Sakunothayan Botanical Garden

สวนพฤกษศาสตร์สกุโณทยาน
Type| Botanical garden and Urban forest
Location| Wang Thong, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Coordinates| 16°50′30″N 100°31′53″E﻿ / ﻿16.84167°N 100.53139°E﻿ / 16.84167; 100.53139
Area| 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Created| 1955
Operated by| Forest and Plant Conservation Research Office

Sakunothayan Botanical Garden (Thai: สวนพฤกษศาสตร์สกุโณทยาน) is an botanical garden in Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand. The park, at kilometer 33 of Phitsanulok-Lomsak Road, has 164 species of plants.[1]

## History

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In 1955 "Wang Nok Aen Forest park" was established, with a total area of approximately 130 ha (320 acres). Royal Forest Department has changed its name to "Sakunothayan Forst Park" in 1958 and to "Sakunothayan Arboretum" in 1961.
On 4 February 2018 Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation upgraded it to "Sakunothayan Botanical Garden".[2][3]

## Wang Nok Aen Waterfall

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Wang Nok Aen or Sakunothayan Waterfall, within the arboretum, is a 10 metres (33 ft) elevation drop of the Wang Thong River.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Arboretum_SakunnothayaPlantlist.pdf" (PDF). DNP-Botany. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. ^ "สวนพฤกษศาสตร์และสวนรุกขชาติ" [Botanical Gardens and Arboreta]. Forest Botany Division (in Thai). 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021, 2 botanical gardens were established by improving of arboreta: Ban Phe botanical garden in Rayong and Sakunothayan botanical garden in Phitsanulok.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
3. ^ "จุลสาร ฉบับที่ 20" [booklet no. 20]. Department National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). January–March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021, page 7.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
4. ^ Sakuno-Thayan Waterfall

## External links

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* Office of the Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department

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