Publication Date
1989
Description
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (XDAPJ is situated in Southern Yunnan, with an area of 19,220 km , being equivalent to 1/500 of the total area of China. The number of species in flowering, moss and fern plants altogether was estimated appriximately at 5,000 equalling to 1/6 of that in PRC, about as many as 1/3 of that in Yunnan. So that XDAP is well known as the « Green Treasure Land » throughout the country. Xishuangbanna lies at 21° !0'-22°37'N & 99°55'-101°50'E, consisting of 3 counties, Jinghong, Menghai and Mengla. The general topography is featured by higher in west and lower eastwards. Most lateritic soils (pH 4-6) were developed from weathered schist, phyllite and granite. Situating at south of tropic of cancer and being influenced by the monsoons from both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, here the climate is of 2 modes, monsoon and rainforests. The ;;,, 10°C accumulated temperature was totalled to 7,500. The plant growth time usually extends to nearly 365 days a year free from any frost and the annual mean precipitation goes up to 1,000 mm or more.
Citation
Renrun, Wu; Xinshi, Lu; and Deyin, Zhang, "The Study of Grasses, Legumes and other Forage Plants Germplasm Resources in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, China" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 25.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session13b/25
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The Study of Grasses, Legumes and other Forage Plants Germplasm Resources in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, China
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (XDAPJ is situated in Southern Yunnan, with an area of 19,220 km , being equivalent to 1/500 of the total area of China. The number of species in flowering, moss and fern plants altogether was estimated appriximately at 5,000 equalling to 1/6 of that in PRC, about as many as 1/3 of that in Yunnan. So that XDAP is well known as the « Green Treasure Land » throughout the country. Xishuangbanna lies at 21° !0'-22°37'N & 99°55'-101°50'E, consisting of 3 counties, Jinghong, Menghai and Mengla. The general topography is featured by higher in west and lower eastwards. Most lateritic soils (pH 4-6) were developed from weathered schist, phyllite and granite. Situating at south of tropic of cancer and being influenced by the monsoons from both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, here the climate is of 2 modes, monsoon and rainforests. The ;;,, 10°C accumulated temperature was totalled to 7,500. The plant growth time usually extends to nearly 365 days a year free from any frost and the annual mean precipitation goes up to 1,000 mm or more.
