The famous Gesneriaceae researcher, Dr. Pramote Triboun visited GCCC at 21^st Nov., 2017 (Fig. 1). He was amazed by the all conservation partitions and greenhouses of GCCC, he also asked about the refined management and scientific cultivation in great details for those different species from different habitats, and he thought it is very creative. Dr. Pramote Triboun is very familiar with from Southeast Asia. Similar conservation systems from Southeast Asia can draw on the experience and methods of GCCC. Dr. Pramote Triboun also visited the field in Guilin to investigate some Gesneriaceae species (Fig. 2).

Fig. 1 Dr. Pramote Triboun and his colleagues were visiting GCCC

Fig. 2  Dr. Pramote Triboun was taking photographs in the field

  Dr. Pramote Triboun gave a talk entitled The Gesneriaceae in Thailand and Its Habitat to staff and students of GCCC, Guilin Botanical Garden and Guangxi Institute of Botany (Fig.3, 4). He introduced the biodiversity of Thailand Gesneriaceae and the suitable habitats in great details, especially Paraboea. This genus has the richest biodiversity in Thailand Gesneriaceae (Dr. Pramote Triboun once published 20 new taxa in a paper!) (Fig. 5, 6, 7). His talking help us to have better sense of the comparison of Gesneriaceae from Thailand (Indochina Peninsula) and Gesneriaceae from Southwest China.

  Dr. Pramote Triboun said few researchers pay attention to Gesneriaceae except for taxonomists who happen to be the researchers on Gesneriaceae. He hoped that the researchers from Thailand can built a/some similar organizations to conserve Thailand Gesneriaceae.

Fig. 3  Dr. Pramote Triboun’s wonderful presentation, entitled “The Gesneriaceae in Thailand and Its Habitat”, the plant is a species of Paraboea

Fig. 4  Dr. Pramote Triboun was making his presentation, the right is he was introducing the special genus of Thailand, Tribounia. This genus was named by his family name

Fig. 5  Tribounia,a genus was named by Dr. Pramote Triboun’s family name

Fig. 6  Paraboea, the richest biodiversity of Thailand Gesneriaceae (I)

Fig. 7  Paraboea, the richest biodiversity of Thailand Gesneriaceae (II), twenty new species in a paper