Part 1 – A Rapid Participatory Biodiversity Assessment - IUCN

villages.
Plants recorded in Nong District -
Savannakhet Province
(Habitats: HG - Home Gardens; DPF - Dense Primary Forest; DSF - Degraded
Secondary Forest; FA - Fallow Scrubland;
PF - Paddy Fields; G - Grasslands; RB -
River Bank)
Family Common &
Scientific
Name
Lao
Name
General Use Life Observed/
form Interview
(eg tree,
shrub,
herb,
vine
etc)
Habitat Koun
Si
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Anacardaceae Spondias Mai fruit edible tree o, i DPF,DSF, ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
pinnata kok
FA
Apocynaceae Alstonia Mai tin - o, i HG, DPF, ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
scholaris pet
DSF
Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba Mai fruit edible tree o,i HG,DPF, ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
ngieu
DSF, FA,
Dipterocapaceae Anisoptera Mai contruction tree o, i DPF,DSF, ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
costata bak
FA
Dipterocarpaceae Hopea odorata Mai
khaan
contruction o, i DSF, FA ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Flacourtiaceae Casearia Mai - small o,i DSF, FA, ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
floranos pao
tree
G
Graminae Bambusa Mai pai shoots edible shrub o, i HG,RB ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
blumeana bann
Graminae Bambusa tulda Mai shoots edible shrub o, i HG, DPF, ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
bong
DSF, FA,
RB
Graminae Broom grees Keam broom grass shrub i DSF, FA ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Graminae Dendrocalamus Mai shoots edible,
o, i DPF, DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
lonoifimbriatus phang feed for cattle
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