PLANTS OF THAILAND 
PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Aristolochiaceae 
Thottea tomentosa (B1.) Ding Hou 
Chumphon, Kapoh Falls. 10°40'N; 99°1Q'E. 
Alt.: 30 m. Dry evergreen forest. 
Low shrub to 50 cm tall; common; flowers 
brownish purple; in clumps along stream. 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Nypaceae 
Nypa frutleans Wurmb. 
Ranong, Kra Buri. 10°30'N; 98°37'E. Alt.: 2 
m. Mangrove swamp. 
Stemless palm, gregarious; dry swamp bed; 
leaves used for thatching. Local name: Chak. 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Flagellariaceae 
Flagellaria indlca L. 
Ranong, Kra Buri. 10°30'N; 98°37'E. Alt.: 2 
m. Mangrove swamp. 
Scrambling plant, common; flowers whitish. 
Local name: Wai ling (Thai). 
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Acanthaceae 
Acanthus ilicifolius L. 
Ranong, Kra Buri. 10°30'N; 98°37'E. Alt.: 2 
m. Mangrove swamp. 
Undershrub 1 m tall; flowers blue, 
gregarious. Hazard code: THN. Local name: 
Ngueak pla mo (Thai). 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Verbenaceae 
Glerodendrum viscosum Vent. 
Ranong, Kra Buri. 10°30'N; 98°37'E. Alt.: 5 
m. Along road side, in thickets. 
Shrub 1.5 m tall; flowers white; common, in 
clumps. Local name: Khi Khom (Thai). 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Sterculiaceae 
Heritiera littoralis Dry. 
Ranong, La-un Mangrove Station. 10°30'N; 
98°37'E. Alt.: 2 m. Mangrove swamp. 
Tree to 25 m tall, with plank buttresses and 
pneumatophores; common. Local names: Duhum 
bai iat (Thai), Ngou kai bai lek (Thai). 
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