New native and introduced species record of Piper (Piperaceae) in Lao PDR
Eight native species of Piper namely P. chantaranothaii Suwanph. & D. A. Simpson, P. doiphukaense Suwanph. & Chantar., P. grif¿ thii C. DC., P. kurzii Ridl., P. laetispicum C. DC., P. lonchites Roem. & Schult., P. peepuloides Roxb. and P. suipigua Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don and also an introduced species, P. retrofractum Vahl are newly […]
Six new species of Argostemma Wall. (Rubiaceae) from Laos
Argostemma Wall. is a large genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Argostemmateae (Rubiaceae–Rubioideae), mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and its taxonomy is far from completely known. Eight species of Argostemma were previously reported from Laos, but we here add six more species (Argostemma lamxayanum, A. lobbioides, A. longisepalum, A. paksongense, A. svengsuksae and A. […]
Begonia xenos—a new species and an updated checklist of Begonia in Laos
This study provides an updated list of Begonia occurring in Laos, and a new species is added to the checklist. The new taxon, Begonia xenos C.W.Lin, Phonep. & Rahm is similar to B. sinofloribunda Dorr in habit and leaf shape, but the new species differs in its staminate flowers having 4 tepals (vs. 2) with slightly crenulate (vs. entire) margins, pistillate […]
Notes on the genus Millettia (Fabaceae: Millettieae) in the Indo-Burmese region; a new species, new records and lectotypifications
New species, new records and lectotypifications in Millettia are presented. Millettia densiflora, a new species discovered from Laos, is described and illustrated. Additionally, we provide a detailed morphological description, illustrations, colour plates, distribution map, phenology, conservation status and a discussion of its closest affinity. We further present first reports for Thailand (Millettiacana, M. puerarioides and […]
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
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Primate Field Guide Lao, PDR
At least 16 primate species are confirmed in Lao, PDR (Lao’s People Democratic Republic – also called Laos) from three different families: the Lorisidae, the Cercopithecidae (subfamilies Colobinae and Cercopithecinae) and the Hylobatidae. All species present in Laos are endemic to Southeast Asia and for certain to Indochina exclusively. Previous research on the primates in […]
New country records of reptiles from Laos
Four species of reptiles, of which one is represented by one of its subspecies, are recorded for the first time from Laos: Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis, Lycodon futsingensis, and L. ruhstrati, as L. ruhstrati abditus, from limestone forests in Khammouane Province and Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus from hill evergreen forest in Salavan Province. These discoveries of lizards and snakes […]
Rediscovery of Biswamoyopterus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae: Pteromyini) in Asia, with the description of a new species from Lao PDR
A new species of the flying squirrel genus Biswamoyopterus is described from Lao PDR. It is based on a single specimen collected from a local food market at Ban Thongnami, Pak Kading District, Bolikhamxai Province. The new taxon shows close affinities to Biswamoyopterus biswasi, which is only known from the holotype collected in 1981, 1250 […]
