On Jan 9, 9:01 am, "ເຄຣຊີ້ແລຣີ້"
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>>> Dalbergia cultrate, known locally as doulai, Dalbergia
>> cochinchinensis, known as khanhung , and Cunninghamla sinensis, or
>> longleng , are at the top of the official list of 12 endangered tree
>> species in Laos.
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>> "These species are endangered because their timber is highly valued.
>> People cut them down because they can get a good price for the wood,"
>> said a Forestry Department official, Mr Siliphone Phomseksan.
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>> He said that people placed such a high price on doulai wood because of
>> its attractive grain, colouring and supposed medical benefits. It was
>> especially popular in China, where it was turned into furniture,
>> decorative items and Buddha images.
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>> Chinese people also believed the doulai to be a sacred tree that could
>> protect them from evil, he added.
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>> According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, doulai logs are
>> sold for US$60,000 per cubic metre, mostly to China.
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>> Mr Siliphone said that another endangered tree, the khanhung or
>> Dalbergia cochinchinensis, was widespread in Laos and fetched around US
>> $8,000 per cubic metre. It is used for furniture and decorative items
>> due its colour and strength.
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>> The third most threatened species, Cunninghamla sinensis, known to
>> local people as longleng, is found in Xieng Khuang and Huaphan
>> provinces. People believe it can be used in the treatment of high
>> blood pressure.
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>> "People who have high blood pressure think that sleeping on a bed made
>> of longleng wood will cure them," he said.
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>> Mr Siliphone is a tree breeder at the Phontong Tree Breeding Garden in
>> Chanthabouly district and said he found the list of endangered tree
>> species to be very helpful.
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>> He explained that the list gave him a better idea of what species to
>> grow to help prevent them from becoming extinct. He has successfully
>> bred doulai, khanhung and longleng, and has young trees available for
>> sale.
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>> He said the Lao government wanted to encourage people to start growing
>> the endangered trees for commercial purposes, adding that these trees
>> could become even m ore expensive since Laos was the only the country
>> in the region with the potential to grow them commercially, due to its
>> tropical location and fertile soil.
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>> Although they take more than 20 years to mature, people who grow these
>> trees on a large scale stand to make a considerable profit, he added.
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>> By Ekaphone Phouthonesy
>> (Latest Update January 9, 2007)
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> You can thank Uncle sam for the deforestation of Laos using B52s and
> Agent Orange.
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> Your friend,
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Larry,
A Hmong tall, not straight tree is better than a murdered LPDR
country. At least we Hmong have not murdered any of your LPDR leaders
but your LPDR leader did murdered our innocent Hmong Girls to our
leaders. This is the point here. How many more Hmong innocent girls,
elders, leaders your LPDR want to murder?.
Enough is enough. all of my points at Schl are that LPDR murdered
Hmong Innocent girls, Hmong elders, and Hmong Leaders. Your point are,
your LPDR have to right to murdered our people. This is the difference
between you and me.
Freedom II
