Kanchanaburi Flora

  Kanchanaburi

กาญจนิกา

Kanchanaburi (กาญจนบุรี)

is the largest province of Western Thailand. Tourists are attracted by the history of its ancient civilization and the World War II Bridge over the River Kwai, The district covers the source valleys of the rivers Kwae Yai and Kwae Noi ("River Kwai"), which merge at Kanchanaburi city to form the Mae Klong River.

The neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, and Ratchaburi. In the west it borders Kayin State, Mon State, and the Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar.
Bong Ti is a transnational border crossing point, which is expected to gain in importance if the planned Daweideepwater port project goes ahead, along with a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and the port.

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National parks

Seven of the nine national parks in the mountainous areas of the Tenasserim Hills from region 3 (Ban Pong), Phu Toeiand Thai Prachan national parks are not in Kanchanaburi province, form protected areas in Kanchanaburi province.^[8](visitors in fiscal year 2024)^[9]

Khuean Srinagarindra National Park	1,532 km2 (592 sq mi)	(70,980)
Khao Laem National Park	1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)	(48,599)
Thong Pha Phum National Park	1,236 km2 (477 sq mi)	(123,285)
Lam Khlong Ngu National Park	673 km2 (260 sq mi)	(6,026)
Erawan National Park	550 km2 (210 sq mi)	(519,235)
Sai Yok National Park	500 km2 (190 sq mi)	(67,698)
Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park	59 km2 (23 sq mi)	(27,715)

Wildlife sanctuaries

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Two of three wildlife sanctuaries from region 3 (Ban Pong), Mae Nam Phachi is not in Kanchanaburi province, are the protected areas of Kanchanaburi province.

Thung Yai Naresuan West Wildlife Sanctuary	2,130 km2 (820 sq mi)
Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary	859 km2 (332 sq mi)

Several notable species of Gesneriaceae are native to the limestone karsts and forested regions of Kanchanaburi Province in Thailand, including Paraboea fimbriata and Dorcoceras brunneum. 

Gesneriaceae

Notable Gesneriaceae Taxa in Kanchanaburi

Paraboea fimbriata C. Puglisi & Phutthai: ชาฤๅษีไทรโยค Found in the Sai Yok District around the Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus, distinguished by distinct fimbriate and lilac corolla lobes. 
Paraboea strobilacea (Barnett) C.Puglisi จอกฤๅษี ก้านประกาย
Paraboea brunnescens B. L. Burtt
ผักกาดหิน  Erawan fall

Paraboea tenuicalyx Triboun, sp. 

ข้าวตอกพระนเรศ  กาญจนบุรี ทุ่งใหญ่นเรศวร บ้านสเน่ห์พ่อง( สะเนพ่อง)

ดอกบานปลาย มิย- พย

• Ornithoboea occulta B.L.Burtt   กระบองกุมภัณฑ Kanchanaburi, Between Huay Ban Kao and Kritee, 500 m, 4 July 1973

• Dorcoceras brunneum C. Puglisi: Recorded in Sai Yok at Wat Phrom Moli Lok (at an elevation of ~130 meters), recognizable by its rusty brown lower leaf indumentum. 

วัดทับศิลา ไทรโยค กย-ตค

• ม่วงไตรบุญ หยาดฟ้า Tribounia venosa (Barnett) D.J.Middleton  ทองผาภุมิ
• ม่วงไตรบุญดอกใหญ่ Tribounia grandiflora วัดถ้ำพุหว้า

Other Limestone Genera: Species belonging to genera like Middletonia and various rock-dwelling Paraboea frequently inhabit the moist, shaded limestone crevices of western Thailand's seasonal forests. 

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Provincial administration

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Kanchanaburi is divided into 13 districts (amphoe). The districts are further divided into 107 subdistricts (tambon).

No.	District	Thai	Pop.	Subd.	Villages
1	Mueang Kanchanaburi	เมืองกาญจนบุรี	168,541	15	102
2	Sai Yok	ไทรโยค	66,733	7	57
3	Bo Phloi	บ่อพลอย	57,176	9	80
4	Si Sawat	ศรีสวัสดิ์	26,857	6	33
5	Tha Maka	ท่ามะกา	131,797	17	154
6	Tha Muang	ท่าม่วง	109,000	13	119
7	Thong Pha Phum	ทองผาภูมิ	71,315	7	45
8	Sangkhla Buri	สังขละบุรี	54,459	3	21
9	Phanom Thuan	พนมทวน	52,319	12	103
10	Lao Khwan	เลาขวัญ	58,587	7	90
11	Dan Makham Tia	ด่านมะขามเตี้ย	33,736	4	41
12	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	31,732	3	43
13	Huai Krachao	ห้วยกระเจา	34,098	4	73
		Total	896,351	107	961