Camellia flosculora: a new species of Camellia section Thea series Sinenses (Theaceae) from Vietnam

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Camellia longii Orel & Luu Leaf Extracts for Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease: Novel Findings and Functional Food Applications

“…Among the above substances, epicatechin gallate (ECG), quercetin, ellagic acid, and gallic acid are found in green tea Camellia sinensis L, C. nitidissima , C. euphlebia , and C. chrysantha leaves. 1 , 2 , 38 …”

“…Among the above substances, epicatechin gallate (ECG), quercetin, ellagic acid, and gallic acid are found in green tea Camellia sinensis L, C. nitidissima, C. euphlebia, and C. chrysantha leaves. 1,2,38 These compounds are classified into five groups: polyphenols, flavonoids, monoterpenes, triterpenes, and amino acids. Substances that exhibit valuable biological activities such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, improving circulation; enhancing memory; treating neurocellular diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, cancer, especially colon and breast cancer, and diabetes mellitus; reducing symptoms of pneumonia; preventing the development of various arthritis, including arthrosis; cardiovascular protection; and lowering cholesterol (Table 1).…”

Langbiangia, a new genus of Gesneriaceae endemic to Langbiang Plateau, southern Vietnam and a taxonomic endeavor to achieve key targets of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

“…(Rafflesiaceae) in Vietnam [28]. Langbiang Plateau is also known as the prime habitats of numerous vascular plant species and in the recent decade, a wide range of vascular plant taxa have also been described and/or recorded, including 16 ferns [29][30][31][32], one Schisandraceae [33], three Lauraceae [33,34], five orchids [35,36], one bamboo [37], one Zingiberaceae [33], one legume [38], one aroid [39], one Menispermaceae [40], one Daphniphyllaceae [33], four stone oaks [41,42], one Euphorbiaceae [43], two Rosaceae [33], two begonias [44], one Clusiaceae [45], one Rutaceae [33], seven camellias [46][47][48][49][50], four Nyssaceae [33,51], one ginseng [52], one Loranthaceae [53], two hollies [33], one Icacinaceae [33], one Symplocaceae [33], one Rubiaceae [54], and five gesneriads [55][56][57][58]. However, the rich and unique biological diversity of the Langbiang Plateau has continuously been threatened by growing land demands for agriculture (Fig 1 ) and residency [59].…”

Camellia maianhii (Theaceae), A New Species of Red-Flowered Camellia from the North Central Coast Region of Vietnam

“…emanate from the North Central Coast Region including Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy [5], C. calcicola T L Ming [6,7], C. hatinhensis VD Luong, Ninh & LT Nguyen [8], C. vuquangensis Luong, Tran & LT Nguyen [8], C. pukhangensis ND Do, VD Luong, TS Hoang & TH Lê [9], C. ngheanensis ND Do, VD Luong, NS Lý, TH Lê & DH Nguyễn [10], and C. puhoatensis NS Lý, VD Luong, TH Lê, DH Nguyễn & ND Do [11].…”