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Specimen Showcase|The Free-roaming Resurrector
Did you know that there is a small evergreen plant 🌱 that has managed to thrive on Earth for millions of years? It's called...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | A Cup Waiting to be Filled🍵
Do you know how many plant species are found in Hong Kong? With its small area and history of intense past and modern disturbance, one...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | The Stem-succulent #Baobab Tree
Recently we received a new donation of two fruits of the Grandidier's Baobab tree (𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘪 Baill. ) by...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | From Dominant to Survivor… and Back?
Today we will introduce you to a survivor, a species found in Hong Kong which over time has seen its population declining and which we...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | 🌳 Burry Good | The Chinese Chestnut
𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Blume is a plant belonging to the Fagaceae family, known to have adult trees reaching up to 18 m,...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase | Deadly Pool Party
The tropical or common swamp pitcher-plant, 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, is a species of carnivorous plant widespread...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|Nature’s Firewall and Shelter
Schima (𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢 Gardner & Champ.), a majestic evergreen tree of the Theaceae family, stands tall in the forests of...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|A Discreet but Exceptional "Ecosystem Engineer"
If you see pods on the ground next to rivers and shorelines, it might have fallen off from the Wild Beans, 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|Tree that Fragrant and Versatile
The camphor tree is widely recognized in both urban and suburban settings, but there is another tree often mistaken for camphor that...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13


Specimen Showcase|Fruity without a Floral Affair: Ginkgo biloba
𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢 (Linnaeus, 1771), commonly known as the ginkgo or maidenhair tree , is a remarkable species belonging to an...

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum
Mar 13
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