ชมไปกินไป: Chachoengsao Flora

Chachoengsao

Chachoengsao (Thai: ฉะเชิงเทรา, pronounced [t͡ɕʰàʔ.t͡ɕʰɤ̄ːŋ.sāw]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in central Thailand, capital of Chachoengsao Province. It is on the banks of the Bang Pakong River. It includes tambon Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Tin Pet, Wang Takhian, and Sothon of Mueang Chachoengsao District. In 2006, it had a population of 60,893.

The town was established in 1549 during the reign of King Maha Chakkrapat of Ayutthaya and originally was a centre for military recruitment. During the reign of King Maha Thammaracha, the kingdom was in a weak condition due to being defeated by the Burmese. Phraya Lawaek, the Khmer king, conscripted Thais from several towns including Chachoengsao to be in his work force.

Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan

Chachoengsao is sometimes referred to as "Paet Riu", a name derived from large fish locally caught in the past. Paet Riu literally means "eight cuts" or slices which refers to the way the fish was cooked and served as a local dish in Chachoengsao.

Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani, and Nakhon Nayok. It has a short coastline on the Gulf of Thailand.

The western part of the province is the low river plain of the Bang Pa Kong River, which is used extensively for farming rice. To the east is hillier terrain, with an average elevation of more than 100 metres. In Tha Takiap District is the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 674,352 rai ~ 1,078 km² (416 sq mi).The total forest area in the province is 804 km² (310 sq mi) or 15.5 percent of provincial area.

Wildlife sanctuary

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There is one wildlife sanctuary, along with three other wildlife sanctuaries, make up region 2 (Si Racha) of Thailand's protected areas.

The Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเขาอ่างฤๅไน) is a protected area at the western extremities of the Cardamom Mountains in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. Founded in 1977, it is an IUCN Category IV wildlife sanctuary, with an area of 674,352 rai ~ 1,078 km² (416 sq mi). South-east of, and connected with, the wildlife sanctuary is the Khao Sip Ha Chan National Park. South-west of the protection is the Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park.

Khao Ta Grup (also recorded as Khao Tak Groep) is a forested hill and geographical locality in Tha Takiap District, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, located around coordinates 13°20′N 101°52′E with a minimum elevation of 150 meters. It is known in botanical records as a habitat site for specialized riverine and tropical flora types.

Gesneriaceae

Botanical surveys in eastern Thailand, specifically in Chachoengsao Province (such as the Khao Tak Groep area), have identified localized or type-locality specimens belonging to the African/Asian gesneriad family (Gesneriaceae).

Notable records from or near this region include:

Kaisupeea cyanea (B.L.Burtt) – A small herbaceous gesneriad whose type collection material references Chachoengsao province (Khao Tak Groep).

General Eastern/Southeastern Thai Genera – Habitats in Chachoengsao share floristic links with neighboring eastern provinces (like Chon Buri, Sa Kaeo, and Chanthaburi), which harbor limestone and seasonal dry evergreen forest taxa from tribes like Didymocarpoideae.