Scientific Research

Two new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from Fan Si Pan, the highest mountain in Vietnam

Two new species of Oreocharis Benth. from Fan Si Pan, the highest mountain in Vietnam (Sa Pa) are described and illustrated.

Didymocarpus puhoatensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Vietnam

Didymocarpus puhoatensis, a new species from Vietnam is described and illustrated with photographs.

Seven new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Northern Vietnam and Southern China

Since 2016, KIB (Kunming Institute of Botany) and CPC (Centre for Plant Conservation of Vietnam) have conducted several surveys in the transboundary karst regions in Northern Vietnam and Southern China and seven new species in the genus Begonia Linn. (Be

Rediscovery and amended descriptions of Begonia kingdon-wardii (Begoniaceae) from North Myanmar

Begonia kingdon-wardii Tebbitt was rediscovered in 2014 from Myanmar after 67 years based on its last collection in 1937

Hedychium putaoense (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Putao, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar

Hedychium putaoense Y.H. Tan & H.B. Ding, a new species of Zingiberaceae from Putao, Kachin state, Northern Myanmar, is described and illustrated.

Molecular systematics and the evolution of mycoheterotrophy of tribe Neottieae (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae)

Neottieae comprise about 150–200 species and are distributed mainly in temperate and subtropical zones of the northern hemisphere. Mycoheterotrophy is common in Neottieae.

Dendrobium naungmungense (Orchidaceae, Dendrobieae), a new species from Kachin State, Myanmar

Dendrobium naungmungense, a new species from Naungmung, Kachin State, North Myanmar, is described and illustrated.

Gastrodia kachinensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Myanmar

Gastrodia kachinensis, a new species of Orchidaceae, is described and illustrated from Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar.