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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Pha Tup Forest Park

Pha Tup Forest Park located in Pha Tub Village, Pha Singha District, Nan province, Northern Thailand; This arboretum is located 12 kms. from the provincial community on Highway No. 1080. Pha Tup Forest Park was covered the area of 0.84 sq.km. The Royal Forest Department declared this forest park on October 1, 1978.

Pha Tup Forest Park is Evergreen Forest and Mixed Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest. Flora found included Teak, Lagerstroemia cuspidata, Payung, Xylia xylocarpa, Ardisia sp., laurel and Morinda sp., including herbs and various vine species packed grown as ground plants.

Fauna found are serow, barking deer, wild pig, squirrel, jungle fowl, mouse deer, palm civet, bear, snake and various bird species and there are several caves in the arboretum area worth visiting by nature lovers...

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