Looi-looi is MBG’s Plant of the Month for January 2023
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for January 2023 is the Looi-looi, scientifically known as Freycinetia sphaerocephala Gaudich. The plant is from the family Pandanaceae and is endemic to the Philippines. The genus Freycinetiawas was named by Charles Gaudichaud Beaupre, a botanist who first collected and described …
MCME Director’s Presentation
Far East University (Republic of Korea) visited the Makiling Botanic Gardens
ASEAN EU conducts tree planting at the Makiling Botanic Gardens
The ASEAN European Union through the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) conducted tree planting activity on 02 December 2022 at the Dipterocarp Arboretum, Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG), College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) Campus, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). The tree planting activity is part of #ForOur …
Balakat Gubat is MBG’s Plant of the Month for December 2022
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for December 2022 is the Balakat Gubat, scientifically known as Balakata luzonica (Vidal) Esser. The plant is from the family Euphorbiaceae and is endemic to the Philippines. C. Ridsdale provided the translation of Balakat gubat as “shoulder tree”. Balakat Gubat is a …