Doi Inthanon National Park
Doi Inthanon National Park | |
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อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์ | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Location | Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand |
Coordinates | 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°ECoordinates: 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″E / 18.59222°N 98.48667°E |
Area | 482 km2 (186 sq mi) |
Established | 2 October 1972 [1] |
Visitors | 874,372 (in 2019) |
Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Doi Inthanon National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์),[2] nicknamed "the roof of Thailand", is in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.[3] It includes Doi Inthanon, the country's highest mountain. It contains an area of 482 square kilometres (186 sq mi) in size.[4] It was established in October 2, 1972. [5]
Geography[]
The park is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people.[6] Its elevation ranges between 800–2,565 metres (2,625–8,415 ft). Within its borders are a number of waterfalls: Mae Klang Falls, Wachiratan Falls, Siriphum Falls, and Mae Ya Falls.[3] The park has varied climatic and ecologically different sections.
Flora[]
Flora includes evergreen cloud forest, sphagnum bog, and deciduous dipterocarp forest.[4] There are some relict pines.[3]
Plant communities of Doi Inthanon vary according to elevation. Below is a table of main plants by vegetation type:[7]
Vegetation type | Elevation | Trees | Understorey (undergrowth, shrubs, herbs, etc.) |
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mixed deciduous forests | up to 800 m | Albizia, Dalbergia, Millettia, Vitex, Terminalia, Lagerstroemia | Boesenbergia, Curcuma, Globba, Kaempferia |
deciduous dipterocarp forests | 600–800 m | Dipterocarpus intricatus, Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Shorea obtusa, Shorea siamensis, Strychnos nux-vomica, | Arundinaria |
pine deciduous dipterocarp forests | 800–1,200 m | Pinus merkusii, Pinus kesiya, Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Shorea obtusa, Anneslea fragrans, Schima wallichii, Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Helicia nilagirica, , Engelhardia spicata | Viburnum, Buddleja asiatica, Desmodium, Crotalaria, Indigofera; , Murdannia, , Gentiana, Polygala, Senecio |
seasonal rain forests (dry evergreen forests) | up to 900 m | Aglaia spp., Aphanamixis polystachya, Dysoxylum andamanicum, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Erythrina spp., Adenanthera pavonina, Syzygium spp., Choerospondias axillaris, Dracontomelon dao, Dimocarpus longan, Nephelium hypoleucum, , Sapindus rarak | Ixora, Tarenna, Capparis spp., Antidesma spp.; , Desmos chinensis, , , Entada, Derris, Dalbergia; Alpinia, Boesenbergia, Curcuma, Globba, Hedychium, Aglaonema, Amorphophallus, Arisaema |
lower montane rain forests | below 1,000 m | Castanopsis, Lithocarpus, Quercus spp., , Actinodaphne, Cinnamomum, Litsea spp., Schima wallichii, Camellia spp., Saurauia napaulensis, , Olea spp., Diospyros spp., Podocarpus neriifolius, Cephalotaxus mannii | Gigantochloa, Schizostachyum, Dendrocalamus; Dianella, Disporum, Ophiopogon, Elatostema spp., Impatiens spp., Sapria himalayana |
lower montane oak forests | 1,000–1,800 m | Castanopsis acuminatissima, , Betula alnoides, , Lithocarpus, Quercus, Clerodendrum spp., Viburnum spp., , , | , Aeschynanthus spp., Rubus, Clematis, Smilax spp.; Pteridium aquilinum; Amischotolype spp., Begonia spp., Blumea, Camchaya, Crassocephalum, Saussurea, Hedyotis spp., Mitracarpus |
lower montane pine–oak forests | 1,000–1,400 m | Pinus kesiya, etc. | |
upper montane rain forests | from 1,800 m | , Schima wallichii, , , Acer spp., , , , Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi | Strobilanthes spp., , Dichroa febrifuga; ; , Gentiana spp., Impatiens spp., , Paris polyphylla; Balanophora fungosa subsp. indica; Dendrobium, Bulbophyllum, Coelogyne, Eria, Pholidota, Otochilus |
upper montane peat bog | 2,500 m | Sphagnum, Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi |
Fauna[]
With 383 avifauna species,[8] it ranks second among Thailand's national parks in number of bird species.[9]
Subtropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest at the end of the dry season
Cethosia biblis, Doi Inthanon National Park
An adult male green-tailed sunbird
Reptile species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:[10]
- Acanthosaura lepidogaster
- Gekko gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus
- Hemidactylus platyurus
- Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis
- Ahaetulla prasina
- Hebius khasiensis
- Trimeresurus popeiorum
- Cyrtodactylus inthanon[11]
Amphibian species in Doi Inthanon National Park include:[10]
- Ansonia inthanon
- Leptolalax pelodytoides
- Megophrys major
- Megophrys minor
- Amolops marmoratus
- Hylarana nigrovittata
- Odorrana livida
Gallery[]
The viewpoint at the 41st km of the Highway 1009, Doi Inthanon
Doi Inthanon National Park
Doi Inthanon National Park
Doi Inthanon National Park
Cherry blossom flowers all over the area at Doi Inthanon National Park
A scenic walkway in the area of Doi Inthanon National Park
Mae Ya Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
Siri Phum Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
Siri Than Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park
References[]
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/148/5.PDF
- ^ Pronunciation
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Doi Inthanon National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jungle Law in Thailand's Forests". New Scientist. 18 Nov 1989. pp. 43–. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 20 Nov 2014.
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/148/5.PDF
- ^ Zeppel, Heather (2006). Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management. CABI. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-84593-124-7. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ^ Chayamarit, Kongkanda and Christian Puff (2007). Plants of Doi Inthanon National Park. Bangkok: National Park Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
- ^ Poultney, Trevor (1 Jan 2003). Environments: Asia Pacific. Curriculum Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-86366-567-4. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 62–67. ISBN 9781859748862.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kirati Kunya, Montri Sumontha, Nonn Panitvong, Wuttipong Dongkumfu, Thana Sirisamphan and Olivier S. G. Pauwels. 2015. A New Forest-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. Zootaxa. 3905(4):573-584. [p.579] DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3905.4.9
- ^ "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2015] Cyrtodactylus inthanon | ตุ๊กกายดอยอินทนนท์ | Doi Inthanon Bent-toed Gecko • A New Forest-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand". 16 January 2015.
External links[]
- Doi Inthanon National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doi Inthanon National Park. |
- IUCN Category II
- Thanon Thong Chai Range
- National parks of Thailand
- Protected areas established in 1972
- Geography of Chiang Mai Province
- Tourist attractions in Chiang Mai Province
- 1972 establishments in Thailand