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Chom Dong is a private estate and botanical garden near Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. It is not open to the public aside from infrequent special events. Chom Dong Villa sits on 40 rai (6.4 hectares) of undulating land on the lower slopes of Khao Hin Lek Fai National Park. Its setting, with a backdrop of hills to the north and northwest, provides the garden with its own microclimate quite different from Hua Hin town, two kilometres to the east.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chomdong.com/Home.html )〕 == The garden == There are currently over 300 different plant species in the garden at Chom Dong, and the number continues to grow.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chomdong.com/Plant_database_files/A.pdf )〕 Some of which are native to the original forest that existed. The garden includes: "sarapee" ''Mammea siamensis''; "ked" ''Mimusops hexandra'' Roxb.; Angsana "pradu baan" ''Pterocarpus macrocarpus''; several species of fig (''Ficus''); elephant apple "ma'tard" ''Dillenia indica''; Siamese Neem Tree "sadao" ''Azadirachta indica'' A.; Singapore Almond "hoo kwang" ''Terminalia catappa''; "oy chang" ''Lannea coromandelica'' Merr., "sark" ''Erythrophleum succirubrum'' Gagnep.; tamarind "makaam" ''Tamarindus indica''; and various ''Lagerstroemia''. Some have been planted since the main villa was built, including fruit trees such as mango, coconut, and star fruit, the large teak ''Tectona grandis'' behind Chom Dong Villa, Rain Tree "jarm-juri" ''Samanea saman''; Song of India ''Dracaena reflexa''; and the yellow-flowering Copper Pod "nonsri" ''Peltophorum pterocarpum'' Back ex Heyne. Over the years, more plants, shrubs and trees have been added. Many of these have been chosen to withstand the sometimes long dry spells, and include bougainvillea "feung fa"; various species of frangipani ("lantom"); Desert Rose ("chuan chom") ''Adenium obesum'' and Lantana "paka-krong" ''Viburnum lantana''. Also thriving are Leadwort "payapmork" ''Plumbago''; yellow "barnburi" ''Allamanda cathartica''; Purple Bignonia "muang maneerat" ''Saritaea magnifica''; various cassias; Purple Orchid Tree "chong-koh see muang" ''Bauhinia variegata''; Barometer Bush "neon" ''Leucophyllum frutescens'' (Berland) I. M. Johnst. with magenta flowers; different types of palm trees and Dragon Tree "chan par" ''Dracaena loureire'' Gagnep. The garden's plants flower in three distinct seasons. They are: * Cool, dry season (November to February)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chomdong.com/November_to_February.html )〕 * Hot season (March to June)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chomdong.com/March_to_June.html )〕 * Rainy season (July to October)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chomdong.com/July_to_October.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chom Dong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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