The Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden is contoured into the foothills of the mist-shrouded Doi-Suthep-Pui Mountain in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is Thailand’s oldest and foremost botanic garden and major centre for scientific research. Dedicated to the conservation of Thai flora, it holds collections of, and carries out research on rare, endemic and endangered species. Although the main focus is on the Northern Thai flora and surrounding regions, the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (QSBG) has an integrated programme of research, education and amenity aimed at a global perspective. The QSBG has an extensive research facility housing the herbarium, micropropagation laboratories, and library. Research work covers a wide spectrum of morphological, entomological, biochemical and molecular studies. Species recovery and ex-situ conservation projects include work with endangered native Thai orchids, cycads and palms. In addition, the QSBG protects a large area of the unique tropical deciduous forest with its associated wildlife as a conservation zone.
	Forest conservation zone. Photo from BGO top of page photo from dina LINK: Threatened plants to be seen at QSBG and reference ‘A Preliminary Checklist of Threatened Plants in Thailand'