Laos: Rare Chinese swamp cypress found in Nakai-Nam Theun National Park; sparking global attention

VIENTIANE, March 6 (Vientiane Times/ANN): A stand of Chinese swamp cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis), a very rare tree species, has been found in the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in central Laos, sparking global attention.

Known locally as mai hing xam, the cypress was listed as a critically endangered species on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list in 2006.