Diversity of Plant Species and Utilization in the Botanical Building area, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Phatthalung Campus ความหลากหลายระดับชนิดของพืชและการใช้ประโยชน์ในพื้นที่บริเวณ รอบอาคารปฏิบัติการพฤกษศาสตร์ คณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยทักษิณ วิทยาเขตพัทลุง

Abstract

The objectives of the research; namely, diversity of plant species and utilization around the Botanical Building area, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Phatthalung Campus, the  were to collect and manipulate plant database files for developing the flora information system of Faculty of Science. The observation was coordinated with the local Ethnobotany experts, queried some local plant names and utilization, and examined the plant taxonomy. The results found 73 species and 45 families: 8 species, 6 families of ferns and allies; 1 species, 1 family of Gymnosperms and 64 species, 38 families of Angiosperms. The most abundance of Angiosperm was Acanthaceae and Araceae. There were 5 species in each family. The second-most abundance were Euphorbiaceae, Apocynaceae, Myrtaceae and Polypodiaceae. There were 3 species in each family. There were 6 types of plant habitat, including, 23 species of herbs (31.50%), 19 species of shurbs (26.03%), 14 species of vines (19.18%), 10 species of trees (13.70%), 6 species of epiphytes (8.22%) and 1 species of palm (1.37%). The utilization of plants could be divided into 4 groups, including 60 species of ornamental plants, 42 species of medicinal plants, 16 species of food plants, and 8 species of implementing plants and others. Some plants were utilize in more than 1 group, including 18 species of medicinal and ornamental plants, 3 species of medicinal and food plants, 3 species of medicinal and implement plants and 1 species of food and ornamental plants.