The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) presents “Kapa Kapa” as the Plant of the Month (POM) with scientific name Medinilla magnifica. It is originally from the Philippines and favors cool and shaded growing environment like in Mount Makiling. Kapa kapa has become exceedingly rare in its natural habitat and is included…
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) presents the “False Bird of Paradise” as Plant of the Month (POM) with scientific name Heliconia plastachys Baker. It is also known as hanging lobster claw, lobster-claw, crab claw, or hanging heliconia. The false bird of paradise is native to Central and South America, commonly used…
This video is presented during the UPLB EXSCITE 2014 Exhibit held at the SMX Convention Center. The video highlights the key features of the Philippine Center for Tropical Forest Science – the center to which the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems will transform into.
Mount Makiling is declared as the 33rd ASEAN Heritage Park on October 3, 2013. The awarding ceremonies was held at the Makiling Botanic Gardens and attended by park managers and other dignitaries of the ASEAN Heritage Park network. This video is a slideshow of the events during the awarding ceremonies.
This video provides a quick snapshot of features found in Mount Makiling.
This video is developed from the highlights of the documentation of MMFR’s application as an ASEAN Heritage Park.