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 new species of the Annonaceae family of flowering plants. The community also includes grapes 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 Hala” and” Friesodielsia betongensis Leerat.”
The former is a shrub of hardwood vine with bright flowers and triangle-shaped outside petals. Over 1, 000 to 1, 200 meters above sea level, the plant is found to increase in tropical rainforests. Typically, growing occurs in May. According to Prof. Charan, the plant’s name” betongensis” honors its origin in the Betong area.
Another brand-new types is a hardwood plant with unusually large, oval leaves. The leaf has long, yellow blossoms that 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 brand” chalerngliniana.”
Bunga Seng Hala is one of the Annonaceae family’s recently discovered plants. ( Photo: Songkla University’s Prince )