The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for March 2023 is the Fortune Plant, scientifically known as Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. Dracaena comes from the Ancient Greek Word “Drakaina” meaning female dragon due to its red stems which are likened to the color of the blood of the …
By: AALimpiada Last February 3, 2023, Prof. Seung Bin Moon, Vice President for International Affairs, Ms. Julie Anne Pineda, Internationalization Associate, SOS International Affairs and Ms. Charina Danas, Coordinator of Sejong University Philippines had a short guided tour around the Makiling Botanic Gardens. The short tour focused on the native …
By: AALimpiada Before the visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Headquarters, H.E. Ambassador Souza e Silva, with Deputy Chief of Mission Minister Sérgio Taam and Head of Political Sector Counselor Ricardo dos Santos Poletto had a fun and nice tour inside the Makiling Botanic Gardens. Their visit last 14th …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for February 2023 is the Kasupangil, scientifically known as Clerodendrum intermedium Cham. The plant is from the family Lamiaceae and is native to the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Taiwan, and Thailand. Clerodendrum was named by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753 derived …
By: AALimpiada Photo by: MJEMenorca Ms. Laura Oexle, Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy in Manila had a short tour at the Makiling Botanic Gardens. As part of their visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, she paid a visit to one of the ASEAN Heritage Park in …
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 …