Unlike the Kew Gardens and the Missouri Botanical Garden, which are located in the temperate zone, Taiwan straddles the tropical and subtropical zones, giving it excellent natural conditions for creating a tropical plant sanctuary.
有別於英國邱園和美國密蘇里植物園以溫帶植物為主，台灣位居熱帶及亞熱帶交界處，有極佳的天然條件可以建立熱帶植物庇護所。