Rare Ngoc Lan population in Son La

The source of the International Conservation of Flora and Fauna (FFI) has said that scientists at the Vietnam Plant Conservation Center (CPCV) have discovered new populations of several rare and endangered plant species. threatening, including Ngoc Lan Magnolia grandis species in the mountains of Son La mountain, Vietnam.

There are less than 50 Magnolia grandis in the world.(Photo: Jackson Xu / FFI)

Magnolia flower Magnolia grandis has aroma.(Photo: Hieu Nguyen / CPC Vietnam)

Vietnam yellow cypress cypress vietnamensis.(Photo: golbaltrees.org)

After two weeks of fieldwork conducted in 2014 in Son La mountain forest, CPCV scientists discovered 3 mature Magnolia plants of Magnolia grandis and 5 immature Magnolia plants of Magnolia coriacea.

Magnolia magnolia grandis has aroma currently classified as 'extremely dangerous (CR)' in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In the world there are less than 50 Magnolia trees Magnolia grandis, with a small population found in limestone mountains in Yunnan province, China and in Son La, Vietnam.

In addition, a new population of rare Vietnamese yellow cypress trees Xanthocyparis vietnamensis was also discovered during the survey. This species was recognized by the scientific community as a new species in 1999.

According to FFI, the discovery of the new plant populations mentioned above opens up hope for scientists to coordinate local communities to plan conservation and collect seeds to propagate them in the future.