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Botanical study of the family Zingiberaceae in Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam)
Dossier Sud Expert Plantes numéro 350
The family Zingiberaceae, with the majority of the over 1,200 species and 53 genera originating in tropical Asia, provides valuable plant resources for human and is also an important component in many tropical forest ecosystems. Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which lie within the Indochinese megabiodiversity “hotspot”, have a good representation of Zingiberaceae. This research project proposes a comprehensive botanical study of the family Zingiberaceae in the Indochina region. The main goals of the study are:
- to revise and update the Zingiberaceae flora of the Indochina region and contribute to the review of the “Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam” edited by the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris,
- to study biological, ecological and ethobonaical characteristics of Zingberaceae species of the Indochina region, and
- to establish a botanical dtabase and a living collection of Zingiberaceae species for the Indochina region.
The research area concentrates on the southern Indochina region (southern Laos, Cambodia and south Vienam) where Zingiberaceae has not been well studied. The proposed research project involves three universities in Indochina and two research institutions in Europe.
May 2007
Tran Triet
University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City
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