A field guide natural wonders of plant at Phoubia, Nnouvong District, Xaysomboun Province
ພູເບ້ຍເປັນພູທີ່ສູງສຸດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນລະດັບຄວາມສູງ 2.820 ແມັດ, ມີທີ່ຕັ້ງຝນເມື່ອງອານຸວົງ, ແຂວງໄຊສົມບູນ, ເຊິ່ງປົກຄຸມດ້ວຍປ່າໄມ້ທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າທາງດ້ານເສດຖະກິດ ແລະ ຊີວະນາໆພັນທີ່ອຸດົມສົມບູນ ເປັນເອກະລັກ ແລະ ມະຫັດສະຈັນ, ນອກຈາກນັ້ນຍັງເປັນບ່ອນຢູ່ອາໄສຂອງສັດປ່າຫຼາຍຊະນິດ ເຊັ່ນ: ໝີ, ເໝືອຍ, ເຍືອງ, ໝູປ່າ, ກວາງ, ຟານ, ທະນີ, ລີງ, ຂາແດງ ແລະ ອື່ນໆ. ພູເບ້ຍມີຄວາມເໝາະສົມໃນການພັດທະນາໃຫ້ເປັນແຫຼ່ງທ່ອງທ່ຽວທຳມະຊາດທີ່ສາມາດສ້າງກິດຈະກຳທ່ອງທ່ຽວໄດ້ຢ່າງຫຼາກຫຼາຍຮູບແບບ. ບໍລິເສັດກຸ່ມຄຳໄພຊະນະ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ສຶກສາຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ໃນການພັດທະນາພູເບ້ຍ ໃຫ້ເປັນແຫຼ່ງທ່ອງທ່ຽວຕາມໂຄງການ “phubia paradise” ນັບແຕ່ປີ 2018 ເປັນຕົ້ນມາ.
Zingiber collinsii Mood & Theilade (Zingiberaceae), a newly recorded ginger from Laos
A botanical expedition to southern Laos recorded the occurrence of Zingiber collinsii Mood & Theilade (Zingiberaceae), which had been recognized as endemic to Vietnam. Since this is a little-known species, detailed description, illustration, notes on habitat, ecology, and taxonomic discussion compared with the Vietnamese type are provided based on our newly collected Lao materials.
Strobilanthes bolavenensis, a new species of Acanthaceae from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos
A new species of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae), S. bolavenensis, is described from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos. Photos and illustration are given together with information of habitat, ecology, vernacular name and preliminary conservation assessment based on IUCN criteria.
ບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ພືດທີ່ມີທໍ່ລຳລຽງຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ (A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR version 1.0)
ປື້ມບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ພືດຂອງສປປລາວເຫຼັ້ມນີ້ໄດ້ລວບລວມລາຍຊື່ພືດຂອງລາວທີ່ໄດ້ ປັບປຸງ ແລະ ໄດ້ບັນທຶກໄວ້ໃນເວບໄຊດ໌ຂອງສວນພຶກສາສາດເອດິນເບີກ (https://padme.rbge.org.uk/laos/list) ເຖິງ 2021, ພ້ອມທັງມີການເພີ່ມບັນດາລາຍຊື່ຊະນິດພືດຂອງ ລາວ ທີ່ຜ່ານການພັນລະນາ ແລະ ຈັດພິມ ໂດຍນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າຂອງນັກພຶກສາສາດຂອງລາວ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ໄດ້ພິມອອກໃນວາລະສານທາງວິທະຍາສາດພາຍໃຕ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຂອງໂຄງ ການສ້າງຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງທາງດ້ານການຄົ້ນຄວ້າວິທະຍາສາດຂອງຄະນະວິທະຍາສາດທຳ ມະຊາດ, ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລແຫ່ງຊາດ ທີ່ມີການພົວພັນກັບການອະນຸລັກຊີວະນາໆພັນ ແລະ ການປົກປັກຮັກສາສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ (PICE / LAN 2).
WILDLIFE IN LAO PDR-1999 STATUS REPORT
The findings, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this document represent those of the compilers and do not imply the endorsement of IUCN, WCS or CPAWM. The designation of geographical entities in this document, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of IUCN, WCS or […]
Dischidia (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) in Laos and Vietnam
Two new species, Dischidia dohtii Tran & Livsh. and D. cornuta Livsh., are described and illustrated. Dischidia rimicola Kerr is illustrated for the first time. All three species are associated with treenesting ants of the genus Crematogaster. Presentation experiments with seeds of D. rimicola indicate that they are attractive to the ants. The possible affinity […]
New distribution records of Begonia L., B. murina Craib and B. poilanei Kiew (Begoniaceae:Cucurbitales) for Laos
Begonia murina Craib from central and B. poilaneiKiew from southern of Laos, are newly recorded in Laos. Based on Lao materials, detailed description, photographs, and notes on habitat, ecology, & taxonomic discussion of these two species compared with the Chinese, Thai, & Vietnamese types are provided
Molecular phylogeny reveals a new genus of freshwater mussels from the Mekong River Basin (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
A new genus of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) is described from the Mekong River Basin as Namkongnaia gen. nov. The validity of the new genus is supported by its unique conchological characteristics, namely the lack of hinge dentition and elongated shells, together with its evolutionary distinctiveness as estimated by multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (mitochondrial COI and […]
Field Guide to Fishes of the Mekong Basin of Laos
Laos is a part of Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot that is known as one of the Earth’s 34 threatened biodiversity hotspots. The Mekong River Basin in Laos is topographically characterized in having a lot of rapids and mountainous tributaries, encompasses 202,000 kilomatter squars occupying abourt 25% of total area and 35% of total annual flow of […]
Assessment of the importance of medicinal plants among communities around Khiat Ngong of Southern Laos
A field survey was launched to identify medicinal plants growing in the Khiat Ngong wetlands and surrounding forested areas of Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province in southern Laos. In this area, 418 plants representing approximately 250 species, belonging to at least 200 genera in 93 families of vascular plants, are used by traditional healers to treat […]
