Forest Vegetation Cover in Tram Chim National Park in Southern Vietnam

Abstract

Tram Chim National Park is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. The obtained results from the study undertaken on the composition of plant species and forest vegetation in TCNP indicated a record of 133 vascular plants species, that belongs to 54 families. Useful plants of 133 species listed consists of 38 species of medicinal plants, 31 species of edible plants, 15 species of timber plants, 10 species of ornamental plants, 9 species of industrial plants, 6 species of fiber plants and 9 species of unknown use plants, respectively. During the duration of investigation, Elaeocarpus hygrophilus Kurz, Eleocharis ochrostachys Steud. and Oryza rufipogon Griff. were endangered, threatened species in the forest vegetation of Tram Chim wetlands. A variety of vegetations in the area under study is described. In this study, two major vegetation types of wetland ecosystems were identified in National Park.