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Largest orchid comes to bloom Largest orchid comes to bloom
  Visitors may be surprised to find the largest orchid blossoming at the Shade Plant Garden of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) these days. This is the first time that the tiger orchid (scientific name: Grammatophyllum speciosum) came to blossom at the garden.   Grammatophyllum speciosum is a large, clumpin...
Shorea roxburghii comes to blossom and fruit in XTBG Shorea roxburghii comes to blossom and fruit in XTBG
  The Shorea roxburghii is a deciduous or semideciduous tree, up to about 40 m tall, with erect trunk, cylindrical, up to 1 m of diameter. The species is native to Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam where it lives in the dry evergreen or deciduous forests. It is classified as Vulnerab...
Etlingera yunnanensis reintroduced to the wild Etlingera yunnanensis reintroduced to the wild
  500 seedlings of Etlingera yunnanensis, a national key protected plant and one of plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP), were reintroduced to the wild by Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG)on May 23.   Etlingera, a genus in Zingiberaceae, has only two species, Etlingera littoralis and Etling...
The Orchid Show 2023 at XTBG The Orchid Show 2023 at XTBG
  The annual natural orchid show comes to its 10th event in 2023. On April 10, the exhibition named “ Orchids--gifts from nature” unveiled its plate at Shade Garden of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG). The event brought together XTBG leaders, local government officials, local Dai villagers, and other relate...
Five new plant varieties of XTBG authorized Five new plant varieties of XTBG authorized
  Recently, five new plant varieties of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) have been authorized by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China. Among them, the new varieties of genus Mussaenda and genus Bauhinia are verified in XTBG for the first time and acquired complete intellectual property....
Bougainvillea on display at XTBG Bougainvillea on display at XTBG
  Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) is holding its first exhibition of Bougainvillea flowers from December 19, 2022 to January 30, 2023. Hundreds of Bougainvillea shrubs in different shapes and colors are greeting visitors in winter.   XTBG has been attaching importance to collecting and protecting plant spe...
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