During a field expedition to Putao, Kachin state, north Myanmar, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) collected an unknown species of Aristolochia After careful studies of the genus, particularly the floral characteristics of those species in the adjacent regions, as well as comparison between this unknown species and its related species, the researchers confirmed that this species is new to science. They named it as Aristolochia sinoburmanica and got it published in PhytoKeys.

During fieldwork in 2016 and 2017, researcher from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) encountered and collected an unusual Premna L. plant. After sufficient literature consultation, specimens examinations, and detailed morphological comparisons, the researchers confirmed that this species is new to science. They named it as Premna grandipaniculata and got it published in PhytoKeys.

During recent China-Myanmar joint field expeditions to survey plant diversity in northern Myanmar, researcher from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) collected several specimens of an interesting Agapetes with almost fleshy branchlets and stout pedicels around Putao, Kachin State. After examining the morphological and anatomical characters in detail of the specimens and closely related species, the researchers confirmed that the species is new to science. They named it as Agapetes brevipedicellata and got the new species published in Phytotaxa.

After examining the morphological and anatomical characters in detail of the specimens and closely related species, the researchers confirmed that the species is new to science. They named the new species as Primula zhui to honor Prof. ZHU Hua of XTBG，who worked on plant taxonomy and biogeog-raphy and made great contributions to the tropical flora in China, especially in south Yunnan. They got the new species published in Nordic Journal of Botany.

The discovery of four new bird species was the unexpected highlight of the 6th Birding Festival of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) held in Southwest China's Yunnan province from Sunday to Tuesday. The discovery brings the total number of bird species at the garden to 271.