Mild climate and agreeable temperature have turned Xishuangbanna in southwest China's Yunnan Province into a kingdom of countless plant species where flowers of different shapes and colors bloom all year long.
Today, we continue the compilations of flowers that have bloomed each month throughout this year at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden.
Take a look at our October collection. And don't miss the blossoms in December and November.
Strongylodon macrobotrys
Kleinhovia hospita
Hibiscus glanduliferus
Aristolochia ringens
Stictocardia beraviensis
Aristolochia caulialata
Bauhinia yunnanensis
Gustavia superba
Uvaria littoralis
Fissistigma wallichii
(All photos are contributed by Mo Haibo, who earned his master's degree in botany and now works at Xishuangbanna Botanic Garden. Botanic photography has gradually become a way for him to express his affection for plants – his obsession since childhood.)
(If you want to contribute and have specific expertise, please contact us at nature@cgtn.com.)