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Shrubs of melastoma
reach height of several meters in the forest |
Banana forest
Khao Laem National Park |
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A bamboo
cluster along one of the creeks flowing to the Phetchaburi river
Kaeng Krachan National Park |
A closeup
of a bamboo cluster
Um Phang Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Lianas take various forms
Kaeng Krachan National Park |
After winding around (left) and slowly strangling the
tree the lianas become trees in themselves (right)
Khao Laem National Park |
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High dipterocarps dominate both in mixed
decidious and dry dipterocarp forests
Um Phang Wildlife Sanctuary |
Despite its name the Siamese tulip is
related to ginger and curcuma |
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A forest of the thin but extra durable bamboo
Thung Yai East Wildlife Sanctuary |
The huge
dracontomelum mangiferum reaches height of up to 40m
Thung Yai East Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Amaryllis
Thung
Yai East Wildlife Sanctuary |
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