Surin
Surin (Thai: สุรินทร์, pronounced [sù.rīn]; Northern Khmer: ซเร็น, pronounced [sren]; Kuy: สุลิน) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat). It lies in lower northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, and Sisaket. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia. Surin covers a total area of 8,854 km2 (3,419 sq mi) from the Mun River in the north to the Dangrek Mountains in the south. The capital, Surin city, in the western central region province is 434 km from Bangkok.
Surin lies at the center of the southern edge of the Khorat Plateau, a relatively low-lying interior region isolated from the rest of Southeast Asia by surrounding mountain ranges. The south of the province is dominated by the Dongrek mountain range, the escarpment of which demarcates the watershed boundaries and also forms the international border with Cambodia. The mountains, averaging approximately 500m in elevation, are not particularly high but the southward sides are steep cliffs rising rather abruptly from the northern plains of Cambodia significantly hindering any attempt at passing. The main pass in the region is in Surin and cuts through the mountains between Chong Chom and O Smach, Cambodia.
The northern face of the mountain range slopes gently down leveling out into the rolling flood plains that make up the central and northern regions of Surin. These areas are drained by small meandering streams which run roughly south-to-north and drain into the Mun River, which cuts through the extreme north of the province flowing east to eventually empty into the Mekong. As the third longest river in Thailand and second largest by volume of water, the Mun has been important in the region since prehistoric times. The total forest area is 748 km2 (289 sq mi) or 8.4 percent of provincial area.
Wildlife sanctuary
There is one wildlife sanctuary, along with five other wildlife sanctuaries, make up region 9 (Ubon Ratchathani) of Thailand's protected areas.
- Huai Thap Than–Huai Samran Wildlife Sanctuary, 501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Huay Thab Than – Huay Samran Wildlife Sanctuary
In 1993 H.M. Queen Sirikit was visiting villagers at Ban Charas and learned that the forest around Wat Khao Sala, Huay Thab Than sector 3 and Huay Samran, left bank are in the process of becoming a reserved forest. As the area is fertile with water sources and streams and the habitat of wildlife, H.M. the Queen initiated the preservation of this forest to protect the water source. Then on 9 January 1996, the Cabinet Secretariat announced that H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great had signed a Royal Decree designating the area to become Thailand’s 38th Wildlife Sanctuary on 29 December 1995.
The Huay Thab Than – Huay Samran Wildlife Sanctuary is the only forest in Surin with a large continuous area abundant with water and food as well as bordering Cambodia along the range. Apart from indigenous animals there are also other animals found here and the most apparent are the birds of up to 120 varieties which are Wild Fowl, Siamese or Diardi Fireback Pheasant, Silver Pheasant, Red Billed-Blue Magpie, Red Breasted Parakeet, Lineated Barbet, White Crested Laughing Thrush, Black Crested Bulbul, Streak-eared Bulbul, Brahminy Kite, Sparrow Hawk, Black Baza, Grey Headed Fish Eagle, White-rumped Shama, Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Stork and other mammals such as Gaur, Banteng, Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Pileated Gibbon, etc.
The Huay Thab Than – Huay Samran Wildlife Sanctuary is the only forest in Surin with a large continuous area abundant with water and food as well as bordering Cambodia along the range. Apart from indigenous animals there are also other animals found here and the most apparent are the birds of up to 120 varieties which are Wild Fowl, Siamese or Diardi Fireback Pheasant, Silver Pheasant, Red Billed-Blue Magpie, Red Breasted Parakeet, Lineated Barbet, White Crested Laughing Thrush, Black Crested Bulbul, Streak-eared Bulbul, Brahminy Kite, Sparrow Hawk, Black Baza, Grey Headed Fish Eagle, White-rumped Shama, Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Stork and other mammals such as Gaur, Banteng, Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Pileated Gibbon, etc.
Gesneriaceae
In Surin Province, northeastern Thailand, members of the African violet family (Gesneriaceae) have been recorded in specialized habitats, notably including Paraboea species discovered in localized Surin (Thai: สุรินทร์, pronounced [sù.rīn]; Northern Khmer: ซเร็น, pronounced [sren]; Kuy: สุลิน) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat). It lies in lower northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, and Sisaket. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia. Surin covers a total area of 8,854 km2 (3,419 sq mi) from the Mun River in the north to the Dangrek Mountains in the south. The capital, Surin city, in the western central region province is 434 km from Bangkok. eastern border zones like Khao Sala.
Key Details on Gesneriaceae in Surin
- Observed Genera: Paraboea is documented in the rocky/shady terrain of the region.
- Specific Locality: Specimens have been identified in areas such as the Khao Sala Forest/Temple zone in Buachet District.
- Habitat: Typically found clinging to shaded rocks or substrate in seasonal tropical or dry evergreen forest matrices characteristic of the lower
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