Baoshan maddertrees only grow in an area of less than 200 square kilometers in the Gaoligong Mountains. A critically endangered species found in the area in 2003 by a Chinese expedition and named a year later, it has fewer than 100 mature plants now. 

About Journeys in Nature: Gaoligong Mountain Series

Running from southwest China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau all the way to the Indochina Peninsula, the Gaoligong Mountains form magnificent massifs over 600 kilometers. The area has become one of the most biodiverse on the planet.

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Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 1: Gaoligong Mountain

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 2: The Skywalker

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 3: Phayre's Leaf Monkey

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 4: Hot Sea

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 5: Beihai Wetland

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 6: Phoenix in the Water

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 7: Baihualing Ridge

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 8: A Chirping Contest

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 9: Flous Taiwania

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