The largest forest of Chinese Incense Cedar species in Southeast Asia has been found in one of world heritage sites in Vietnam, according to Vietnam News Agency on Friday.

The forest, which covers thousands of hectares of limestone 650- 700 meters above the sea level in the national park of Phong Nha Ke Bang in central Quang Binh province, is home to many 400-year- old Chinese Incense Cedar trees with 25 meters in height and 1 meter in diameter.

The trees, scientifically named Calocedrus Macrolepis, have been considered on the verge of extinction worldwide.

Covering more than 85,000 hectares, the world heritage site Phong Nha Ke Bang has 36 plant species and 89 animal species listed in the Vietnam Red Book as endangered or protected.

Source: Xinhua