Botany

The Tropical Lowland Evergreen Rainforest Gallery facsimile the most common forest type in Southeast Asia and the Philippines where rainfall is more or less uniform throughout the year and the dry season is short. This exhibition features a diorama of dipterocarp forests which is a major component of tropical rainforest, with tree species reaching up to 40 to 70 meters in height as well as the threatened plants and animals as a result of deforestation and forest degradation. This gallery also showcases the historical researchers in the fields of zoology and botany along with some newly described flora and fauna in the country.

ULTRAMAFIC and LIMESTONE KARST FORESTS (The First Philippine Holdings Exhibition Hall)

The Ultramafic and Limestone Karst Forests Gallery features the two unique forest types in the Philippines. This gallery expounds how the country’s unique geological formation shapes the exceptional flora and fauna of the Philippines. Shown in this gallery are the metallophytes and carnivorous plants that are well adapted to the iron-rich, nutrient-deficient ultramafic soil such as the “bonsai” or other small trees that form a pygmy forest. The exceptional faunal diversity of the ultramafic and limestone karst forests is also displayed.

Mangroves, Beaches and Intertidal Zone (BLOOMBERRY NORTH EXHIBITION HALL)

Gallery IX highlights the different types of coastal ecosystems such as beach forest, intertidal zone, mud flat, sandy beach, seagrass bed and mangrove forest. This exhibition features diverse marine as well as terrestrial organisms that are commonly found in the vast coastal ecosystems of the Philippines. The significant floral diversity of the intertidal zones such as seagrass and identified mangrove species are showcased in this gallery with emphasis on its conservation campaigns.