Lee Suji and Seo Kyungduk Promote Dokdo's Representative Plants Worldwide

Multilingual Video Featuring "Island Lobelia"
Highlights 56 Native Plant Species of Dokdo
Emphasizes the Need to Restore Scientific Names
Promotes Dokdo's Flora and Fauna Internationally

'Dokdo Guardian' Professor Seo Kyungduk of Sungshin Women's University and broadcaster Lee Suji have released a multilingual video introducing representative plants of Dokdo, including the island lobelia, to audiences both in Korea and abroad.

Professor Seo Kyungduk of Sungshin Women's University and broadcaster Lee Suji released a video introducing representative plants of Dokdo. Professor Seo Kyungduk

According to Professor Seo on June 9, this four-minute video was co-produced with the Gyeongbuk Cultural Foundation Content Promotion Agency. The video has been released in both Korean and English versions.

The main content of the video highlights that a total of 56 plant species are native to Dokdo. It introduces the 'island lobelia,' which can be found only on Ulleungdo and Dokdo worldwide.

Additionally, the video reminds viewers that 100 years ago, Japan registered the scientific names of Dokdo's native plants using Japanese nomenclature in order to secure research priority, targeting the potential value of these plants. The video emphasizes the need for efforts to reclaim these names.

The island lobelia shown in the video. Professor Seo Kyungduk

Professor Seo, who planned the video, said, "This is the fourth video following those on Dokdo's symbolic animals such as the sea lion, Sapsal dog, and Dokdo shrimp," and added, "I wanted to produce a series of videos on Dokdo's representative flora and fauna to widely promote them both domestically and internationally."

He also noted, "We are spreading the video not only through YouTube but also via various social networking services (SNS), and we are consistently sharing it with major Korean and international student communities around the world."

Lee Suji, who provided the Korean narration, said, "I am delighted to personally introduce Dokdo's native plants," and added, "I hope many viewers both in Korea and abroad will watch the video."

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