'Bleeding' rare plants

According to Professor-Prof. Dr. Tran Duy Quy, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Genetics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, it is impossible to mention all the plants in the Vietnam Red Book, which are national assets, being sold secretly and multiply. Breed and breed abroad.

Vietnam comedy orchid has scientific name is Paphiopedilum Vietnamese , currently has 25 species all, including special rare species such as ball comedy, pink comedy. Price of a comedy orchid when flowering about 100,000 USD.

While orchids are comedy, Vietnamese comedies are very few and at risk of extinction, they become commercial products of many countries such as Germany, America, Japan, France . Accordingly, the price of a orchid root Vietnamese comedy, pink comedy from 100,000 USD now only 300 to 400 USD.

Vietnam Taxus bacata ( Taxus bacata ) is a rare and precious medicinal plant, containing Taxol compound capable of curing diseases such as metastatic cancer of the ovaries, breast cancer, and some forms of bronchial cancer. now they have only 23 plants propagated. According to Da Lat Institute of Biology, in addition to indiscriminate exploitation, red pine species are rare in Vietnam because of the sale of seedlings through tourism and illegal export.

Also in the situation of calling for help, anise and anise trees are facing the brink of extinction. The composition of anise, star anise contains an organic acid which is a major component of Tamiflu, an anti-bird flu medication. Currently, anise and anise flowers of Vietnam are flowing through the Vietnam - China border in Lang Son. Many countries have bought anise seed to multiply in their countries.