"Red Sprocket" shows off its colors among the lush in the Tad Valley.

"Red Sprocket" shows off its colors in the lush valley of Tad Forest, a no-hunting zone, a convertible cave, Ututhani Mon.

Red Sprocket, or Tukluo Wong Leeaceae, the scientific name, is a shrub, deciduous, up to 2 meters high, soft branches and petioles with 8-9 longitudinal ridges and short, stiff hairs.

2-4 layers of feathery assembled leaves, alternately arranged, leaves up to 30-50 centimeters long, petioles 6-17 centimeters long, grooved cones with leaf ears at stem cones, easy to fall off, elliptical or parallel margin-shaped, 5-15 centimeters long, tapered leaf tips pointed or serrated, leaf edges serrated, teeth wedge-shaped, round or slightly concave, sometimes crooked, with 6-12 pairs of leaf branches, sporadic short hairy leaf plates.

Split inflorescence, red, umbrella-like shape, out at the end of the branch, 20-30 centimeters long, many small sub-flowers, 4 millimeters diameter, calyx whorl and petal whorl of 5 petals each, cones joined together, with outer hairs, male pollen is a white tube.

The fruit has a multi-seeded texture, a flat round shape, 8-9 millimeters in diameter, with a clear round of the fruit.

In the Chrysanthemum forest, it is often found on limestone horns at altitudes of up to 2,000 meters above mean sea level, spreading almost all over the region.

Reference: Convertible Cave Forest Hunting Prohibition Zone Descent Book, Uthuathani Province

📷: Public Relations and Outreach Officer at the Tad Valley Nature Study Site

Source: Convertible Cave Forest Hunting Prohibition Zone - Tham Pra Thun Non-Hunting Area, Uthuathani Province, Conservation Area Administration Bureau at Nakhon Sawan 12

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