Plant Species Composition and Diversity in Ban Huai Hin Fon Community Forest, Tak Province

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Panya Waiboonya
Panadda Larpkern
Boontida Moungsrimuangdee
Prapatsorn Yodsa-nga

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Community forests are forest areas protected by the community for conservation and utilization purposes. Areas like this, benefitting biodiversity conservation, are found in Baan Huai Hin Fon Community Forest, Mae Pa, Mae Sot, Tak province. This research aimed to identify plant species diversity in the community forest. Trees, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes were surveyed. Trees were identified, counted and their diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured in 20 plots of 20 x 20 m. In total, 66 tree species were recorded, belonging to 56 genera, 26 families, with 536 stems. Diversity and evenness indexes of trees were 3.12 and 0.75, respectively. Tectona grandis showed the highest important value index, followed by Xylia xylocarpa var. kerrii, Millettia leucantha, Dalbergia cultrata and Syzygium formosum, with 57.81, 32.93, 21.37, 15.02 and 11.46, respectively. This study found seven species of Bryophytes from six genera, five families and 11 species of Pteridophytes from eight genera and six families.

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Waiboonya, . P. ., Larpkern, P., Moungsrimuangdee, B., & Yodsa-nga, P. . (2019). Plant Species Composition and Diversity in Ban Huai Hin Fon Community Forest, Tak Province. Thai Journal of Forestry, 38(2), 27–40. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/245885
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Panya Waiboonya, Bodhivijjalaya College, Srinakharinwirot University, Mae Pa, Mae Sot, Tak, 63110 Thailand

Community forests are forest areas protected by the community for conservation and utilization purposes. Areas like this, benefitting biodiversity conservation, are found in Baan Huai Hin Fon Community Forest, Mae Pa, Mae Sot, Tak province. This research aimed to identify plant species diversity in the community forest. Trees, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes were surveyed. Trees were identified, counted and their diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured in 20 plots of 20 x 20 m. In total, 66 tree species were recorded, belonging to 56 genera, 26 families, with 536 stems. Diversity and evenness indexes of trees were 3.12 and 0.75, respectively. Tectona grandis showed the highest important value index, followed by Xylia xylocarpa var. kerrii, Millettia leucantha, Dalbergia cultrata and Syzygium formosum, with 57.81, 32.93, 21.37, 15.02 and 11.46, respectively. This study found seven species of Bryophytes from six genera, five families and 11 species of Pteridophytes from eight genera and six families.

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