Popular Science----Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden,CAS

	Why Do Lianas Outcompete Trees in Seasonal Tropical Forests? Lianas are particularly abundant in seasonally dry tropical forests, where most species flower during the dry season. Although the hydraulic differences in the vegetative organs of lianas and trees have been well documente, the floral hydraulic strategies and their potential role in liana expansion remain unclear.In a study p...

	Honey Bee Waggle Dance Depends on Its Audience, Study Finds A new study by Chinese scientists reveals that the honey bee waggle dance—one of the most famous examples of animal communication—is not a one-way communication but, in fact, a dynamic, two-way interaction shaped by its audience. These findings challenge the traditional view that information flows unidirectionally from danc...

	Medicinal and aromatic plants on exhibition On the World Wildlife Day (March 3), an exhibition of medicinal and aromatic plants was held at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG). It’s part of the event themed “Herbal China - safeguarding health,heritage, and livelihoods” plant-themed exhibition, simultaneously inaugurated at 15 venues across the country. Th...

	XTBG and Royal Botanic Botanic Garden Edinburgh renew cooperation memorandum Prof. Xing Yaowu, director of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), headed up a 7-person delegation to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). The two botanical gardens formally signed a new five-year cooperation memorandum.XTBG researchers had extensive discussions with Prof. Simon Stephen Milne, director of RBGE; a...

	4 new bird records--13th XTBG Birding Festival With four new birds documented, the record of birds in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) has reached 352, according to a release from the 13th XTBG Birding Festival from November 19-23.The festival comprised four main activities: a 24-hour birdwatching competition, a biodiversity-themed cultural and creative prod...

	Art sketching exhibition at XTBG As the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays approach, an art sketching exhibition themed with “Painting the rainforest, colors of Mengla” is held at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden (XTBG). As a core component of the Mengla Tropical Rainforest Art Season, the "Painting the Rainforest" art program specially inv...

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