| NATURE FOR LIFE By Anabelle E. Plantilla Botanic gardens and biodiversity conservation When I first saw the jade vine in the botanic garden of De La Salle-Dasmariñas, I was captivated by its beauty and the vividness of its jade color. The jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is a native of the tropical forests of the Philippines and its flowers hang in bunches up to 90 cm long. Each clawlike flower is about 7-and-a-half cm long and is pollinated by bats. It is prized in tropical and subtropical gardens for its showy flowers which are a highly unusual blue-green. Read more: | |
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Friday, July 10, 2009
The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION > Botanic gardens and biodiversity conservation
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