Landscaping----Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden,CAS

	White lotus flower 　　White Lotus is closely related to Nymphaea caerulea (Blue Lily), which was worshipped as a sacred plant and was a symbol for the origins of life. 　　The white Lotus has long been symbolic in Hinduism and Buddhism. 　　In Buddhism the different colors of the lotus are associated with different stages of the spiritual jou...

	Lotus flowers blossom at Flower Garden of XTBG Beautiful lotuses are just now blosssoming in the summer. The lotuses in XTBG are no exceptions. Here let's take a look at the blossoming lotus flowers at the Flower Garden of XTBG:

	Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb) Oriental bittersweet is a perennial deciduous, climbing, woody vine that can grow to lengths of 60 ft. (18.3 m) and up to 4 in. (10 cm.) in diameter. The striated bark is brown to dark brown. The smooth glabrous twigs can range from light gray to dark brown in color. The woody vines of oriental bittersweet may smother and str...

	An Asian orchid, Eulophia graminea, detected in Xishuangbanna Eulophia graminea, a terrestrial orchid native to subtropical and tropical Asia, has been detected in the open air of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) at an altitude of about 550 meters. The orchid was identified by Prof. Gao Jiangyun and a few young researchers. 　　Its occurrence is noteworthy because the lit...

	Huge leafless orchid Have you ever seen an orchid higher than a man? Possibly most people’s answer is “No”. A few days ago, Dr. Gao Jiangyun and his team were amazed at seeing a population of huge leafless orchid, Aphyllorchis caudate, in Menghai county, Xishuangbanna. 　　The population is composed of more than 100 individuals. The tallest in...

	Gastrodia albidoides (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae), a new species from Yunnan, China A few XTBG young research fellows found a new orchid species. They described and illustrated Gastrodia albidoides (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae, Gastrodieae) from Yunnan, China. 　　The new species is closely related to G. theana and G. albida but can be distinguished by an almost smooth perianth tube, lateral sepals fused to ...

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