The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for September 2019 is the “trailing watermelon begonia” or scientifically known as Pellionia repens (Lour.) Merr. It belongs to family Urticaceae. It is native to Singapore, Bhutan, India, Southern China, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The trailing watermelon begonia is …
The College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) welcomed the New Freshman for Academic Year 2019-2020 last 6 August 2019 through a convocation held at the Nicolas P. Lansigan Auditorium, Florencio Tamesis Hall, College of Forestry and Natural Resources , University of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna. Right after …
Leea guineensis G.Don also known as “Mali-mali” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for August 2019. Mali-mali belongs to family Vitaceae and is widely distributed in the Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia and in the Philippines. Mali-mali has a wide range of uses. It can be used as medicine …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for July 2019 is the “banaba” or scientifically known as Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. It belongs to family Lythraceae. It is native to tropical Southern Asia but usually grown in South and East Asia like Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Southern China, and …
Around twenty (20) students from Los Baños National High School (LBNHS) participated in the “Earth Warriors for Biodiversity” last 18 June 2019 held in the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). Earth Warriors of Biodiversity is a project of the Australian Alumni Association in UPLB that seeks …
Last 28 June 2019, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) soft launched its newest theme garden, the Butterfly Garden. The garden was previously an aviary according to For. Leilani A. Castillo, Head of the Forests and Watershed Division (FWD) Unit of MCME who …