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Ambassador Locsin received a delegation from the University of the Philippines Los Baños Museum of Natural History and Masungi Georeserve Foundation on 25 July 2024. The delegation is in London to donate a collection of rare purple jade vine (Strongylodon juangonzalezii) seeds to Kew Gardens in London. This marks the first time that the said plant will be grown outside the Philippines.

 
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The purple jade vine is a specie endemic to the tropical forests of the Philippines. Also known as JC’s vine, the plant climbs and coils up forest canopies, usually in secondary growth forests, with flowers blooming in clusters, transforming from vibrant lilac to electric blue as the plant matures.