60 individuals of critically endangered flora species named Passiflora xishuangbannaensis were reintroduced to the dotty last workweek at Mengyang Nature Reserve in Xishuangbanna , China .
The industrial plant individuals were released in partnership with Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve Administration .
Passiflora xishuangbannaensis in its natural habitat
genus Passiflora xishuangbannaensis has only been known to the scientific community since 2005 . It is a passion flower vine endemic to Yunnan and only found within Xishuangbanna .
Passiflora xishuangbannaensis propagated by XTBG researchers
genus Passiflora xishuangbannaensis is key from other members of Passiflora supersection Disemma by being completely glabrous , having one to two flowers per node , thickened coronal filaments that are dark-brown to purple at the basis , profoundly bilobed leaf with inviolable variegation along the three primary vein , and a v - shaped organization of numerous dorsal laminar honey gland .
genus Passiflora xishuangbannaensis reintroduced to the savage
During a field survey in 2015 , few than 100 individual were found by XTBG researcher . Their habits are under human noise . Its conservation status was considered as critically endangered .
XTBG researchers ready for reintroducing Passiflora xishuangbannaensis to the wild at Mengyang .
To protect the passion flower vine , XTBG researchers propagated Passiflora xishuangbannaensis and have acquire 200 soul .
60 someone were reintroduce to the wild on August 21 . XTBG will comport out further monitoring and study to get a high ratio of reintroduction achiever .
Reintroduction work at Mengyang
For more information : Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical GardenChinese Academy of SciencesMenglun , Mengla , Yunnan 666303 , Chinaenglish.xtbg.cas.cn
