Information

Scientific Name Thalassia hemprichii  
Classification #Kingdom: Plantae
 #Phylum: Magnoliophyta
       #Class: Monocotyledoneae
             #Order: Helobiae
                   #Family: Hydrocharitaceae
                         #Genus: Thalassia
                               #Species: Thalassia hemprichii
Common Name(Thai) หญ้าชะเงาเต่า/ หญ้าเต่า/ หญ้าเงาเต่า
Common Name(English) Dugong grass/ Turtle grass
Locality Ko Tha Rai
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Collector Ekkalak Rattanachot
Identify by Ekkalak Rattanachot
Status common
Major Characters leaf blades ribbon like and mostly curved,rhizome is roughened by annular scar, leaf tip rounded with serration and leaf sheath persistent.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149020-A002
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND