Vascular Plants in Petrified Forest Park, Ban Tak District, Tak Province
Abstract
Plant diversity in Petrified Forest Park, Ban Tak District, Tak Province was studied. Forty plots of 20´20 meters, 5´5 meters and additional survey were used for studying tree and understory species, respectively. The study showed the diversity of trees was 43 families 77 genera 87 species. The most diverse families were Fabaceae with 10 species, Rubiaceae with 9 species, Anacardiaceae, Dipterocarpaceae and Phyllanthaceae with 4 species for each family. The highest important value index was Shorea obtusa Wall. ex Blume, Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) W.Theob. var. kerrii (Craib & Hutch.) I.C.Nielsen) and Shorea siamensis Miq., respectively. The diversity of understory plants was 63 families 183 genera 235 species. The most diverse families were Fabaceae with 32 species, Apocynaceae, Malvaceae, Poaceae with 14 species per each, and Acanthaceae with 11 species. The species diversity index, evenness value, and species diversity value of tree were 3.1301, 0.7009, and 22.8755; which of understory plant were 3.9855, 0.7289, and 53.8126, respectively. The forest type of studied area is dry dipterocarp forest with Cycas siamensis Miq. and Selaginella sp. High diversity of plants may be conserved for keeping on the species richness and permanently usefulness.Keywords : diversity, plant species, conservationReferences
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