PUBLISHED: 04:29 on August 3, 2023.
At the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in the Betong district of Yala province, researchers from Prince of Songkla University( PSU ) recently discovered two brand-new species of the Annonaceae family of flowering plants. The community also includes apples with pastry.
Prof. David M. Johnson from the Ohio Wesleyan University’s Biological Science Department in Delaware, Ohio, the United States, contributed along with Thai experts and representatives at the Hala Bala Wildlife Research Station, according to Professor Charan Leeratiwong of the PSU Faculty of Science.
According to him, the two recently discovered species have been given the scientific names” Bunga Seng Betong” and” Ansodielsia chalermgliniana Leerat ,” respectively.
The previous is a flooring plant shrub with bright flowers and triangle-shaped exterior petals. Over 1, 000 to 1, 200 meters above sea level, the herb is found to increase in tropical rainforests. May is the typical month for growing. According to Prof. Charan, the plant’s name” betongensis” honors its origin in the Betong area.
Another brand-new types has unusually large, oval leaves and is a hardwood vine. From the leaf, the extended, yellow flowers hang down. The flower blooms in May and is found 500 meters above sea level in a tropical forest.
According to Prof. Charan, Piya Chalermglin, a botanist from the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research who had led the scientists, is honored by the name” chalerngliniana.”
Bunga Seng Hala is one of the Annonaceae family’s recently discovered plants. Prince of Songkla University( picture )