In a study published in Science Advances on December 19, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international institutions, explored the impact of mountain building and climate cooling over 30 million years across five major mountain systems in the Northern Hemisphere and revealed that these processes are key drivers of the rich plant diversity found in the Earth’s alpine biome.

Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a remarkable new tree species in Yunnan Province, distinguished by its extraordinarily long, cascading floral displays.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators investigated the dynamic interactions between preferential flow and matrix flow in rubber-associated forest systems within tropical regions, as well as their impacts on soil water storage and cycling.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences sought to clarify how vegetation types influence hydrological functions. The research revealed distinct soil water regulation patterns across vegetation types, with primary evergreen broadleaf forests exhibiting the most stable and drought-resistant conditions.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences constructed comprehensive epigenetic regulatory landscapes for lncRNAs across diverse plant species and developed a novel, specialized platform named PERlncDB (Plant Epigenetic Regulation of lncRNAs Database).

During field surveys in southwestern Guangxi in 2020 and 2024, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences collected an unknown Begonia species around Chunxiu Reservior in Longzhou County. After comparison with morphologically allied species, examination of herbarium specimens and review of relevant literature, it was confirmed as a new taxon. The new species is named Begonia chunxiuensis and published in Nordic Journal of Botany.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that shared evolutionary history and functional traits are key drivers of community assembly in tropical ecosystems. They identified key climatic and habitat factors shaping diversity and developed a new framework by integrating species' functional traits and evolutionary relationships, to support conservation planning in the face of habitat loss and climate change.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated how soil microbial communities enhance soil fertility through micro-scale soil aggregates during tropical forest restoration.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed the intricate molecular mechanism controlled by the plant hormone cytokinin that leads to the formation of more female flowers in cassava.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the impact of vegetation restoration on soil organic carbon components, soil physicochemical properties, and the structure and functional genes of microbial communities involved in carbon cycling.

In a study published in Taxon​, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators proposed merging two genera into an expanded Perilla and reinstating another to resolve long-standing classification issues.