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New Species of Primrose Family Reported from Northern Laos New Species of Primrose Family Reported from Northern Laos
Lysimachia, a genus in the primrose family (Primulaceae) of flowering plants, is characterized by its herbaceous growth habit, entire leaves, and twisted corolla aestivation. It consists of 282 accepted species and six hybrids. Currently, only 9–11 species of Lysimachia are recorded from Laos.During biodiversity survey in ...
Fern exhibition greets Chinese New Year Fern exhibition greets Chinese New Year
72 rare and ornamental fern species are on display at the Shade Plant Garden of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) from January 22 on. The fern exhibition, themed with “the serene beauty of ferns”, is held to greet the Chinese New Year.Numerous rare and important ornamental ferns, totaling 72 species in 34 gener...
Third Bougainvillea flowers exhibition at XTBG Third Bougainvillea flowers exhibition at XTBG
A leaf flower (Bougainvillea) exhibition is ongoing at the Flower Garden of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG). This exhibition features over 80 varieties of leaf flowers, including double-petaled, tower-like, lantern-like, butterfly-like, sparrow-like, multi-colored, dark-spotted, cherry blossom, and so on, with ...
2 new bird records--12th XTBG Birding Festival 2 new bird records--12th XTBG Birding Festival
The record of birds in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) has reached 330, according to a release from the 12th XTBG Birding Festival from November 21-24.This year’s bird watching festival focused on a 24-hour bird-watching competition, exhibitions of cultural creative products, and science popularization lecture...
XTBG holds the 9<sup>th</sup> Youth Science Festival XTBG holds the 9th Youth Science Festival
The 9th Science Festival for the Youth of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) was held on November 2-3. More than 3,000 teachers and students from 8 primary and secondary schools in Xishuangbanna and visitors took part in the on-site activities. In addition, this event attracted nearly 4,000 online participants thr...
Telfairia occidentalis fruits at XTBG Telfairia occidentalis fruits at XTBG
These days, visitors to Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) may happen to see some special fruits they have never seen before. These strange fruits are called Telfairia occidentalis, commonly known as fluted gourd or fluted pumpkin.It’s the first time that Telfairia occidentalis came to fruits since it was introdu...
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