TAILIEUCHUNG - Indigenous study about native plant species erythropalum scandens BL (Bo Khai) in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam

Results of the research indicated that these plants were found in both limestone and hill land ecosystems. Erythropalum scandens BL was found mostly in foot slope and catchment areas. Young plants of Erythropalum scandens BL grow well in shade light under thick forest. Market demand of these vegetables is high as being good taste and considering clean vegetables. These plant species have been over exploited, increasing scarcity in the region. | Đặng Văn Minh và cs Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 77(01): 49 - 54 INDIGENOUS STUDY ABOUT NATIVE PLANT SPECIES ERYTHROPALUM SCANDENS BL (BO KHAI) IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF VIETNAM Dang Van Minh, Dang Kim Vui, Nguyen Chi Hieu College of Agriculture and Forestry - Thai Nguyen University SUMMARY Erythropalum scandens BL (local name is Bo Khai) are native plant species in Northern mountainous region of Vietnam. These plant species have been widely used by local people as vegetable and medicinal herb. However, there are still very few research and little information about these plants. The overall project objective of this study is to apply farmer approach to understand the natural growth and distribution, value and scarcity of native plant species Erythropalum scandens BL in the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam. Results of the research indicated that these plants were found in both limestone and hill land ecosystems. Erythropalum scandens BL was found mostly in foot slope and catchment areas. Young plants of Erythropalum scandens BL grow well in shade light under thick forest. Market demand of these vegetables is high as being good taste and considering clean vegetables. These plant species have been over exploited, increasing scarcity in the region. Farmers have collected seedlings and seeds from forests to grow in their gardens as new crops but without much success due to lack of knowledge and technology. Keyword: Native plant species, indigenous knowledge, natural growth and distribution, scarcity INTRODUCTION The Northern Mountainous Region (NMR) is home to a large proportion of Vietnam‟s population and includes representatives of thirty-five ethnic minority groups. Poor literacy and low education levels create a poverty trap that is difficult to overcome. Way of living of people in this region still follows self-sufficient method with heavily depending on forest. However, the forests in this region have come under increasing pressure by many

• Sinh học
• Native plant species
• Natural growth and distribution
• Hill land ecosystems
• Native plant species erythropalum scandens BL
• The northern mountainous region of Vietnam
• Journal of Botany
• Native species
• Alien species
• Vascular plant species
• Taxonomic notes
• Megadenia speluncarum
• adscendens subsp
• diffusa
• Ludwigia leptocarpa
• Blocking navigational channels
• Rice paddies
• Self compatible
• BMC Plant Biology
• Manihot esculenta Crantz
• Cytosolic superoxide dismutase
• Cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase
• Reactive oxygen species scavenging
• Abiotic stress resistance
• Trade development in the mountainous region
• Mountainous region of northern Vietnam
• The mountainous region of northern Vietnam
• Low socio cultural awareness
• Ethnic minority groups
• Journal of medical research
• Prevalence and related factors of overweight
• Prevalence and related factors
• The northern mountainous region
• Awareness raising
• Legal awareness
• Grassroots cadres
• Northern mountainous region
• Consolidate attitude
• Journal of Vietnam Agricultural Science and Technology
• Tạp chí Khoa học Công nghệ Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
• Agroforestry production
• Hunger eradication
• Northern midland and mountainous regions
• Poverty reduction
• Information technology
• Teaching Geometry
• High school
• Northern mountains
• Exploiting mobile models
• Exploiting the visual properties
• Forest land use change in Ngoc Phai commune
• Land use change
• Bac Kan province
• A summary of Doctoral thesis
• Scientific socialism
• Ethnic minority family work
• Gender equality
• Proposes some main ideas