Project's information

Project's title Investigating and assessing the current status of the species of Acanthaceae family and close families in the Central Highlands
Project’s code QTKR01.02/20-21
Research hosting institution Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources
Coordinating unit, co-chair National Research Foundation, Republic of Korea; Chung Nam National University
Project leader’s name Do Van Hai
Project duration 01/05/2020 - 31/05/2022
Project’s budget 200 million VND
Classify Excellent
Goal and objectives of the project

- Investigate and assess the diversity of Acanthaceae and close families in the Central Highlands region.
- Improve research, training and cooperating for both sides of project
Main results

- Assess the diversity of Acanthaceae and closing family in the Central Highlands.
- 02 publications for publication on ISI journal, 01 publication in National Conferrence.
- Trainning for 02 bachelor
- 137 specimens (38 collection numbers).
Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results

Assess the diversity of Acanthaceae and closing family in the Central Highlands. Discovering 01 new species for science; 02 additional species for flora of Vietnam.
Products of the project

- Publications:
(1). Do Van Hai, Duong Thi Hoan, Zheli Lin, Yunfei Deng, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary & Joongku Lee, 2021. Rungia gialaiensis (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Phytotaxa 500 (4): 294–300 (SCI-E).
(2). Do Van Hai, Duong Thi Hoan, Maxim S. Nuraliev, Andrey N. Kuznetsov, Svetlana P. Kuznetsova, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary & Joongku LEE, 2021. Untangling the taxonomy of Phlogacanthus pulcherrimus (Acanthaceae) newly recorded from Vietnam. Phytotaxa 518 (1): 045–053
(3). Do Thi Xuye, Dang Thi Nhan, Joongku Lee, Duong Thi Hoan, Do Van Hai, 2021. Peristrophe japonica (Thunb.) Bremek. (Acanthaceae) - a newly recorded species for flora of Vietnam. Proceedings of the 3rd national scientific conference of vietnam natural museum system, pp. 237-241. ISBN: 978-604-9988-03-5.
- Products (description...): 137 specimens (38 collection numbers). Specimens were kept at the herbarium, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources.
- Other products: Support training 02 bachelors
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