Cloud Forests : Conserving Our Botanical Treasures



In Hanoi

On the Road

Black Tai Region

Hmong Region

The Summit
48 Vegetation Changes
49 Which Conifer?
50 Pinus kwangtungensis
51 Surrounded by Beauty
52 Distant Ridge
53 Misty Mountaintops
54 Guihaia Palm
55 Polygonatum
56 A new Paphiopedilum
57 A Glance Back
58 Good-Bye
59 A Last Look

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After descending the mountain, a glance back at the summit (center). From this vantage point, it is difficult to imagine that such rich biodiversity is contained in that tiny area. Unless scientists actually visit an area to collect specimens, nobody can tell what new species await discovery there.
Vietnam - The Summit
a glance back at the summit
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