After identifying a species of flowering plant growing in dense clusters near the border with Vietnam as a new species, researchers have proposed putting it in the Red Book.
A new plant species of the Begoniaceae family, named Begonia laxiflora, has been discovered in the evergreen closed forest at Dakrong Nature Reserve, Quang Tri province.
Up to now, Vietnam is the only place that has this special flower. It not only has an eye-catching appearance, but is also extremely rare.
The tree grows up to 1.2m high, has succulent leaves, is suitable for water retention and coping with temperature changes in the equatorial alpine ecosystem.
On April 17, Vietnam Museum of Nature (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) said a new plant species called Moc Huong Nui Chua has been discovered by scientists at Nui Chua
In 2014, scientists discovered 126 new species of organisms in Vietnam, according to statistics from a group of scientists from the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources,
Vietnamese jasmine - Jasminum vietnamense is a new plant discovered by scientists in Quang Nam province. This species belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The new species was discovered under the evergreen broadleaf forest, in the strictly protected area of Phia oac-Phia Den, Cao Bang.
The new plant species is named the Lady's Island of Lasianthus honbaensisV.S.Dang, Tagane & H.Toyama.
Scientists from the Institute of Tropical Biology have just announced a plant belonging to the ginger family in Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai.