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Tat Ton
Nationalpark
Tat Ton national park
covering 217 square kilometers lies on Phu Lan Ka mountain range
in Phu Lan Ka conservation forests of Chaiyaphum province. It was
designated as 23rd national park of Thailand on 31 December 1980.
It is a part of water source for the Lum Pa Tao river that flows
into the Shee, an important river in the north-east. The park
consists of dipterocarp forest and dry evergreen forest,
important flora are Shorea Obtusa, Shorea Siamensis,
Dipterocarpus Tuberculatus, Dipterocarpus Obtusifollus,
Semecarpus and Pterocarpus Macrocarpus. Wildlife found here
includes barking deer, wild pig, mangoose, siamese hare,
squirrel, treeshrew, red junglefowl and birds.
There are several waterfalls
in the park of which Tat Ton is probably the most famous one. The
others are Pha Eang, Pha Song, Phanit and Tat Fah falls.
Click on the picture to get a large version
| This
Kra-Jiao flower is famous in this park, and it only
flower during the rainy season |
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| Around
in the park you can find stones and rocks with special
formations |
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