webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 New plant species resembling owl discovered in Tak By The Nation Photo Credit: Sukid Rueangruea, Botanist of Office of the Forest Herbarium A new plant species resembling an owl has been discovered by the Botanical Society of Thailand. The society posted on Facebook about the discovery on Wednesday (December 11). The new plant has been named “Phisawong Ta Nok Hook (mysterious owl’s eyes)” or “Thismia thaithongiana”. The society said that it was from the herbaceous plant family which blooms at the end of the rainy season. It was discovered in the Doi Hua Mot mountaintop in Tak Province by Dr Kanokorn Srimuang from Phayao University and Suchat Chanhomhuan from Tukasu Cottage Resort. The society also coordinated with Assoc Prof Sahut Chantanaorrapint, a lecturer at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, and Dr Somran Suddee, specialist of the Office of the Forest Herbarium under the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation for verification and taking samples of this plant. Picture Credit: Thanyalak Soonthornmat, Teacher at Roong-Aroon School The information on this plant was published in the Phytotaxa journal 333 (2): 287-292, 2018. The name “thaithongiana” was named in honour of Assoc Prof Obchant Thaithong, lecturer at the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379370 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-12-13 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I get the feeling they will dig it up and it turn out to be a growth from a yogurt pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Is April already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Lottery number? (sorry, couldn't help myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Cool looking plant. If it grows to be 2m tall I'd like to have a couple in my garden. Right next to the gate where the sign "No trespassing, somchais will be shot" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakmuay887 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Off topic. But this part of Tak is so Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 11:37 AM, DrTuner said: Cool looking plant. If it grows to be 2m tall I'd like to have a couple in my garden. Right next to the gate where the sign "No trespassing, somchais will be shot" is. Dated January 2018: Thismia Thaithongiana "Members of the genus (Thismia) are small mycoheterotrophic herbs with a highly reduced habit and usually grow among leaf litter in shady wet forests." http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2018/01/thismia-thaithongiana.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 It reminds me of the small plant in "Little Shop of Horrors" that grew very large and ate people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alacrity Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 A story that will never fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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