Quang Tri, Aug. 28 -- A new plant species has been discovered in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, the central province of Quang Tri, by Vietnamese and Japanese scientists.

The research findings were published in a special issue marking the 100th anniversary of the Journal of Japanese Botany.

"Bach Dau Phong Nha - Ke Bang", scientifically named Decaneuropsis phongnhakebangensis, belongs to the genus Decaneuropsis in the family Asteraceae.

This woody climbing shrub can grow up to five metres tall. Its leaves are alternate, obovate or oval in shape, while its flower clusters grow at branch tips or leaf axils, with funnel-shaped, dark purple corollas.

According to the park's management board, the species was recorded during a botanical ...