Diversity of non timber forest products (NTFPs)extracted from Dakrong nature reserve, Quang Tri province

Research on plant diversity for non-timber forest products (NTFPs) at Dakrong Nature Reserve, Quang Tri province. The study results have recorded 477 species, 325 genera, 119 families belonging to 5 vascular plant divisions, with Magnoliophyta accounting for 96.01% of the total number of species. The ten most diverse families of species have been identified. They are harvested from the forest to serve the lives of people and to sell. Useful plant resources comprise fibre plants 21 species (4.40%), medicinal plants 375 species (78.62%), foods plants 74 species (15.51%), aromatic plants 80 species (16.77%), ornament plants 124 species (26.00%), and plants for other products 36 species (7.55%). There are 29 species listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book (2007) and Decree 06/2019/ND-CP. The research results are the basis for the Dakrong Nature Reserve to manage and sustainably use plant resources for non-timber forest products in the study area.