Provincial Flower (North Thailand) Part01

1.Flowers of Kamphaeng Phet province.

Name: Pikul

Common names: Bullet Wood, Spanish Cherry.

Scientific Name: Mimusops elengi Linn.

Also known as: Koon (Southern Thai), Keaw (Northern Thai), Sang Dong (Lampang), Pikul Pha (stool), Pikul Koa (Nakhon Si Thammarat), Pikul (general).

General Characteristics: Pikul is a medium-sized tree species height of 8-15 meters, and a spherical bush Sort leaves alternate, leaf margin slightly curved waves. It leaves are green. Flowers have a single flower petals, about 8 cloves stack, with white and very fragrant.

Propagation: seeds, graft

Reasonable condition: all kinds of soil, sun.

Origin: India, Myanmar and Malaysia.

2.Flower of Chiang Rai Province.

Name: Puangsad

Common names: Orange Trumpet, Flame Flower.

Scientific name: Pyrostegia venusta., Miers.

General characteristics: a bunch of plants with a large climbing vine. Climbers can have more than 40 feet long, pale green vine with three deciduous leaves in a leaf.

Propagation: graft

Reasonable condition: soil, do not want too much water and sun.

Origin: Brazil and Argentina.

3.Flowers of Chiang Mai, Lamphun Province.

Name: Flower Thong Kwao.

Common names: Flame of the forest, Bastard Teak, Bengal kinotree, Kino tree.

Scientific name: Butea monosperma.

General characteristics: Thong Kwao is a medium to large tree 10-15 m high and there are three deciduous leaves in a leaf with different size.

Propagation: seed germination.

Reasonable condition: soil and sun.

Origin: India

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