"Golden Tassel Lion," an orchid of the montane forest. In the cold forest.

"Golden Tassel Lion," an orchid of the southern rainforest, discovered in a cold forest.

"Golden Tassel Lion" or scientific name: Seidenf.Wong: Orchidaceae Orchid Inhabited Parallel Edge-shaped Gamma-shaped Banana Ball Lam, arranged apart, Parallel Edge-shaped Gamma-shaped Egg Leaf, 5-6 Centimeters Long, Rounded End, Tapered Cone, Exam

The inflorescence is clustered at the end of the bouquet, arranged radially, slightly curved downwards, a bouquet 3-4.5 centimeters long, with 3-6 flowers, striped ornamental leaves, yellowish-white or orange-yellow flowers, ovate-lanceolate calyx, pointed tip, equally long, 0.7-1 centimeters long, broad ovate petal, 2.5-3.5 millimeters long, pointed tip, ovate-shaped mouth petal, about 1.5 millimeters long, thick plump, rounded end down, short pollen pollen, tip with horn-like pedicels and short narrow slender ovaries.

The "golden tassel lion" is Thailand's only endemic plant, found in open, slightly shaded areas in montane forests at 1,300 to 1,500 meters above sea level, in Thailand, found in the south, where this discovery, in the Nong Mountains, is the highest mountain in Surat Thani province, in the cool forest of the National Park, at 1,530 meters above sea level.

The discovery of the "golden tassel lion" is a measure that indicates the abundance of forests in this area, because this forest has a biologically diverse environment and ecosystem, with abundant timber resources, both montane and montane forests.

The National Park in the Shade would like to invite the public to share the value of natural resources in conservation noon. "Wild orchids are a beauty that should be paired with forests. If taken out, they lack the livelihood of natural species.

Source: Iced Undershade National Park- Tai Romyen National Park, Surat Thani Province, 4th Conservation Area Administration Bureau (Surat Thani)

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