Phu kradueng trip on winter

[eboat]

Hi all,
On 4-7 Dec i went to Phu Kradueng at Loei province, northeastern of Thailand.
There are one of most popular wild treking.
The distance between base of the hill to mountain top is 5.5 km and 3.6 km to visitor center on mountain top.



Phu Kradueng national park have carrier service for tourist(60-70 kg/ 1 carrier), who would like comfortable.

On the mountain top have pine forest alternate with grass field and evergreen forest. The treking trail for tourist, we can choose treking on waterfall trail or trail nearly cliff.

In Dec-Jan, the maple leaves become in red. It's a symbol of Phu Kradueng national park and can attracted many many tourist to come see it.


In central of mountain top has many waterfall, origin of pong river. I visited here on winter so it's have a few water.



Greenish mossy and sphagnum moss can found in every wet floor near waterfall.


Rock field has small communities of orchid and lichens





Trail to cliff.






Lom Sak cliff, another one of Phu Kradeung's symbol.

I found 3 Genus of carnivorous; Nepenthes , Utricularia, Drosera.
I'm not sure is it N. smilesii? Who can confirm?










male flower and fruit


Drosera burmanii




Utricularia sp.





Cheers, eboat

[Marcello Catalano]

Hi!
Sure, that's the most typical N. smilesii. Nice pictures, thanks!

[eboat]

Thanks Maecello. But there are have only one species of Nepenthes right?

[mitchelldavis76]

What orchid do you think that is? Maybe Bulbophyllum blepharistes???
Mitchell

[sunbelle]

Was wondering the same thing: ID on the Bulbophyllum?

The Nepenthes habitat looks amazingly like Sarracenia habitats in the Florida panhandle.

[mannyherrera]

I was thinking the same thing Sunbelle. Down to the sandy soil covered in pine needles.

[ayi]

Hi eboat,

I love the way you built up the momentum with the pictures! First you showed us the habitat, then the associated plants, then saved the best for last. Wonderful, just wonderful.

Bulbophylum blepharistes are quite large-growing plants.... without flowers it is difficult to be sure what the plants you found could be.

Ayi

[dontknowwhy]

Hi eboat..great scenery, great pictures ! the angle and and the composition really nice.. (including the neps off course - ) .. the smilessii looks great from that angle! thanks for sharing..

[eboat]

Thank you all for your comments. This is my first treking. It's very tried cause i walked totally around 36 km since go to top on the hill and go down from there.
It's Bulbophyllum blepharistes and Eria sp., On the waterfall trail still has another Bulbophyllum such as Bulb. affine and Coelogyne sp.

I would like to continued with wild flower on the wayside.






Sphagnum moss


Cheers

[Marcello Catalano]

Dec 11, 2009 0:30:02 GMT 7 eboat said:

Thanks Maecello. But there are have only one species of Nepenthes right?

are you asking if on Phu Kradung you have ONLY smilesii? Yes!

[eboat]

Thanks again Marcelllo.