Sakunothayan Botanical Garden (Thai: สวนพฤกษศาสตร์สกุโณทยาน) is an botanical garden in Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand. The park, at kilometer 33 of Phitsanulok-Lomsak Road, has 164 species of plants.[1]

Sakunothayan Botanical Garden
สวนพฤกษศาสตร์สกุโณทยาน
Type locality of Glyphidrilus vangthongensis on a river bank of Sakulnothayan waterfall, Vangthong, Phitsanulok, Thailand.
Type	Botanical garden and Urban forest
Location	Wang Thong, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Coordinates	16°50′30″N 100°31′53″E
Area	1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Created	1955
Operated by	Forest and Plant Conservation Research Office

History

In 1955 "Wang Nok Aen Forest park" was established, with an total area of approximately 130 ha (320 acres). Royal Forest Department has changed its name to "Sakunothayan Forst Park" in 1958 and to "Sakunothayan Arboretum" in 1961.
On 4 February 2018 Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation upgraded it to "Sakunothayan Botanical Garden".[2][3]

Wang Nok Aen Waterfall

Wang Nok Aen or Sakunothayan Waterfall, within the arboretum, is a 10 metres (33 ft) elevation drop of the Wang Thong River.[4]

References

External links

• Office of the Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department

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