Note: 1 = 1.5 km nature trail, 2 = Khao Kan Rom area, 3 = Khao Je Dee area, 4 = forest behind research centre
In eastern part of Thailand, the
collections of bryophytes were rarely carried
out. Only the bryophytes in mangrove forest
in Chantaburi province was surveyed
(Thaithong, 1984). Comparison of the results
of this previous study with the bryophytes of
Khao Kheow open zoo revealed that only
Octoblepharum albidum Hedw., which is
widespread and locally abundant in Malesian
area from sea-level to c. 1600 m (Eddy,
1988b) was found in common from both
studied sites. The difference of species found
the two studied sites is probably due to the
forest types.