Ngọc Linh (a
Sino-Vietnamese name meaning "Jade Mountain") is a mountain of the
Annamite Range
The Annamite Range (; ) is a major mountain range of Mainland Southeast Asia, extending approximately through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia.
Geography
The highest points of the Annamite Range are the -high Phou Bia, th ...
in Vietnam.
History
Its name Ngọc-linh liên-sơn (Ngoc-linh Mountains) was originated from Ngơl k'iàng or Ngơk kariàng in
Jeh-Tariang
The Jeh-Tariang people, also written as Gie Trieng people () are an ethnic group in Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about ...
language. It means "the great mountain".
It straddles the two provinces of
Quảng Nam and
Kon Tum
Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia.
Historically, this area has been inhabited by the indigenous Ba Na people, whic ...
. It is considered "the roof of Southern Vietnam".
Culture
''
Panax vietnamensis
''Panax vietnamensis'' or Vietnamese ginseng () is a species of the ginseng genus ''Panax''. In Vietnam the species, prized in herbal medicine, is commercially very valuable and now considered threatened.
Description
''Panax vietnamensis'' is a ...
'' (), a species of
ginseng
Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus ''Panax'', such as South China ginseng (''Panax notoginseng, P. notoginseng''), Korean ginseng (''Panax ginseng, P. ginseng''), and American ginseng (''American ginseng, P. quinquefol ...
native to the
South Central Coast
In Vietnam, South Central Coast () and South Central Region () are two terms which can refer to the same region or two regions that do not correspond to each other. South Central Coast (sometimes called "South Central Region") consists of the i ...
and
Central Highlands regions of
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
first identified as a separate species in 1973, is especially common on and around mount Ngọc Linh.
The
area
Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-di ...
of Ngọc Linh mountain is also the only known habitat of ''
Gracixalus lumarius'' or thorny tree frog and of the similar ''
Gracixalus trieng'' or Trieng tree frog.
Notes and references
Notes
References
Further reading
Notes on mammals of the Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve (Vietnam, Kon Tum Province)
Mountains of Vietnam
Landforms of Kon Tum province
Landforms of Quảng Nam province
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