diversity and patterns of distribution and how they relate to the plants of North America. The [Hengduan Mountain region](http://hengduan.huh.harvard.edu/fieldnotes) of China, one of the world¹s hotspots of biodiversity, is of particular interest to me. - ## Association [Research](/association/research) - ## Research Area [Floristics and Monography](/research-area/floristics-and-monography)