Two New Species and Seven New Records of Lauraceae for the Flora of Laos
Two new species of Lauraceae, Beilschmiedia bolavenensis and Machilus champasakensis, are described and illustrated based on specimens from the Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, and Lindera annamensis, Litsea ferruginea, L. lanceifolia, L. pseudoelongata, L. verticillata, Machilus angustifolia, and M. robusta (all Lauraceae) are reported for the first time for the flora of Laos. Voucher specimens, photographs, […]
Case study on orchid exports from the Lao PDR: Recommendations for using the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to increase sustainable orchid trade.
This report is a product of the project “Piloting CITES Implementation in Lao PDR: Strengthening Institutions through Case Studies”. Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), this initiative was carried out by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and partners, including the National University of Laos and TRAFFIC, in 2007-2008.The initiative provided […]
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.
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).
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
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 […]
Gymnosperms of Laos
Gymnosperm plant species form a small relictual group of higher plants, representing the most sensitive ancient elements of modern tropical floras. Gymnosperms are highly vulnerable to numerous destabilizing factors presently affecting the Earth’s biosphere.
World checklist of Bamboos and Rattans
This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and rattans, the correct names that should be applied to them, and the incorrect names that should not be used. It has been compiled from expert data sources, edited […]
