Sakunothayan Botanical Garden

Sakunothayan Botanical Garden (Thai: สวนพฤกษศาสตร์สกุโณทยาน) is an botanical garden in Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand. The park, at kilometer 33 of Phitsanulok-Lomsak Road, has 164 species of plants.[1]

Sakunothayan Botanical Garden
สวนพฤกษศาสตร์สกุโณทยาน
Type locality of Glyphidrilus vangthongensis on a river bank of Sakulnothayan waterfall, Vangthong, Phitsanulok, Thailand.
TypeBotanical garden and Urban forest
LocationWang Thong, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Coordinates16°50′30″N 100°31′53″E
Area1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Created1955
Operated byForest and Plant Conservation Research Office

History

In 1955 "Wang Nok Aen Forest park" was established, with an total area of approximately 130 ha (320 acres). Royal Forest Department has changed its name to "Sakunothayan Forst Park" in 1958 and to "Sakunothayan Arboretum" in 1961.
On 4 February 2018 Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation upgraded it to "Sakunothayan Botanical Garden".[2][3]

Wang Nok Aen Waterfall

Wang Nok Aen or Sakunothayan Waterfall, within the arboretum, is a 10 metres (33 ft) elevation drop of the Wang Thong River.[4]


References
  1. "Arboretum_SakunnothayaPlantlist.pdf" (PDF). DNP-Botany. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "สวนพฤกษศาสตร์และสวนรุกขชาติ" [Botanical Gardens and Arboreta]. Forest Botany Division (in Thai). 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021, 2 botanical gardens were established by improving of arboreta: Ban Phe botanical garden in Rayong and Sakunothayan botanical garden in Phitsanulok.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. "จุลสาร ฉบับที่ 20" [booklet no. 20]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). January–March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021, page 7.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. Sakuno-Thayan Waterfall


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