PROGRAMME Sunday 6th December 2015 - Morning Arrival in Vientiane - Afternoon 14:00 – 16:00 Reception and registration 14:30 – 16:00 Meeting for Organization and Scientific Committees Monday 7th December 2015 08:00 – 09:00 Reception and registration 09:00 – 11: 00 Opening ceremony (Ball Room) 11:00 – 11:30 Break for tea or coffee 11:30 – 12:30 Posters Preparation 12:30 –13:30 Lunch Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Taxonomy. Chairwoman: Mrs. Dr. Somchanh Bounphanmy 14:00 – 14:30 Cambodia, Dr. David Middleton (Keynote speaker) – Floristic studies in Laos and Vietnam. 14:30 – 15:00 Vietnam. Dr. Mark Newman – Progress in the Flora of Cambodia, Laos and [& S. Hul]. 15:00 – 15:30 project, a Mrs. Dr. Sovanmoly Hul – The “Photographic Flora of Cambodia” successful example of international collaborative work. [& M. Leti, S.K. Chéng, J.-G. Fouché, Bruno David]. Room 2 (Plaza III): Taxonomy. Chairman: Dr. Thomas Haevermans 14:00 – 14:30 Mr. Boonchuang Boonsuk – A note on crabgrass in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam [& P. Chantaranothai , T. Hodkinson]. 14:30 – 15:00 Dr. Ivan Savinov – A taxonomic review of Kokoona Thwaites and Lophopetalum Wight ex Arn. (Celastraceae R.Br.) from Southern and 1 South-Eastern Asia and Australia. 15:00 – 15:30 the Dr. G.V. Kumar – Status of Indian mosses, with special reference to mosses of the Shervaroy Hills in the Eastern Ghats. Room 3 (May Hall): Ethnobotany & Ethnopharmacology. Chairman : Dr. Vichith Lamxay 14:00 – 14:30 preserve Prof. Djaja Soejarto (Keynote speaker) – The medicinal plant (MPP): a seminal effort in the conservation of medicinal plants of Lao PDR. 14:30 – 15:00 Ms Dr. Elizabeth Elliott – A survey of traditional medicine practice in Southern Lao PDR. 15:00 – 15:30 Dr. Boonsanong Chourykaew – Ethnobotany of Thai Song Dam in Nongchumpolneau Subdistrict, Khaoyoi District, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand. [&W. Ritti, O. Khwanmuang, P. Phurahong]. Room 4 (Plaza I): Phytochemistry. Chairman: Dr. Éric Deharo 14:00 – 14:30 Dr. Bruno David (Keynote speaker) – Botany and Pharmaceutical + Cosmetics Industries. 14:30 – 15:00 Dr. Gopi Ragupathi – Flavonoid as chemotaxonomic markers in endemic/endangered species of Rauvolfia L. from Southern Western Ghats of India: A preliminary study. [& V. Divya Nair]. 15:00 – 15:30 Mr. Jean-Baptiste Gallé – Pharmacochemistry of anthranoids from the genus Psorospermum Spach (Hypericaceae): Isolation, antiprotozoal activities and chemotaxonomic interest. [& B. Ndjakou-Lenta, J. Hubert, J.H. Renault, N. Girard, C.Vonthron-Sénécheau]. 15:30 – 16:00 Break for tea or coffee Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Taxonoy. Chairman: Dr. David Middleton 16:00 – 16:30 orchid Mrs. Dr. Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa – A review of the terrestrial taxa in Lao P.D.R. 16:30 – 17:00 Prof. Leonid Averyanov – New data on orchid diversity of Vietnam for period 2011-2015. [& T.V. Maisak, V.D. Nong, T.T. Nguyen, V.C. Nguyen, P.T. Nguyen, K.S. Nguyen, M.S. Nuraliev, T.H. Nguyen, K.L. Phan, B.V. Truong, Q.T. Phan]. Data bases. Chairman : Dr. Somsack Inthasone 2 17:00 – 17:30 the Mr. Gwenaël Le Bras (Keynote speaker) – Sonnerat-Bryo-Myco and mass digitisation efforts of French herbaria: new broadly available tools for botany. Room 2 (Plaza III): Taxonomy. Chaiworman: Ms. Dr. Pimwadee Pornpongrungrueng 16:00 – 16:30 Systematics Dr. Joeri Sergej Strijk – Genomics, Historical Biogeography, and Taxonomy of Asian Fagaceae. 16:30 – 17:00 Dr. Arnaud Mouly – Molecular evidence for an African origin of the Asian Rothmannia Thunb. species and allies (Rubiaceae: Gardenieae). [& J.T. Pereira, J. Chavez, G.J.D. Alejandro, K.M. Wong]. 17:00 – 17:30 Dr. Long-Fei Fu – Studies on species diversity of Elatostema J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Urticaceae) in Vietnam compared to adjacent areas. [& V.T. Do, F. Wen, Y.-G. Wei]. Room 3 (May Hall): Ethnobotany & Ethnopharmacology. Chairman: Prof. Djaja Soejarto 16:00 – 16:30 Paliyars Dr. Mehalingam Palanichamy – Ethnomedicinal Plants used by Aborginal community of Theni District, Tamil Nadu (India). [& V. Petchimuthu Elango, M. Suresh, N. Nirmalkumar]. 16:30 – 17:00 Knowledge: Mr. Jean-Marc Dubost – Transmission of Traditional Medicinal a survey of two Hmong communities in Northern Laos. [& A. Bochaton, E. Elliott, E. Deharo]. 17:00 – 17:30 Ms. Ngoc Anh Luu-Dam – A study of Knowledge - Attitude and Practise of black Tai people in using natural dyes at Sơn La Province Northwestern Vietnam Room 4 (Plaza I): Phytochemistry. Chairman: Dr. Gopi Ragupathi 16:00 – 16:30 and Ms. Dr. Gomathi Kuppusamy – Evaluation of Free radical scavenging total antioxidant capacity by methanolic leaf extracts of Neolitsea sericea (Blume) Koidz. and Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm (Asclepiadaceae). [& P. Mehalingam, S. Geetha, K. Irulandi]. 16:30 – 17:00 using Dr. N. Nirmalkumar – Extracellular synthesis of Silver nanoparticles 3 the Bark extracts of Mimusops elengi L. (Sapotaceae) and their Antimicrobial activity. [& P. Srividhya, P. Mehalingam]. 17:00 – 17:30 Dr. Phengxay Deevanhxay – Quantification of major protoberberine alkaloids and a steroid in Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr. [& N. Maeshibu, S. Hirose]. Tusday 8th December 2015 Note: 2 workshops of botanical drawing – Indian ink, on the Congress site (Lao Plaza Hotel), with Mrs. Agathe Haevermans from MNHN 09:00 – 12:30 for 10 participants (1st group) 14:00 – 17:30 for 10 participants (2nd group) Note: Herbarium workshops, on the site of the Faculty of Science. - 10 participants, with Mrs. Véronique Durand & Dr. Marc Jeanson from MNHN - 10 participants, with Mr. Soulivanh Lanorsavanh & Dr. Vichith Lamxay from NUOL 13:00: Departure for the Faculty of Science 13:30 – 14:30: Collect of material on site 14:30 – 17:30: Making of herbarium plates on site Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Taxonomy. Chairman: Prof. Leonid Averyanov 08:30 – 09:00 Prof. Masahiro Kato – Podostemaceae of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [& S. Koi] 09:00 – 09:30 Dr. Sasivimon Swangpol – Thai Musaceae Revisited. [& P. Traiperm, U. Viboonjun, P. Kongsawadworakul, P. Chuenwarin, W. Inta]. 09:30 – 10:00 Dr. Ngoc Sam Ly – Towards a taxonomic treatment of the Musaceae of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [& P.P. Lowry II, T. Haevermans]. Room 2 (Plaza III): Taxonomy. Chairman: Dr. Mark Newman 08:30 – 09:00 Dr. Nikolay Vislobokov – Taxonomically significant traits in genus Aspidistra Ker Gawl. (Asparagaceae) with examples of some Vietnamese species. 09:00 – 09:30 Dr. Phanom Sutthisaksopon – The genus Bonnaya Link & Otto (Linderniaceae) in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [& P. Chantaranothai, D. Simpson]. 09:30 – 10:00 Mrs. Phetlasy Souladeth – A progress on Eriocaulaceae for the Flora of 4 Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [& M. Newman]. Room 3 (May Hall): Ethnobotany & Ethnopharmacology. Chairwoman : Mrs. Dr. Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa 08:30 – 09:00 medicinal Ms. Prof. Mary Josephine Royappan – Ethnobotanical survey of plants in Uthiyur Hill, Tamil Nadu, India. 09:00 – 09:30 the Dr. Rahmatullah Qureshi – Medicinal Uses of Trees and Shrubs by Inhabitants of Nara Desert, Pakistan. 09:30 – 10:00 Dr. Rajasekaran Chandrasekaran – Cross-cultural ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants in the Nilgiris, Western Ghats: A case study. [& T. Kalaivani, P. Navaneethan, N. Sunil]. Room 4 (Plaza I): Biodiversity Conservation. Chairman: Mr. Fanch Le Hir 08:30 – 09:00 your Dr. Bruno David (Keynote speaker) – New regulations for accessing biodiversity samples from theory to practice. 09:00 – 09:30 both Dr. David Simpson (ppt) – Plant conservation and botanical institutes in crisis? [Bruno David]. 09:30 – 10:00 Dr. Shuichiro Tagane – Plant diversity inventory in Southeast Asia based on a standardized transect method. [& T. Yahara]. 10:00 – 10:30 Break for tea or coffee Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Taxonomy. Chairwoman: Ms. Dr. Amornrat Prajaksood 10:30 – 11:00 in Mrs. Dr. Brigitta Duyfjes – The genus Lagerstroemia L. (Lythraceae) Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. 11:00 – 11:30 Dr. Thomas Haevermans – Towards a revision of the bamboos (Poaceae – Bambusoideae) for the Flora of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [& R. Vignes-Lebbe, J. Gurgand, B.L. Nguyen, A. Haevermans, S. Dransfield, M.H. Diep]. 11:30 – 12:00 commonly Dr. Singkone Xayalath – Morphology and Anatomy of Bamboos used in Laos. [& C. Phongoudome]. Room 2 (Plaza III): Taxonomy. Chairman: Dr. The Bach Tran 5 10:30 – 11:00 Flora of Mr. Bao Ngan Tu – Seven new records of Magnoliaceae Juss. For the Vietnam. [& Q.H. Nguyen, T.H. Nguyen, S.K. Nguyen]. 11:00 – 11:30 of Dr. Maxim Nuraliev – Phylogenetic relationships among Asian species the genus Schefflera s.l. (Araliaceae) in the light of molecular and morphological data. [& G. Degtjareva, T. Samigullin , C. Valiejo- Roman, D. Sokoloff, A. Oskolski]. 11:30 – 12:00 Dr. Van Truong Do – Systematics and evolution of Aristolochia L. subg. Siphisia (Raf.) Duch. (Aristolochiaceae). Room 4 (Plaza I): Biodiversity Conservation. Chairman: Dr. Marc Jeanson 10:30 – 11:00 Dr. Gopi Ragupathi – Assessment of Genetic diversity of Gloriosa superba L. from Southern India, based on chemical profiling and RAPD analysis. [& C. Rajasekaran]. 11:00 – 11:30 Dr. Khamseng Nanthavong – Plant biodiversity in Phou Khao Khouay National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Lao PDR. 11:30 – 12:00 Ms. Dr. Montha Meepripruk – Diversity of Local Rice varieties and Conservation in Nai Muang and Sai Ngam district, Kamphaeng Phet. [& S. Boonpitak, S. Pongpinyoopat, S. Rattansuk, W. Ratanopas]. 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Taxonomy. Chairwoman: Mrs. Sidedine Lim 14:00 – 14:30 Mr. Quang Nam Vu – Some notes on the genus Manglietia Blume from Vietnam. 14:30 – 15:00 Mr. Woranart Thammarong – A taxonomic revision of Lecythidaceae in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [& P. Pornpongrungrueng, P. Chantaranothai]. Room 3 (May Hall): Ethnobotany & Ethnopharmacology. Chairwoman: Ms. Prof. Mary Josephine Royappan 14:00 – 14:30 Mr. François Chassagne – Are ethnobotanical studies a good way to discover new plants species? A case study from Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.[& S. Hul, E. Deharo, G. Bourdy]. 14:30 – 15:00 Mr. Karo Choeung – Proposition of phytochemistry monograph for Terminalia nigrovenulosa Pierre (Combretaceae). [& C. Meng, C. Pech, S. Kim, P. Bessioud, M. Léti, B. Fabre, A. Mandeau]. 6 15:00 – 15:30 Dr. Samnang Nguon – An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Koh Nheak District, Mondulkiri Province, Northeastern Cambodia. [& F. Chassagne, S. Eum]. Room 4 (Plaza I): Biodiversity Conservation. Chairman: Dr. Van Sam Hoang 14:00 – 14:30 Mr. Ba Vuong Truong – Orchid Diversity of Hon Ba Nature Reserve, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. [& K. Sridith]. 14:30 – 15:00 Dr. Nikolay Vislobokov – Nocturnal pollination of Orchidantha virosa Skornick. & Q.B. Nguyen (Lowiaceae, Zingiberales) from Vietnam. [& T. Galinskaya, M. Nuraliev]. 15:00 – 15:30 Dr. Rajasekaran Chandrasekaran – Exploration, conservation and phytochemical screening of the unexplored flora of India. [& K. Thiagarajan, S. Ramamoorthy, G. Ragupathi]. 15:30 – 16:00 Break for tea or coffee Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Botanical gardens. Chairman: Dr. Denis Larpin 16:00 – 16:30 Mr. Fanch Le Hir (Keynote speaker) – Botanical gardens, essential tools for plant conservation. 16:30 – 17:00 Prof. Joey Soniega – Extant genetic resources of Aubergine (Solanum melongena L.) in the agricultural landscape of Albay Province and a paradigm shift in the varietal preferences of farmers. [& T.I. Gallanosa]. 17:00 – 17:30 Mr. Rik Gadella – Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, not just pretty flowers. Room 2 (Plaza III): Taxonomy. Chairman: Dr. Ngoc Sam Ly 16:00 – 16:30 Ms Pirada Sumanon – Pollen morphology of Argyreia Lour. (Convolvulaceae): an attempt at a phenetic classification. [& G.W. Staples, P. Pornpongrungrueng, P. Traiperm]. 16:30 – 17:00 Dr. Yu Ito – Phylogeny of Najas L. revisited (Hydrocharitaceae): implications for taxonomy, biogeography, and polyploid evolution. Room 3 (May Hall): Ecology. Chairman: Dr. Mehalingam Palanichamy 16:00 – 16:30 Prof. Leonid Averyanov (Keynote speaker) – Ecology of Gymnosperms in Eastern Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam). [& T.H. Nguyen, S.K. Nguyen, K.L. Phan, V.T. Pham, V.T. Maisak]. 16:30 – 17:00 Dr. Mohanraj Arumugam – Population Ecology of Syzygium travancoricum Gamble (Myrtaceae): An Endemic and Endangered tree species of Western Ghats, India. [& R. Raju]. 7 Wednesday 9th December 2015 07:30 – 17:30 Excursion to Phou Khao Khouay (with Lunch) 08:30 – 16:00 Botanical drawing workshop – watercolor, on the Congress site (Lao Plaza Hotel). 1 group (10 – 15 participants) with Mrs. Agathe Haevermans from MNHN (Lunch: 12:30 – 13:30). Thursday 10th December 2015 Room 1 (Plaza Hall): Data bases. Chairman: Mr. Gwenaël Le Bras 09:00 – 09:30 species of Ms. Dr. Juliana Prosperi – Contribution to the knowledge of tree Lao PDR with IDAO System. [& Vichith Lamxay, B.R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, J.-M. Bompard, S. Cardinal, P. Grard]. 09:30 – 10:00 Ontology Dr. Somsack Inthasone – The BioKET Plant Data Warehouse: Mapping Concept and Visualization. [& N. Pasquier, A.G.B. Tettamanzi]. Room 3 (May Hall): Ecology. Chairman: Mr. Narong Uk On 09:00 – 09:30 Ms. Phyo Kay Kine – A first pteridophyte assessment in northern Myanmar: Elevational gradients in humid mountain forests of the Southeast Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot. [& G. Miehe, J. Kluge, W.N. Thaw]. 09:30 – 10:00 Dr. Gulzar Khan – Molecular phylogeography and intraspecific divergence of Spiraea alpina Pall. (Rosaceae) distributed in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions inferred from nrDNA. Room 4 (Plaza I): Biodiversity Conservation. Chairman: Dr. Van Du Nguyen 09:00 – 09:30 Mrs. Oraphan Sungkajanttranon – Diversity of Family Araceae at Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai Province in Thailand. 09:30 – 10:00 Ms Sincy Joseph – Micropropagation of Cyrtanthus mackenii Hook.f. (Amaryllidaceae) from tri scales. 10:00 – 10:30 Break for tea or coffee Room 4 (Plaza I): Biodiversity Conservation. Chairman: Dr. Bruno David 10:30 – 11:00 Ms Sothearen Thi – Impact of human use on the Tonlé Sap seasonally flooded forest at Kampong Luong, Cambodia. [& L.G. Yan Feng, Y.T. Lee, C. Grundy-Warr, N.J. Souter]. 8 11:00 – 11:30 Dr. Daniele Cicuzza – Fern diversity at the edge of Indochina. 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 14:00 – 15:30 Posters 15:30 – 16:00 Break for tea or coffee 16:00 – 17:00 Closing ceremony/Conclusion (Ball Room) 17:00 – 18:00 Awards of botanical drawing – Indian ink and watercolor (Ball Room) Post Congress Programme: Friday 11th December 2015 09:00 – 17:00 Sightseeing in Vientiane (through Congress registration desk at Lao Plaza Hotel) From Saturday 12th to Monday 14th December 2015 Post Congress excursions (on the Congress website: page "Visit to Luang Prabang") Departure from Laos Tuesday 15th December 2015 9