Buddhist Festival – Asaha Bucha Day
Thai Online Radio – Jazz Moment
Year of the Rabbit – Thai Zodiac
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Doi Kham
Sak Yant – Paed Dan – Eight Sided Yant
Thai Online Radio – Music Zaa
Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center
Sak Yant – Phra Narai Song Khrut
Baan Tong Luang – Hill Tribe Cultural Preservation Village
Thai Online Radio – Siam Music Zaa
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri
Thai Online Radio – UBRadio – Underground Music
Sak Yant – Paed Tidt – Eight Direction Yant
Thai Online Radio – GreenWave
Dhamma Kancana Vipassana Meditation Center – Kanchanaburi
Eating Bugs – Bees Nests – Bee Larvae
Jintara Poonlarp – Thai Singer – Luktung
Laem Chabang Country Club – Pattaya Golf
Buddhist Ceremony – Wian Tian – Candlelight Procession
Flora & Fauna
« Previous EntriesThai Orchid – Gastrochilus bellinus Rchb.f Kuntze
The flowers of this Thai Orchid may be small, measuring just over 2 cm wide but Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f) Kuntze is an extremely beautiful Thai epiphytic orchid. Gastrochilus bellinus can be found in Northern Thailand and is also distributed throughout Southern China, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). In Thailand, this orchid, known as “Seua Dam”, grows at altitude in hilly evergreen forests.
Pomatocalpa spicata Breda – Thai Orchid
Pomatocalpa spicata Breda is an epiphytic Thai Orchid known in Thailand as Chang Dam. Distribution of Pomatocalpa spicata Breda is from India to S.E.Asia and can be found in almost all the Thailand regions both in dry and moist evergreen forests. The sepals and petals of the flowers, which are approx 0.5cm across, are yellow, usually, but not always, with reddish brown blotches and the mid lobe is heart shaped and sometimes lighter in colour.
Erythrina crista-galli – Cockspur Coral Tree
Erythrina crista-galli is a small deciduous tree known as the Cockspur Coral Tree. Erythrina crista-galli is called Thong laang hong kong in Thailand. Yet another common name for this tree is the Cry Baby Tree, so called because of the drops of nectar that drip off the lip like tears.
Ants Bite – Red Weaver Ants – Oecophylla smaragdina
Ants bite and Thailand’s Red Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) are no exception. These red weaver ants are territorial and aggressive. When the ants bite you will certainly know about it. Rarely will you escape with just one ant bite as their amazing communication system can quickly gather a whole army to deal with your intrusion. Thailand’s red weaver ants have definitely adopted the principle of ‘bite first, ask questions later’.
Calotes versicolor – Color Changing Lizard
Calotes versicolor, commonly known as the Garden fence Lizard, is a color changing Lizard. Calotes versicolor is widely distributed throughout S.E.Asia including Thailand. This color changing lizard can change color rapidly, varying between uniformly tan to grey with reddish markings. Calotes versicolor can be easily identified by the 2 small spines above the tympanum but no spines behind the eyes.
Erythrina – Coral Tree – E.variegata – Indian Coral Tree
Erythrina is a genus that includes about 120 species of deciduous trees commonly known as Coral Tree. E.variegata, the Indian Coral Tree or Flame Tree has 2 varieties, Erythrina variegata var. variegata, a variegated form, and Erythrina variegata var. Indica, formerly known as Erythrina Indica when it was considered a separate species, the leaves of which are not variegated.
Dok Mai – Thai Flowers
Everyone loves Thai Flowers and Dok Mai of course means ‘flowers’ in Thai. Nat, a young Thai photographer friend of ours, has just opened his first website. His website is all about the Flora of Thailand and, although the site is written in Thai, the language of flowers is universal. Visitors to Thailand cannot fail to be impressed by the amazing variety of beautiful orchids, flowers and trees that can be found here
Couroupita Guianensis- Cannonball Tree
Couroupita Guianensis sometimes called the Cannonball tree because of its large cannonball shaped fruits is also known as the Sala Tree. Couroupita Guianensis is considered a sacred tree in India by Hindus. Buddhist scriptures tell us that the Lord Buddha was born under the shade of a Sala Tree and died between two of these trees.
Thai Orchid – Pelatantheria insectifera Ridl.
The Thai Orchid, Pelatantheria insectifera Ridl. is known in Thai as “euang Jakajan” and is reason sometimes referred to as the Insect Bearing Pelatanthera. Pelatantheria insectifera Ridl can be found in broadleaf evergreen lowland forests on limestone rock throughout the North, East and West of Thailand and is native to India, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.
Cockroach Pictures – Cockroach Facts
Don’t we all just love Cockroaches. Just to remind you what endearing creatures they are, we have included some cockroach pictures together with a few cockroach facts. In Thailand cockroaches seem to be everywhere, in the markets, restaurants and in our homes. The very sight of a cockroach fills us with horror and if we should find one in our own home we also feel shame and embarrassment especially if visitors are present.
Thai Orchid – Rhynchostylis gigantea Lindl. petotiana
Rhynchostylis gigantea Lindl. is a most attractive Thai Orchid. There are several colour varieties of Rhynchostylis gigantea and this variety, petotiana, known as Chang Peuak in Thailand, has white flowers with a pale green column. Rhynchostylis gigantea is becoming a collector’s species with new colour varieties appearing regularly. Rhynchostylis gigantea Lindl. petotiana can be found in Southern China and throughout mainland S.E. Asia but unfortunately, in Thailand can rarely be found in its natural habitat.
Swallowtail Butterfly – Common Mime – Papilio clytia
The Common Mime Butterfly, Papilio clytia, appears in several different forms. Belonging to the black bodied swallowtail butterfly group, (Chilasa), the Common Mime Butterfly mimics other less appetising butterflies in an attempt to discourage predators. Papilio clytia was fist classified as long ago as 1758 by Linnaeus as a member of the Papilionidae family
Thai Orchid – Dendrobium heterocarpum Lindl
Dendrobium heterocarpum Lindl is a Thai epiphytic orchid found in all regions of Thailand excepting the Central region. Dendrobium heterocarpum Lindl is distributed in the Himalayan ridges, Southern China and S.E.Asia. Dendrobium heterocarpum Lindl grows in hilly evergreen forests above 1000m.
Thai Orchid – Rhynchostylis gigantea
Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) is an epiphytic Thai orchid widely distributed in every region except the South of Thailand. Rhynchostylis gigantea is found throughout most of S.E. Asia and China. The flowering period for this Thai Orchid is December – January.
Saraca Indica – Ashoka Tree – Erotic Love Flower
The Ashoka Tree, Saraca Indica, originated from the Indian sub continent but is now widely grown in Thailand and S.E.Asia. In mythology, Kama, the Hindu God of erotic love, used the Ashoka flower on one of his five arrows which he used to incite desire and passion.
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