
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS China - Yunnan - Xishuangbanna Institution Code: HITBC International Agenda Registrant: Yes Current BGCI member: Yes Newly established exhibition area ( Photo by Xu YK ) About the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS 中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden (XTBG), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is located in Menglun Township, Mengla County of Yunnan Province. XTBG is a comprehensive research institution engaged in biodiversity conservation and sustainable uses of plant resources, focusing on forest ecosystem ecology, conservation biology and resource plant development. Facilities available for scientific research include two national field research stations (Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem Station, and Ailaoshan Station for Forest Ecosystem Studies); laboratories for Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Plant Phylogenetics & Conservation Biology, Physiological Ecology; a Germplasm Bank for Rare & Endangered Plants; and a Herbarium of Tropical Plants, etc. Aside from the headquarter in Xishuangbanna, an important division has been setup in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province. Currently, XTBG has 305 staff members, including 180 scientific researchers and technical personnel. There are 61 senior researchers, 178 postgraduate students (45 of them are doctoral candidates) and postdoctoral or visiting scientists. Over 12,000 species of plants are well preserved in its 35 living collections. 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Main Address: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS 中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园 Menglun, Mengla Xishuangbanna Yunnan 666303 China Telephone Number: 86 691 8715460 Fax Number: 86 691 8715070 Web Site: www.xtbg.cas.cn Institution Email Address: huhb@xtbg.ac.cn Show all data Staff Details Director: Dr. CHEN Jin Curator: Ms. HU Jianxiang Plant Records Officer: JING Zhaopeng Total Staff: Number of Horticultural Staff: 41 Number of Educational Staff: 17 Number of Research Staff: 110 Number of Administration Staff: 40 About this Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Private: No State: Yes Educational Establishment: Yes Municipal: No Satellite Garden: No Trust Administered: No Date Founded: 1959 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): Yes Size of Area: 230 hectares Landscaped Area: Yes Size of Area: 370 hectares Total Area (in Hectares): 1125 hectares Latitude: 21.927321 Longitude: 101.253862 Annual Rainfall: 1560 mm Altitude: 570.00 metres Total Area Under Glass: 700 metres Total Area Under Shade: 8000 metres Additional Locations Satellite Garden Names (including exteral arboreta): Yuanjiang BG Local Information Garden Name: 中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园 Address: 666303中国云南西双版纳勐腊县勐仑镇 City: 西双版纳 State: 云南 Features and Facilities Herbarium: Yes Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 150000 Arboretum: Yes Arboretum Size: 6 Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes Seed Bank: Yes Published Plant Catalogue: Yes Computer Plant Record System: Yes Open to the Public: Yes Society of Friends: No Retail Outlet (shop): Yes Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes Disabled Access: Yes Number of Visitors: 600000 Number of Volunteers: 12 Plant Collections Number of Living Plant Accessions: 44000 Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 11700 Special Collections:Palms, orchids, bamboo, tropical fruits, economic trees, shade-plants, ornamental plants, oil plants, medicinal plants, Zingiberaceae, Araceae, Dipterocarpaceae, tropical conifers, aquatic plants, and more, altogether 35 collections. Conservation Programmes Conservation Programme: Yes Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes Reintroduction Programme: Yes Research Programmes Biotechnology: Yes Plant Breeding: Yes Conservation - Biology: Yes Conservation - Genetics: Yes Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes Ecology: Yes Ecosystem Conservation: Yes Education: Yes Ethnobotany: Yes Exploration: Yes Floristics: Yes Horticulture: Yes Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes Molecular Genetics: Yes Pollination Biology: Yes Restoration Ecology: Yes Seed/Spore Biology: Yes Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes Sustainability: Yes Pharmacology: Yes Agriculture: Yes Land Restoration: Yes Urban Environments: No Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Yes Education Signs in Garden: Yes Public Lectures/Talks: Yes Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes Guided Tours: Yes Permanent Public Displays: Yes Special Exhibitions: Yes Courses for School Children: Yes Courses for University/College Students: No Courses for General Public: No Education Programme: Yes	Journal Articles Cultivate Issue 28 - Green shoots for a low carbon future? February 2010 Nature walks for conservation and awareness in Mauritius July 2007 The role of botanic gardens in supporting the conservation and sustainable use of non-timber forest products January 2008 BGCI Supports Collaboration Between Botanic Gardens: the Environment and Artistic Photo Exhibition, Sound of Nature at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden July 2006

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