概览 | Overview
中文
西双版纳风景名胜荟萃，其中勐仑热带植物园是必游之地。人们常将西双版纳誉为"绿宝石"，而这座热带植物园便是宝石的核心。
勐仑热带植物园为国家5A级旅游景区，全称为中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园。园区坐落于勐腊县勐仑镇，三面被湄公河支流罗梭江环绕，地形酷似葫芦，故名"葫芦岛"。园区设东西两座大门，东门为主入口；西门经悬索桥连通镇区，南侧有公路桥连接勐腊公路。
English
If you're heading to Xishuangbanna, there's one place you absolutely can't miss: Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden. When people talk about Xishuangbanna being a "green gem," they're really referring to this botanical garden as the jewel in the crown. It's no exaggeration—this place is the real deal.
The official name is Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences**, and it's a national 5A scenic area. The garden sits in Menglun Township, Mengla County, and gets wrapped around on three sides by the Luosuo River, a tributary of the LANCANG. The geography actually looks like a gourd, which is why locals call it "Gourd Island." There are gates on the east and west sides, with the east gate being the main entrance. The west gate connects to town via suspension bridge, while a road bridge on the south leads into Mengla.
历史与规模 | History and Scale
中文
1959年，我国著名植物学家蔡希陶创建中国科学院云南热带植物研究所，植物园便是该所的科研基地。它是中国面积最大、植物种类最丰富齐全的热带植物园，集科学研究、物种保护与科普教育功能于一体。
这座占地1000公顷的植物园分为东西两大区域：西区为主要游览区，东区以科研和热带沟谷雨林保护为主。园内建有竹类园、芳香园、树木园、奇花异卉园、龙脑香园、榕树园、棕榈园、民族植物园、水生植物园、荫生植物园、名人名树园、国树国花园、百果园，以及滇南热带雨林珍稀濒危与迁地植物保护区等35个科研主题专类园。
English
The garden was founded back in 1959 by Cai Xitao, a prominent Chinese botanist, as the research base for the Yunnan Institute of Tropical Botany. Today, it's the biggest tropical botanical garden in China, with the most diverse and complete collection of plant species you'll find anywhere. It's basically a one-stop shop for scientific research, plant conservation, and public education.
The 1,000-hectare garden is split into two main sections: the west side (where tourists hang out) and the east side (mainly for research and rainforest preservation). There are 35 themed gardens scattered throughout—everything from bamboo to orchids to fruit gardens—plus spots dedicated to rare and endangered species.
园区设施与植物收集 | Facilities and Plant Collections
中文
作为科研机构，植物园还设有植物标本馆、热带植物种质资源库、热带雨林生态定位观测铁塔与信息管理系统。园内共收集热带植物4000余种。游客在此可品尝"变味果"神秘果，观赏具抗癌功效的美登木、有"见血封喉"之称的箭毒木等珍稀植物；还有"植物绞杀者"等寄生植物、可制取天然橡胶的橡胶树、可承载20公斤孩童的王莲、生长速度是松树十倍的团花树、每吨价值3000美元的黑黄檀、树龄超千年且雌雄异株的西双版纳千年苏铁、具活血散瘀功效的剑叶龙血树等奇珍植物。
English
You'll also find research facilities, a plant specimen museum, a germplasm center, and even a watchtower for studying the rainforest ecosystem. In total, there are over 4,000 species of tropical plants here. Some of the highlights include:
- The "miracle fruit" that makes sour things taste sweet
- Trees with medicinal properties (like the mayten tree, which fights cancer)
- The upas tree—the most poisonous tree around. Seriously, one arrow dipped in its poison could kill you instantly
- The "plant hangman"—basically a plant that strangles its hosts to death
- The king lotus, which is huge enough to hold a 20-kilogram kid
- Black rosewood worth $3,000 a ton
- An ancient cycas tree that's over 1,000 years old
龙血树园 | The Dracaena Garden
中文
全球龙血树约有150种，主要分布于非洲、亚洲与澳大利亚的热带及亚热带地区。龙血树园建于2002年，是植物园中最年轻的专类园之一，占地1公顷有余，收集龙血树60种。
龙血树寿命可达5000年，素有"长寿松"之称；其枝干分泌的红色树脂名为"血竭"，具有活血散瘀功效，是传统中医常用的外伤用药，既可内服也可外敷，药效显著。
English
There are around 150 dracaena species in the world, mostly in Africa and Asia. The garden here, opened in 2002, has about 60 species spread over one hectare. Dracaena can live up to 5,000 years, earning the nickname "longevity pine." What's really cool is the red resin that oozes from the branches—called "dragon's blood." In traditional Chinese medicine, it's prized for healing wounds and improving blood circulation.
国树国花园 | The National Tree & Flower Garden
中文
世界各国大多拥有本国的国树与国花，它们是国家的象征，承载着本国的文化、价值观与代表性植物。国树国花园占地1.3公顷，建于1999年，为迎接'99昆明世界园艺博览会而建，汇集了六大洲66个国家的55种国树国花，例如老挝的粉花鸡蛋花、比利时的杜鹃等。搭配各类观赏植物，园内共收集热带植物165种。
English
Built for the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition, this 1.3-hectare garden brings together 55 national trees and flowers from 66 countries across six continents. You'll see stuff like Laos's plumeria rubra and Belgium's azalea. With decorative plants thrown in, the collection hits about 165 species total.
名人名树园 | The Famous People & Trees Garden
中文
自植物园建园以来，众多各界名人到访交流，在此亲手植树，名人名树园便由此而来。园区占地3.7公顷，共收集热带植物343种。
入口处矗立着"森林行旅"雕塑，展现了蔡希陶教授与学生们考察工作的场景。1959年，在蔡希陶教授主持下，中国科学院云南热带植物研究所正式成立。当时，同纬度的许多热带雨林因生态破坏而消失，为保护西双版纳的热带雨林，他带领科研团队深入当地开展植物考察，乘独木舟抵达葫芦岛，在原始丛林中建立了这座研究所。
蔡希陶教授成就卓著：他深入研究植物与药用资源，发现美登木的抗癌功效并实现人工栽培，还在园内亲手栽种龙血树。1981年蔡希陶教授逝世后，部分骨灰安葬于这棵龙血树下，以纪念他为热带植物研究奉献的一生。
English
Over the years, tons of important figures have visited and planted trees here. There's a striking statue at the entrance called "A Tour in the Forest" that celebrates Professor Cai Xitao and his students' work. Cai formally founded the Yunnan Institute of Tropical Botany in 1959. At a time when rainforests at the same latitude were disappearing due to ecological damage, he led his team deep into Xishuangbanna, reached Gourd Island by canoe, and built the institute in the primitive jungle.
Cai Xitao's contributions were huge—he investigated plant and medicinal resources, discovered that the mayten tree could fight cancer and pioneered its cultivation, and planted a dracaena tree here with his own hands. When he passed away in 1981, some of his ashes were buried under that very tree to honor his lifelong dedication to tropical plant research.
名人植树 | Trees Planted by Notable Figures
中文
园内还保留着众多名人栽种的树木和众多国际友人的手植树木，例如世界自然基金会（WWF）前主席、英国菲利普亲王栽种的望天树。望天树是热带雨林中最高的常绿乔木，部分植株可达80米，被誉为"热带雨林巨人"，树干光滑，枝叶组成巨大的伞状树冠。
English
You'll also find trees planted by other notable figures. Even Prince Philip of the UK, former president of WWF, planted a towering tree here—a *Parashorea chinensis* that can grow up to 80 meters and is sometimes called the "giant of the tropical rainforest."
榕树园 | The Banyan Garden
中文
中国约有榕树100种，其中云南分布60种，西双版纳就有近50种。榕树是热带雨林的核心树种之一，主要生长在热带区域。
榕树园始建于1993年，占地1公顷，收集榕树100余种。园内可见具板状根的榕树，板根向四周延展，整株树形如待发射的火箭。这类榕树多生长在热带雨林的石灰岩山地或岩石上，为了牢牢固定植株、支撑粗壮的树干与庞大的树冠，根系不断适应环境演化出板根形态；而发达的根系也支撑榕树长成参天大树。西双版纳最大的榕树板根高5米、长12米。
English
There are roughly 100 banyan species in China—60 of them in Yunnan and nearly 50 right here in Xishuangbanna. Built in 1993, this one-hectare garden showcases over 100 species, including some wild ones with massive plank-like roots that spread out in all directions, making the trees look like they're ready for launch.
These roots evolved this way to anchor the trees on limestone mountains and rocky terrain in tropical rainforests—basically giving the massive trunks and huge canopies the support they need. The largest plank buttress in Xishuangbanna is 5 meters high and 12 meters long.
独树成林 | The "One-Tree Forest" Phenomenon
中文
园内另一大奇观是"独树成林"。榕树为常绿乔木，枝繁叶茂，枝条上生长出大量气生根。气生根起初细如发丝，在空中飘荡，一旦触及地面便扎入土壤，逐渐长成支撑树干的支柱根。众多支柱根林立，便形成了"独树成林"的景象。
English
One of the coolest things here is the "one-tree forest" phenomenon. Banyans grow these aerial roots that hang from branches. When they touch the ground, they root themselves and eventually become trunk-like supports. Get enough of these, and you've got what looks like an entire forest sprouting from one tree.
植物寄生现象 | Parasitic Plant Phenomena
中文
园中还能观察到多种植物寄生现象：比如两株树紧密缠绕、难分彼此，形如难舍难分的恋人，但外侧的植株实则是"植物绞杀者"，靠吸收寄主的养分存活。寄主日渐衰弱，寄生植物愈发强壮，最终寄主会因缺水缺光被"绞杀"至死。
"老茎生花"也是园内一景，指的是寄生植物附生在其他植株上的现象。寄生植物通常叶翠花艳，而寄主因养分不足只剩枯干枝干，寄生植物便靠吸收寄主养分生长。
部分榕树树干上还附生着成片兰花，这些兰花同样是附生植物，靠气生根从空气中吸收水分与养分。它们通常附生在榕树的枝干上，便于获取充足的阳光与雨露，花开时宛如"空中花园"。
English
You'll also see some wild parasitic action—plants basically strangling their hosts, or flowering directly on old, dying trunks while the host withers away. It's nature's dramatic version of a love triangle. Two trees might be so tightly intertwined they look inseparable, but actually the outer one is the "plant hangman"—living off the nutrients of its host. As the host gets weaker and the parasite gets stronger, the host eventually gets strangled to death from lack of water and sunlight.
You'll also see orchids growing on banyan trunks. These are aerial epiphytes too, using their air roots to pull water and nutrients straight from the air. They typically attach to banyans because it gets them good sun and rain exposure, creating what looks like a "natural garden floating in the air."
奇花异卉园 | The Rare Flower Garden
中文
奇花异卉园面积较小，占地0.67公顷，共收集243种珍稀植物，其中许多为国内罕见。园内可品尝能改变味觉的"神秘果"，观赏花型硕大的巨花马兜铃；还能见到对声音极为敏感的"跳舞草"——它会随音乐摆动，因此得名。这是因为跳舞草叶片顶端的细胞压力与其他部位不同，当周边出现45分贝以上的声音时，空气产生振动，细胞压力会随节奏变化，使叶尖轻微摆动，形如翩翩起舞。
> 注：世界上现存花朵最大的植物为大花草（大王花），巨花马兜铃是草本植物中花最大的类群之一。
English
This smaller garden (0.67 hectares) packs 243 rare plant species that you won't find many places in China. Highlights include:
- Giant *Aristolochia grandiflora* with enormous blooms
- "Dancing grass"—this stuff actually moves when it hears music over 45 decibels. The pressure in the leaf cells changes with the sound vibrations, making the leaves shimmy. The cells at the leaf tips have different pressure than other parts, so when sound waves vibrate the air around them, the pressure changes rhythmically and the leaf tips twitch slightly—basically dancing along to the music.
>Note: The world's largest single flower is the *Rafflesia arnoldii* (corpse flower). *Aristolochia grandiflora* is among the largest flowers among herbaceous plants.
含羞草 | Sensitive Plant
中文
含羞草是园内另一特色植物，触碰后叶片会下垂闭合。这是因为其茎内叶枕有液泡结构，如同储存养分的"水囊"，对外界刺激十分敏感。当人们触碰叶片时，液泡中的液体流入叶片，叶片受重力作用自然下垂闭合；一段时间后液泡重新充满液体，叶片便会舒展恢复原状。
English
The sensitive plant (*Mimosa pudica*) is another special plant in the garden. When you touch it, the leaves droop and close up. This happens because the pulvini (swollen leaf bases) contain liquid-filled structures—basically like little "water bags" that store nutrients—and they're super sensitive to touch. When you brush the leaves, liquid flows from these bags into the leaves themselves, and gravity does the rest, making them droop and fold shut. After a bit, when the bags refill, the leaves stretch back out and return to normal.
无叶树 | Leafless Trees
中文
园内还有一类无叶树（绿玉树），枝干呈绿色，原产于炎热干旱的非洲。为适应严酷环境，这类树的叶片逐渐退化，由绿色枝条完成光合作用，以此在干旱中存活。若将其移栽到湿润地区，植株会重新长出叶片，维持树体水分平衡。无叶树的枝干含有有毒乳汁，可抵御病毒与虫害，其乳汁可提炼生物原油，具有很高的开发价值。
English
There's also a unique category of leafless trees (milk bush / *Euphorbia tirucalli*) here—they have green branches instead. They originally come from hot, dry Africa, and over time their leaves basically shriveled up and disappeared because it helped them survive in harsh desert conditions. Instead, the green branches do all the photosynthesis. But here's the kicker: if you move them to a humid place, they actually start growing leaves again to help balance their water levels. The branches and trunks have toxic sap that protects them from viruses and insects, and the sap can be processed into biofuel.
水生植物园 | The Water Plant Garden
中文
水生植物园占地1.2公顷，园内种植了大量荷花与睡莲。在中国文化中，荷花素有"出淤泥而不染"的美誉，是高洁的象征。镜面般的湖面上，最引人注目的是引自亚马逊流域的王莲。王莲硕大美观，花色会随时间变换：初开时为白色，次日清晨花瓣收拢成花苞，傍晚再度绽放时转为淡红色，第三日逐渐转为深红色并凋谢。最令人称奇的是王莲的叶片巨大，可承载重达20公斤的孩童。
English
This 1.2-hectare water garden features gorgeous lotuses and water lilies. In Chinese culture, the lotus is actually super symbolic—it stays pure even though it grows in mud, representing purity and elegance. The real showstopper though is the king lotus (*Victoria amazonica*) from the Amazon. It's massive and beautiful, and here's the wild part: the flowers actually change color throughout the day. They open white, close back up as a bud the next morning, then open again in the evening but this time they're rosy pink, before deepening to red and fading on the third day. And the leaves? They're so huge they can literally hold a 20-kilo kid.
树木园 | The Tree Garden
中文
树木园始建于1959年，占地16公顷，是植物园的核心基地，主要功能为收集保护珍稀濒危植物、引种重要经济植物、改良品种与生态环境。园区分为裸子植物区、经济植物区、引种植物区、热带植物区和油料植物区。历经四十余年发展，园内已收集依兰香、爪哇罗汉松、望天树等565种植物，其中许多为各国保护物种。如今园内林木葱郁、物种丰富，宛如一座天然生态公园。
English
Opened in 1959 and spanning 16 hectares, this is the botanical garden's research core. Its main job is collecting and protecting rare and endangered plants, bringing in important commercial plants, and improving ecosystems. It's divided into sections for gymnosperms, commercial plants, introduced species, tropical plants, and oil-producing plants. After more than 40 years of development, there are 565 species here, many of which are protected by different countries. Today the whole area is dense with trees and tons of diversity—basically a natural ecological park.
棕榈园 | The Palm Garden
中文
棕榈是热带风光的标志性植物。全球共有约2000种棕榈，主要分布在美洲、东南亚等热带与亚热带地区；中国有300余种（含引种），绝大多数分布于西南地区。
棕榈全身是宝：椰子、糖棕、海枣、西谷椰、砂糖椰子等可制取糖料；油棕的果实可榨取食用油；部分热带地区用棕榈木材建造房屋、浸染织物；还有不少棕榈可入药，用于制作酊剂与药膏。
棕榈园占地4.7公顷，已从中国广东、福建，以及美国、巴西、斯里兰卡、泰国等地引种150余种棕榈。
English
Palms are basically the signature tropical plant. There are around 2,000 palm species worldwide, mostly in the Americas and Southeast Asia. China has over 300 species (including introduced varieties), most in the southwest. They're incredibly useful—you can get sugar from coconut, toddy palm, date palm, and sugar palms. Oil palms give you cooking oil. Some tropical areas use palm wood to build houses and dye fabric. And a bunch of them have medicinal properties used for making tinctures and ointments. Basically, there are "treasures" all over palms.
The Palm Garden covers 4.7 hectares and has brought in over 150 palm species from Guangdong and Fujian in China, plus the United States, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
贝叶棕与董棕 | Patta Palms and Caryota Palms
中文
园内可见贝叶棕，这种棕榈植株高大、叶片宽阔、树干坚韧，叶片厚实耐用，刻写文字可长久保存。傣族先民曾在贝叶棕的叶片上刻写佛经，便是闻名遐迩的贝叶经。
园内还有董棕（砂糖椰子），树干笔直高耸，茎髓富含淀粉，可制作西米等美味食品；树皮质地坚硬，可制作耐用的水槽、筷子与房檐构件。董棕寿命最长可达60年，部分植株高30米、胸径0.5米，冠幅可达10米，是极具观赏价值的园林植物。
注：俗称“酒瓶棕”的是酒瓶椰子，树干中部膨大形似酒瓶，与董棕并非同种。
English
You'll spot patta palms (*Corypha umbraculifera*) here—tall plants with broad leaves and rock-hard trunks. The leaves are super thick and durable, so you can carve text into them and it'll last forever. That's why ancient Dai people used them to write Buddhist scriptures on—a tradition that created the famous "patta-leaf scriptures."
There's also the fishtail palm (*Caryota urens*, also called toddy palm). They have straight, tall trunks, and their tender stem core is loaded with starch that can be turned into sago and other delicious foods. The bark is hard enough to make durable sinks, chopsticks, and roof eaves. They can live up to 60 years, with some reaching 30 meters tall with half-meter trunks and 10-meter-wide canopies, making them great ornamental plants.
> Note: The "bottle palm" (*Hyophorbe lagenicaulis*) gets its name from its bottle-shaped swollen trunk, and is a different species from *Caryota urens*.
百果园 | The Fruit Garden
中文
百果园占地5公顷，汇集了各类热带果树，为果树栽培研究与科普教育提供了优质资源。园内共有72科242种果树，游客可观赏到百香果、红毛丹、菠萝蜜、木瓜等热带水果，多数果实香甜可口，营养价值极高。
English
Spanning five hectares with 242 fruit species from 72 families, this place is basically a tropical fruit lover's paradise. You can taste passion fruit, rambutan, jackfruit, papaya—all sweet and packed with nutrients.
民族植物园 | The Ethnic Plant Garden
中文
西双版纳聚居着傣族、哈尼族、基诺族、布朗族等13个世居民族。各民族长期生活在热带雨林中，逐渐形成了独具特色的民族植物文化。民族植物园占地4公顷，内设植物民族文化博物馆、药用植物区、食用植物区、宗教植物区和观赏植物区。游客可在此领略丰富多样的民族植物文化，例如南传佛教尊崇的"五树六花"，以及被当地人视为吉祥象征的孔雀等文化意象对应的植物。
English
Xishuangbanna is home to 13 different ethnic groups, and they've developed fascinating plant cultures over centuries living in the rainforest. This four-hectare garden shows it all—medicinal plants, edible plants, religious plants, and ornamental plants. You'll learn about the "five trees and six flowers" sacred in Southern Buddhism, plus local beliefs about peacocks being symbols of good fortune.
荫生植物园 | The Shade Plant Garden
中文
荫生植物的生长需满足两个条件：一是气候温暖湿润，二是避开强光直射。西双版纳热带雨林林木茂密，仅有约5%的阳光能抵达地面，加之雨林内高温高湿，为荫生植物提供了绝佳的生长环境。
荫生植物园占地1公顷，共收集500种植物，其中包括200种热带兰花，以及蕨类等多种植物。这些植物有的地生，有的附生于树干、枝条甚至叶片之上，宛如一座"空中天然花园"。园内可见国家一级保护植物桫椤，国家二级保护植物鹿角蕨、鸟巢蕨，以及三级保护植物箭根薯等珍稀物种。
English
Shade plants need two things to thrive: warm, humid climate and protection from direct sunlight. With just 5% of sunlight reaching the rainforest floor, shade plants absolutely thrive here. This one-hectare garden has 500 species, including 200 tropical orchids and ferns. Some grow on the ground, others on tree trunks and branches—basically creating a "natural garden floating in the air." You'll spot some serious protected species here too, from Class A protected plants like tree ferns to Class B species like staghorn ferns.
龙脑香园 | The Kapur Garden
中文
龙脑香科植物主要分布于亚洲热带地区，**全球约有16属580种**；中国有**5属13种**，主要分布在云南、广西、海南与西藏。龙脑香是典型的热带植物，是热带雨林的重要标志，现已被列为国家濒危保护植物。为保护这一物种，植物园自1959年起陆续引种不同种类的龙脑香，目前园内已收集5科24种，是国内规模最大的龙脑香专类园。
English
Kapur trees (Dipterocarpaceae) are mainly found in tropical Asia. There are **580 species from about 16 genera** worldwide, with China having **13 species from 5 genera**, mostly in Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, and Tibet. They're the iconic tree of tropical rainforests—and they're now endangered and protected by the government. Since 1959, the botanical garden has been collecting different kapur species to help protect them. Right now there are 24 species from 5 genera in the collection, making this the largest kapur garden in China.
芳香植物园 | The Essence Garden
中文
香料作物指植株含有芳香成分的植物。中国有香料植物800余种，其中云南分布600种，西双版纳有500种。芳香植物园占地3.3公顷，是国内最大的香料植物基因库。园内共收集国内外香料植物165种，包括肉桂、兰香草、丁香，以及柠檬草、檀香等众多民族传统食用香料，还有许多国内罕见的珍稀香料植物。
English
Spice crops are basically plants that have aromatic ingredients in them. China has over 800 spice plants, with 600 in Yunnan and 500 right here in Xishuangbanna. This 3.3-hectare garden is the country's biggest collection of aromatic plants—basically a gene bank. There are 165 spice species from home and abroad, including cinnamon, basil, clove, lemongrass, and sandalwood, plus tons of rare spice plants you won't find anywhere else in China.
苏铁园 | The Cycas Garden
中文
苏铁是古老的孑遗裸子植物，它的存在为研究古气候、古地理与植物演化提供了科学依据，因此所有苏铁物种均被林业部列为一级保护植物。全球苏铁共1目3科11属240种，主要分布于热带、亚热带地区，具有很高的经济价值。西双版纳的苏铁植株较为高大，是优良的园林观赏植物，其中"苏铁王"高逾10米，有十余个分枝。
苏铁园建于2003年，占地2.2公顷，共收集6属68种苏铁，其中已定名41种，尚有27种待定名。
English
Cycas are ancient plants—basically survivors from way back that help us understand ancient climate, geography, and how plants evolved. All cycas species are Class A protected plants by the Forestry Ministry. There are 240 species from 11 genera worldwide, mostly in tropical and subtropical areas, and they're worth serious money commercially. The ones in Xishuangbanna are pretty massive and make great ornamental plants. The "cycas king" here towers over 10 meters with a dozen or more branches.
The Cycas Garden opened in 2003 and covers 2.2 hectares. There are 68 species from 6 genera, with 41 already identified and 27 still waiting to be named.
竹园 | The Bamboo Garden
中文
竹自古为文人雅士所推崇，它坚韧不拔、虚心有节，是正直、坚毅与清雅的象征，是中华文化的重要组成部分。宋代大诗人苏东坡的名句"宁可食无肉，不可居无竹"，淋漓尽致地体现了中国人对竹的喜爱。竹子在日常生活中用途广泛，可用于制作衣物、食材、房屋与交通工具（竹筏），除了实用价值，也是中国园林的核心造景植物之一。
全球竹类共有700余种，云南分布有300余种。本竹园收集了170余种竹子，多数来自云南、广东与东南亚地区。
English
Bamboo has always been respected by intellectuals and scholars—it's tough, it bends but doesn't break, and represents honesty and elegance. It's a core part of Chinese culture. The Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo famously said, "I'd rather live without meat than live without bamboo"—that's how much Chinese people love the stuff. Bamboo is super useful in daily life for making clothes, food, houses, and even boats and rafts. Plus it's a key plant in Chinese garden design.
There are over 700 bamboo species worldwide, with over 300 in Yunnan. This garden has collected over 170 species, mostly from Yunnan, Guangdong, and Southeast Asia.
竹园特色 | Special Features of the Bamboo Garden
中文
竹园位于植物园西门，占地5.3公顷。游客可在此观赏到可供食用的甜竹、香竹，傣族最喜爱的凤尾竹；还能见到直径达25厘米的巨龙竹、傣族用来焖饭的薄竹，以及佛肚竹、青丝竹、方竹、紫竹等珍稀品种。园内还有铁竹、刺竹等50余种濒临灭绝的竹类。整体而言，这座竹园竹类物种齐全，是竹类种质资源保护与科研的理想场所。
English
Located near the west gate across 5.3 hectares, the bamboo garden is seriously impressive. You'll see everything from giant bamboo (25 cm in diameter) to super thin varieties that the Dai people use for cooking rice. There's also sweet bamboo and fragrant bamboo you can eat, plus the fern-leaf bamboo that the Dai people love most. You'll spot rare species like Buddha belly bamboo, greenstripe bamboo, square bamboo, and black bamboo. Plus, about 50 endangered bamboo species are preserved here, making it a critical conservation hub. Overall, this bamboo garden has pretty much every bamboo species out there and is basically ideal for bamboo genetic resource protection and research.
其他特色专类园 | Other Notable Specialty Gardens
中文
藤本植物园**：藤本植物主要分布于热带与亚热带森林中，攀爬方式多样，可通过缠绕、卷须攀附或寄生吸附等方式生长。藤本植物园占地3.2公顷，按植物的攀爬特性分为六大展区。
English
The Liana Garden (3.2 hectares)**: Features vines and their different climbing techniques—wrapping around trees, using tendrils, or attaching parasitically. Divided into six sections based on climbing method.
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