Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences provided the first fungal diversity assessment utilizing iDNA metabarcoding. The method facilitates sampling and monitoring of fungal communities via the gut contents of dung beetles, showcasing its potential applicability for mycological studies and the conservation of fungi.

When researchers carried out filed survey in the tropical forests of Eastern Nepal, they encountered a population of small aroids with 2–5 hastate to trilobate leaves and a pinkish-brown inflorescence. After having detailed morphological examinations, they confirmed that it represented a new aroid species endemic to Nepal.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) underscored the pivotal role of environmental and neighbourhood effects in shaping the growth of a dominant canopy species, Pometia pinnata, in tropical forest.

In a study published in New Phytologist​, an international team includes researchers from where Japanese knotweed is native (China and Japan) and introduced (Germany and USA), investigated plants from a large number of populations of this global plant invader, to elucidate the reasons behind its invasion success.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported the first endocarp fossil record of Miquelia, namely Miquelia yenbaiensis, originating from the late Miocene of northern Vietnam.