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“Biodiversity in XTBG” photo show on display at Ethnic Culture Museum “Biodiversity in XTBG” photo show on display at Ethnic Culture Museum
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) is home to over 13,000 living species of plants, making it one of the biggest botanical gardens in the world. It also harbors diverse birds, spiders, butterflies, fireflies and many other insects, etc. 　　To exhibit some important diversity in the garden, a photo show themed wit...
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius come to bloom Amorphophallus paeoniifolius come to bloom
Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), a striking aroid from tropical Asia, is extensively cultivated for its edible tubers. 　　To display the landscape of blooming Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, a section was specially designated for cultivating the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum at the Distinctive Plan...
Exhibition of works by local artists opens at XTBG Exhibition of works by local artists opens at XTBG
An exhibition of works by local artists of Xishuangbanna will be on display at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) from April 28 to June 20. It is aimed to showcase the beauty of diverse Xishuangbanna and provide a platform for local artists to meet, share their knowledge and expertise, in addition to bring links t...
New species of Meiogyne genus in custard apple family reported in Yunnan New species of Meiogyne genus in custard apple family reported in Yunnan
From 2000-2004, more than 6,000 plant species collected from tropical areas of China and nearby countries were preserved in 35 living collections in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG). These include about 100 Annonaceae (the custard apple family) collections, among which twelve small trees have been continuously f...
First Chinese record of web-loving bug family Plokiophilidae reported from Xishuangbanna First Chinese record of web-loving bug family Plokiophilidae reported from Xishuangbanna
A new species of the web-loving bug family Plokiophilidae has been reported from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The family Plokiophilidae is a new record for the fauna of China and the first record of the genus Plokiophiloides beyond the Afrotropical Region. 　　The fa...
New species of mustard family of flowering plants found in Hengduan mountains New species of mustard family of flowering plants found in Hengduan mountains
Rorippa is a cosmopolitan weed genus in the Brassicaceae, the mustard family of flowering plants. It is a large genus of chiefly weedy aquatic or marsh herbs that have pinnate or pinnatifid leaves, yellow flowers, and terete pods with seeds in two rows in each cell. 　　In a revision of the Rorippa genus in the Pan-Himalaya r...
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