Kachin State
is generally covered by numerous
types of forests with thousands
of different plant species.
Rhododendron is indigenous to
the region and of the 600 known
species of rhododendria, the
English botanist collected 118
here in some 1920s, and some 107
of those may be still viewed at
Royal Botanical Gardens in
Edinburgh. Hkakaborazi Alpine
zone is rich with blue pine and
Rhododendron which grow at
altitute of 8000 and 9000. The
Ayeyarwady head water of
Adungwang valley is full of
those of Rhododendrun
bush and
large tree some of them are of
up to 3-4 meter in diameters
having hundred of years in age.
According to the history of
Botany we come to realize that
Adunglong valley has been one of
the birth place for the Rhodos.
The Rhododendrun start bloom
from January and its fullest in
bloom in March/April and start
drop from May onward. Among many
different species and color of Rhodo the “Rhododendron
Megaclayx” has been treated as
most beautyful and pride having
pink color with fine smell which
now grown and shown for public
in Royal botanical garden of
Kiew Garden.