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Two New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from North of Lao PDR

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Keooudone Souvannakhoummane, Piyakaset Suksathan

Impatiens gadellae Souvann. & Suksathan, Impatiens nurae Souvann. & Suksathan, two new species from North Lao PDR, are described and illustrated with conservation statuses…

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.

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Vichith Lamxay

This report is a product of the project “Piloting CITES Implementation in Lao PDR: Strengthening Institutions through Case Studies”.

New records of flowering plants collected from the Phou Khao Khouay National Biodiversity Conservation Area for the flora of Laos

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Chang-Kun LIM, Kyoung-Eun LEE, Hyun-Sung CHO, Veosavanh SAYSAVANH, Hyosig WON

We report 14 species of flowering plants as new additions to the flora of Laos.

Didymocarpus albiflorus (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Vientiane capital, Lao PDR

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Keooudone SOUVANNAKHOUMMANE, Phongphayboun PHONEPASEUTH

Didymocarpus albiflorus, a new species from central Lao PDR, is described and illustrated with photographs. The new species is similar to D. middletonii and D. brevipedunculatus,…

ຍຸດທະສາດການເຕິບໂຕສີຂຽວແຫ່ງຊາດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ເຖິງປີ 2030

Wed, 12/01/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): ກອງເລຂາຮ່າງຍຸດທະຍາດການເຕິບໂຕສີຂຽວແຫ່ງຊາດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ

ເພື່ອຜັນຂະຫຍາຍມະຕິຂອງກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ຄັ້ງທີ x ຂອງພັກປະຊາຊົນປະຕິວັດລາວ ລັດຖະບານແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ສ້າງວິໄສທັດ 2030 ແລະ ຍຸດທະສາດຕໍ່ໄປໄລຍະ 10 ປີ (2016-2025) ແລະ ແຜນພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-…

Two New Species and Seven New Records of Lauraceae for the Flora of Laos

Tue, 11/30/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Shuichiro Tagane, Souladeth Phetlasy, Tetsukazu Yahara

Two new species of Lauraceae, Beilschmiedia bolavenensis and Machilus champasakensis, are described and illustrated based on specimens from the Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, and…

A new species of Metzia (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northern Laos

Mon, 11/29/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Koichi shibukawa, Phouvin phousavanh, Koneuma phongsa, Akihisa iwata

A new cyprinid fish, Metzia bounthobi, is described on the basis of 18 specimens (including 10 specimens in type series) from the Mekong River basin in Phongsaly and Luang Prabang…

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants of Laos toward the discovery of bioactive compounds as potential candidates for pharmaceutical development

Mon, 11/22/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): D.D. Soejarto, C. Gyllenhaal, M.R. Kadushin, B. Southavong, K. Sydara, S. Bouamanivong, M. Xaiveu, H.-J. Zhang, S.G. Franzblau, Ghee T. Tan, J.M. Pezzuto, M.C. Riley, B.G. Elkington, D.P. Waller

Using semi-structured field interviews with healers in the Lao PDR, plant samples were collected, extracted, and bio-assayed to detect bioactivity against cancer, HIV/AIDS, TB,…