Geographic Focus: ລາວ

ກະສິກຳປ່າໄມ້

Author(s): Herthor Porbounmixaithor, Phong Huynh, Ang Herchuechang, Bounyasit Saengmany, Sara Melki
This practical guide has been developed for development practitioners and those wishing to develop such value chains. It provides “key methods” based on the analysis of the experiences derived from…
Author(s): Yupa Hanboonsong and Patrick B. Durst
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a rugged, mountainous, landlocked country, with relatively weak infrastructure. As such, the country faces numerous challenges in achieving…
Author(s): Leonid V. Averyanov, Tien Hiep Nguyen, Khang Nguyen Sinh, The Van Pham, Vichith Lamxay, Somchanh Bounphanmy, Shengvilai Lorphengsy, Loc Ke Phan, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh and Khamfa Chantthavongsa
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…
Author(s): L.V. Averyanov
Herbarium material collected in 2009–2013 in Cambodia and Laos provides 240 new localities for 156 orchid species (from 73 genera). Among them, 13 and 45 species respectively are new for the flora of…
Author(s): ຄະນະຮັບຜິດຊອບການສ້າງຫຼັກສູດທ້ອງຖິ່ນ, ພະແນກສຶກສາທິການ ແລະກິລາແຂວງຊຽງຂວາງ.
    ຫຼັກສູດເປັນບ່ອນອີງໃຫ້ແກ່ຄູ ແລະ ຜູ້ບໍລິຫານການສຶກສາຂັ້ນຕ່າງໆເພື່ອຕິດຕາມການຮຽນ-ການສອນແຕ່ລະວິຊາຂອງແຕ່ລະຂັ້ນຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ. ຫຼັກສູດທ້ອງຖິ່ນສະບັບນີ້ໄດ້ຖືກສ້າງຂື້ນໂດຍການຮ່ວມມືຈາກຫຼາຍພາກສ່ວນເຊັ່ນ:…
Author(s): Bethany G. Elkington, Phaivanh Phiapalath, Kongmany Sydara, Vongtakoune Somsamouth, Nichole I. Goodsmith and D. Doel Soejarto
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…
Author(s): Andre´ Schuiteman, Pierre Bonnet, Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa and Daniel Barthe´le´my
A checklist is presented of the orchid flora of Laos, enumerating 485 species in 108 genera. An estimate is given of the expected size of the orchid flora of Laos. Notes on habitat, global and local…
Author(s): Mark Newman, Sounthone Ketphanh, Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa, Philip Thomas, Khamphone Sengdala, Vichith Lamxay and Kate Armstrong
The checklist includes 4,850 species of native, introduced, cultivated and naturalized vascular plants (see Table 3). Of these, 3,688 are supported by at least one of the 9,500 specimens in the…
Author(s): ດຣ ສຸວັນ ກ. ພິນິດ, ບົວໄຂຄອນ ສະແຫວງສຶກສາ ແລະ ສີສຸພັນ ຫຼວງລາດ
ໃນປະຈຖບັນການນຳໃຊ້ຢາທີ່ຜະລິດຈາກທາດເຄມີສັງເຄາະມີຜົນສະທ້ອນບໍ່ດີຫຼາຍຢ່າງໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ຊົມໃຊ້, ສະນັ້ນ…

ການລ້ຽງສັດນ້ຳ

Author(s): Praxaysombath, B., K. Utsugi, K. Phongsa, M. Nammanivong, V. Vannachak, K. Phommachan, T. Phommavong, V. Photthana, V. Duangthasy and S. Latsamy.
ປະເທດແມ່ນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງຈຸດສຸມຊີວະນາໆພັນອິນໂດ-ມຽນມາ; ເຊິ່ງເປັນໜື່ງໃນຈຳນວນ 34 ຈຸດສຸມຊີວະນາໆພັນຂອງໂລກທີ່ຖີກໄພຂົ່ມຂູ່. ອ່າງແມ່ນ້ໍາຂອງໃນປະເທດລາວມີລັກສະນະພູມສັນຖານທີ່ມີນໍ້າໄຫຼແຮງ ແລະ ມີແມ່ນ້ຳສາຂາຫຼາກຫຼາຍ,…

ບົດຄົ້ນຄວ້າ

Author(s): silvio fici, keooudone souvannakhoummane, soulivanh lanorsavanh, vichith lamxay
A new species of Capparis, C. florida, is described and illustrated from the Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Khammouan Province in central Lao PDR. The new species, collected in forest habitats…
Author(s): Thomas N.E. Gray, Thomas Calame, Ben Hayes, Martha J. Hurley, Paul H. Nielsen, Vichith Lamxay, Robert J. Timmins, Khamhou Thongsamouth
This report presents the results of the first detailed biodiversity surveys of Xe Sap National Protected Area Salavan and Xekong provinces, Lao PDR since 1999. Between February and June 2012 more…
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 Lindera annamensis…
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 Provinces, northern…
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, malaria. Plant species…
Author(s): Singkone Chaiyalad, Sarawood Sungkaew, Somkid Siripatanadilok.
Bamboos have provided a variety of raw materials and products widely used in Lao PDR for centuries. Their diversity often leads to confusion, particularly when discussing local and botanical names.…
Author(s): Maysa T. Motoki, Khamsing Vongphayloth, Leopoldo M. Rueda, Elliott F. Miot, Alexandra Hiscox, Jeffrey C. Hertz, Paul T. Brey
A list of mosquitoes from the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area along the Nam Theun, Nam Mon, Nam Noy, and Nam On rivers, Nakai District, Khammuane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (…
Author(s): Shuichiro tagane, Phetlasy souladeth, Deuanta kongxaysavath, Sukid rueangruea, Somran suddee, Yoshihisa suyama, Eizi suzuki, Tetsukazu yahara
Six pteridophyte species of five families and 12 spermatophyte species of 10 families are reported from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, as new records to the flora of Laos. Moreover, two new species…
Author(s): L.V. Averyanov, H.Q. Nguyen.
Strictly endemic species Begonia alta, B. babeana, B. crassula, B. gesneriifolia, B. minuscula, B. nahangensis, B. rigidifolia, B. rubrosetosa, B. rugosula, B. sonlaensis, and B. viscosa (Begoniaceae…
Author(s): K. Souvannakhoummane, S. Lanorsavanh, L. V. Averyanov, V. Lamxay.
New species of Begonia L. in the flora of Laos presented in this paper were mainly found in the course of botanical surveys made in Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Nam Phouy National Protected…
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