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Paleoecology Research Group completed the field survey of the Cenozoic fossil flora in Vietnam

With the support of CAS-SEABRI, a 6-people team united the National Museum of Vietnamese Natural History to conduct the field survey of Cenozoic fossil flora in Vietnam from 20th to 30thApril, 2017.

Bulbophyllum putaoensis (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae; Malaxideae), a new species from Kachin State, Myanmar

During their field expeditions in the Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary Northern Myanmar, a new species Bulbophyllum was discovered.

A taxonomic revision of Herminium L.(Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae)

Herminium (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) is a medium-sized genus widespread in the northern hemisphere, with a clear centre of diversity in the Himalayas.

Welcome Party of Thingyan Festival (Water Festival) in CAS-SEABRI, Myanmar

To welcome the coming Myanmar Year (1379) which will become a new year at 17th April, 2017, water festival was celebrated in CAS-SEABRI on 7th, April, 2017 to follow up Myanmar’s tradition and culture.

Forest Research Institute of Myanmar visited Kunming Institute of Zoology

On 6th April, 2017, Thaung Naing Oo, the director of Myanmar Forest Research Institute, lead five delegates visited Kunming Institute of Zoology.

ATBC Asia-Pacific Chapter Meeting 2017 opens

XTBG held the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) Asia-Pacific Chapter Meeting on March 25, 2017

Chairperson of APFNet visited CAS-SEABRI

Delegates from Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation visited CAS-SEABRI on 28th, March, 2017

Taxonomic notes on the armored spiders of the families Pacullidae and Tetrablemmidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Singapore

Five species are documented as new to science, and three known species, which the female of B. besutensis is described for the first time.

New cave-dwelling spiders of the family Dictynidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Guangxi and Guizhou, China

Twenty-four new spider species of the family Dictynidae from caves of Guangxi and Guizhou in southern China were discovered by Prof. Shuqiang LI.

Interview for Research Assistants of CAS-SEABRI in Myanmar

On 9th March, 2017, 20 applicants selected from 53 were interviewed by the four team leaders of CAS-SEABRI