Phu Soi Dao

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Phu Soi Dao
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Phu Soi Dao
Location in Thailand, on the Lao–Thai border
Highest point
Elevation 2,120 m (6,960 ft)
Prominence 1,664 m (5,459 ft)
Listing Ultra
List of mountains in Thailand
Coordinates 17°44′N101°00′E / 17.733°N 101.000°E / 17.733; 101.000 Coordinates: 17°44′N101°00′E / 17.733°N 101.000°E / 17.733; 101.000
Geography
Location LaoThai border
Parent range Luang Prabang Range
Phu Soi Dao Mountain seen from Thailand Phusoidao National Park Uttaradit Province Thailand .JPG
Phu Soi Dao Mountain seen from Thailand

Phu Soi Dao (French : Phou Soai Dao) is a mountain in Southeast Asia. It is 2120 metres tall and rises at the south end of the Luang Prabang Range, on the border between Laos and Thailand. [1] Phu Soi Dao National Park is on the Thai side of the range in Phitsanulok and Uttaradit Provinces. [2]

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Pinus kesiya , Betula alnoides , Schima wallichii and Shorea siamensis are among the species of trees present in the forest. Utricularia spinomarginata and Utricularia phusoidaoensis are endemic plants on Phu Soi Dao. There are numerous waterfalls in the range area. [3]

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Utricularia phusoidaoensis is a terrestrial lithophytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to the northern Thailand province of Phitsanulok on Phu Soi Dao, where it is only known from the type locality. It grows on wet cliffs at altitudes around 2,000 m (6,562 ft). It is related to U. garrettii, another species endemic to Thailand that shares a similar seed morphology. Utricularia phusoidaoensis is easily distinguished by its purple 4-6-lobed corolla, reniform leaves, and the staghorn-like trap appendages. It has been found growing in the presence of U. spinomarginata. It was first formally described by Piyakaset Suksathan and John Adrian Naicker Parnell in 2010 from collections made by Suksathan in 2007.

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