A New Species of Aquilaria (Thymelaeaceae) from Vietnam

Review: Secondary Metabolites of Aquilaria, a Thymelaeaceae Genus

Background Aquilaria, a genus belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, produces fragrant resinous agarwood, also known as eaglewood, which has been used as incense since old times. The intense fra-grance is the result of the presence of a wide variety of secondary metabolites. Objective This genus was reported contained sesquiterpenes, chromones, flavonoids, benzophenones, diterpenoids, triterpenoids,...

Assessing the Population Status of a Tree Species Using Distance Sampling: Aquilaria crassna (Thymelaeaceae) in Northern Laos

A new species of Hipposideros (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Vietnam

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam (VDT) Animal Physiology, Institute of Neurobiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany (VDT, AD, CD, HS) School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland (SJP, ECT) Department o...

Eight new species of Strongylophthalmyia Heller from Vietnam with a key to species from Vietnam and neighbouring countries (Diptera, Strongylophthalmyiidae)

Seventeen species of Strongylophthalmyia are recognized in the fauna of Vietnam, including eight new species: Strongylophthalmyia annulipessp. n., Strongylophthalmyia basisternasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia dichroasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia gavryushinisp. n., Strongylophthalmyia obtectasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia orchidanthaesp. n., Strongylophthalmyia strictasp. n., Strongylophthalmyia tomentos...

Jasminanthes xuanlienensis (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new species from Vietnam

Jasminanthes xuanlienensis (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new species from Vietnam is described, illustrated and compared with its five congeners. Jasminanthes xuanlienensis differs distinctly from congeners by the longer peduncles (14-18 cm vs. 4 cm at most in Jasminanthes pilosa and Jasminanthes saxatilis, salmon-pink color of the inner corolla lobes (white or greenish in the other species...