Ecological characteristics and vegetation structures of the Lonicera hildebrandiana species in the Hoang Lien Son range

Abstract

Lonicera hildebrandiana, a precious genetic resource, belongs to the critically endangered in the Vietnam Red Data Book 2007. It is one of the significant herbal baths of the Red Dao ethnic minority group living in the Sa Pa district, Lao Cai province - where the region’s typical medicinal leaf bath tourism is developed, bringing high income and social benefits to local people...