Tag: botany
UPLB Botanist names medicinal plants for potential COVID 19 treatment
Two medicinal plants commonly found in the Philippines with properties that could potentially treat novel coronavirus patients were identified by a botanist of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).
Filipino scientists discover new species of Shooting Star flower in Quezon Province
A new subspecies of Hoya - also known as shooting star – was discovered by Filipino scientists in Quezon Province.
The new addition to the great variety of the Asian flower-bearing vine was reported by...
Smallest among giant flowers found in the PHL
The smallest dwarf species of Rafflesia, considered the world’s biggest flower, has been found recently on two sites on Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed