Pteridophyte Flora of Huai Yang Waterfall National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand

Authors

  • YUTTAYA YUYEN
  • THAWEESAKDI BOONKERD

Keywords:

Pteridophyte, Ferns and Fern Allies, Prachaup Khiri Khan Province, Checklist, Thailand

Abstract

A total of 128 species of ferns and fern allies belonging to 63
genera and 26 families were recorded from Huai Yang Waterfall National
Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. This is the first report for the area
which includes 11 species in 4 genera from 3 families of fern allies. Three
families of true fern, namely Polypodiaceae, Aspleniaceae and Thelypteridaceae
are among the common families. Polypodiaceae included 28 species in
15 genera. Whilst Aspleniaceae and Thelypteridaceae included 11 and 10
species, respectively. The study area is 161 km2 and the elevation ranges
from 100-1,250 m. The vegetation is divided among Dry Evergreen Forest,
Mixed Deciduous Forest, Tropical Evergreen Forest, and Hill Evergreen
Forest. It was found that Hill Evergreen Forest has the highest number of
pteridophyte species. The collected specimens have produced new information
on pteridophyte distribution of the Malesian elements. The overall
pteridophyte number in the national park represents about 20% of the total
in Thailand.

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Published

2002-02-01

How to Cite

[1]
YUYEN, Y. and BOONKERD, T. 2002. Pteridophyte Flora of Huai Yang Waterfall National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 2, 1 (Feb. 2002), 39–49.

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2002): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

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Original Articles

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