Tha Hla
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Tha Hla was a noted Burmese botanist
and forestry warden.
He began his career in Burmese forestry around 1934. In 1951, along with Chit Ko Ko
he met English botanist Francis Kingdon-Ward and conducted further research into plants in Burma. They set off on an expedition and reached Hkinlum in several days in the alpine region where they could expect to find hardy plants. During the expedition Tha Hla was reported to have got lost whilst searching for new Rhododendron
s. Several people went out in search of him and preparations begun for a full search in the morning but he returned to camp late in the night. During the trip Tha Hla was also reported to have got a twig in his eye, giving him severe pain for some days. Nevertheless, the expedition was a success and the team collected 37 species of Rhododendrons and nearly 100 other species and 1400 herbarium specimens, including the epiphytic lilly Lilium arboricola
and Lonicera hildebrandiana, a honeysuckle
with huge flowers.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and forestry warden.
He began his career in Burmese forestry around 1934. In 1951, along with Chit Ko Ko
Chit Ko Ko
Chit Ko Ko was a noted Burmese botanist. He produced a number of papers into botanical research he conducted in Burma, Laos and Cambodia. His 1961 paper on List of Trees and Shrubs, co-written with H. G Hundley, identified some 7,000 angiosperms in Burma....
he met English botanist Francis Kingdon-Ward and conducted further research into plants in Burma. They set off on an expedition and reached Hkinlum in several days in the alpine region where they could expect to find hardy plants. During the expedition Tha Hla was reported to have got lost whilst searching for new Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Rhododendron is a genus of over 1 000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers...
s. Several people went out in search of him and preparations begun for a full search in the morning but he returned to camp late in the night. During the trip Tha Hla was also reported to have got a twig in his eye, giving him severe pain for some days. Nevertheless, the expedition was a success and the team collected 37 species of Rhododendrons and nearly 100 other species and 1400 herbarium specimens, including the epiphytic lilly Lilium arboricola
Lilium arboricola
Lilium arboricola is an epiphytic lily species with green flowers, and orange-red anthers. It was first botanically described by Francis Kingdon-Ward and his assistants Chit Ko Ko and Tha Hla after a collection in the Shan region of Myanmar in 1953. Specimens from this collection flowered once in...
and Lonicera hildebrandiana, a honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 180 species of honeysuckle, 100 of which occur in China; Europe, India and North America have only about 20 native species each...
with huge flowers.