Makiling Forum Goes Virtual: Ex-situ Conservation of Threatened Philippine Plants on the Spotlight

The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystem brings back the Makiling Forum, this time embracing the virtual platform to ensure accessibility to a wider audience. On 26 January 2024, the quarterly event unfolded seamlessly via Zoom, shedding light on the remarkable outcomes of the “Ex-situ Conservation of Threatened Philippine Plants: Restoring …

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Yellow-striped slender tree skink is MBG’s Wildlife of the Month for January 2024

The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Wildlife of the Month (WOM) for January 2024 is the Yellow-striped slender tree skink, scientifically known as Lipinia pulchella (GRAY, 1845) from the family Scincidae. The wildlife is endemic to the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Bohol, Pollillo, Panay, and Masbate). The species can be located at elevations …

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Green Dragontail Butterfly is MBG’s Wildlife of the Month for December 2023

The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Wildlife of the Month (WOM) for Decemberber 2023 is the Green Dragontail Butterfly, scientifically known as Lamproptera meges (Zincken 1831) from the family Papilionidae. The wildlife is an indigenous species to South and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, South China (including Hainan and Zhangjiajie from Hunan …

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Awl-Leaf Closed-Mouth Orchid is MBG’s Plant of the Month for December 2023

The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for December 2023 is the Awl-Leaf Closed-Mouth Orchid, scientifically known as Cleisostoma subulatum Blume from the family Orchidaceae. The name “Cleisostoma” is derived from the Greek words kleistos, meaning “closed” and “stoma” meaning “mouth. The species name “subulatum” is based on …

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