Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าลูกเธอ เจ้าฟ้าสิรินธรเทพรัตนสุดา กิติวัฒนาดุลโสภาคย์; ), is the second daughter of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
and younger sister of King
Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
.; ). After
Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
's coronation, Sirindhorn was invested of the title Somdech Phra Kanishthadhiraj Chao Krom Somdech Phra Debaratnarajsuda Chao Fa Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Maha Vajiralongkorn Vorarajbhakti Sirikitchakarinibirayabadhana Rathasimagunakornpiyajat Sayamboromrajakumari ( th, สมเด็จพระกนิษฐาธิราชเจ้า กรมสมเด็จพระเทพรัตนราชสุดา เจ้าฟ้ามหาจักรีสิรินธร มหาวชิราลงกรณวรราชภักดี สิริกิจการิณีพีรยพัฒน รัฐสีมาคุณากรปิยชาติ สยามบรมราชกุมารี; ). Thais commonly refer to her as "Phra Thep" ( th, พระเทพ), meaning "princess angel". Her title in Thai is the female equivalent of the title once held by her brother,
King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
Maha
Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
. The Thai constitution was altered in 1974 to allow for female succession, thus making her eligible for the throne. Having been the eldest female child of the royal family (excluding
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya, who married a foreign commoner), her position is comparable to a
princess royal
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.
Early life
Birth
Sirindhorn was born on April 2, 1955, at
Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall
The Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall or the Ambara Villa ( th, พระที่นั่งอัมพรสถาน: ''Phra Thinang Amphorn Sathan'') is a royal mansion situated inside Bangkok's Dusit Palace. It served as the primary residence ...
,
Dusit Palace
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. The third child of King
Bhumibol
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
and Queen
Sirikit
Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was List of Thai royal consorts, ...
. As the royal couple has only one son, the Thai constitution was altered in 1974 to allow for female succession. This made Sirindhorn second-in-line to the throne (after Vajiralongkorn) until the birth of Princess
Bajrakitiyabha
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the Princess Rajasarini Siribajra ( th, พัชรกิติยาภา นเรนทิราเทพยวดี, , also known as Princess Pa or Patty, born 7 December 1978) is a Thai diplom ...
in 1978.
Early education
Sirindhorn attended Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary at Thailand's most exclusive school: The Chitralada School which was established for the children of the Royal Family and Palace staff.
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education information
She ranked first in the National School Examinations in primary level (grade 7) in 1967, in upper secondary level (grade 12) in 1972, and fourth in the
National University Entrance Examination in 1975.
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Higher education
In 1975 she enrolled in the faculty of arts at Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...
and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, first-class honours and a gold medal in history in 1976.
From 1976 she continued her studies in two graduate programs concurrently, obtaining a Master of Arts in Oriental epigraphy (Sanskrit
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and Cambodian
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Cambodia
** Cambodian people (or Khmer people)
** Cambodian language (or Khmer language)
** For citizens and nationals of Cambodia, see Demographics of Cambodia
** Fo ...
) in 1980 and also archaeology
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from Silpakorn University
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in 1980. From October 1977, she studied Sanskrit in Bangkok for two years under the tutelage of renowned Sanskrit scholar Satya Vrat Shastri
Satya Vrat Shastri (29 September 1930 – 14 November 2021) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammarian and poet. He wrote three Mahakavyas, three Khandakavyas, one Prabandhakavyas and one Patrakavya and five works in critical writing i ...
. In 1978, she obtained a Master of Arts in Pali
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and Sanskrit
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from Chulalongkorn University
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.
In 1981 she enrolled in a doctoral program at Srinakharinwirot University
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, and was awarded a PhD in developmental education in 1987.
In 1984 she earned a certificate from the Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training Centre at the Asian Institute of Technology where she studied for two months.[Asian Institute of Technology]
degree information
In April 2001 she won a scholarship in Chinese culture
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at Peking University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
in China where she studied the course for a month.Peking University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
scholarship and award information
Later life
In December 2012, Sirindhorn was briefly hospitalised to remove calcium deposits.
More popular among the Thai public than her brother Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
, Sirindhorn was long rumored to be a potential successor to the Thai throne. In the event, on Bhumibol's death in 2016, the crown went to Vajiralongkorn, now King Rama X.
In January 2021, Sirindhorn was hospitalized after breaking both her ankles. Thai media reported that she fell during a walk; however, Western sources alleged that her ankles were broken by Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
after an argument.
Works and interests
Aside from her passion for technology, she holds degrees in history and a doctorate in educational development. She teaches at the history department of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA) ( th, โรงเรียนนายร้อยพระจุลจอมเกล้า, translit=Roong riian naai rɔ́ɔi prá Jù-lá-jɔɔm-glâo or รร.จปร.) is the service academy o ...
, where she is the nominal head of the department. In addition to Thai
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* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
*** Thai (Unicode block ...
, she speaks fluent English, French and Mandarin Chinese, and is currently studying German and Latin
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. She translates Chinese literature into Thai.
She is also a skilled performer and avid promoter of Thai traditional music.
Like her father Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
, Princess Sirindhorn holds a certificate as a radio amateur, with her call sign
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being HS1D.
Scholarship
The University of Liverpool
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
introduced a prestigious new scholarship in honour of Sirindhorn. One full scholarship will be awarded annually to enable a Thai student to study at Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
to complete a one-year taught Masters programme. The scholarship is open to all subjects in which a one-year taught Masters programme is offered; however, priority will be given to those students who wish to study in a subject area associated with Princess Sirindhorn such as science, information technology, medicine, the arts
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, geography
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, history, and languages
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. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be a Thai
Thai or THAI may refer to:
* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
*** Thai (Unicode block ...
national and already hold an offer to study a one-year taught Masters programme at the University of Liverpool
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
.
Honours and awards
Military rank
* General
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
, Admiral
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and Air Chief Marshal
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Volunteer Defense Corps of Thailand rank
* Volunteer Defense Corps General
Academic rank
* Professor of Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA) ( th, โรงเรียนนายร้อยพระจุลจอมเกล้า, translit=Roong riian naai rɔ́ɔi prá Jù-lá-jɔɔm-glâo or รร.จปร.) is the service academy o ...
* Professor of Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ; abbr: มศว) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-educati ...
Foreign honours
* : Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
* : Recipient of the Order of Friendship
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* : Padma Bhushan
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* : Grand Cross of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
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* : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
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The order was instituted ...
* : Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
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The Order of the ...
* : Grand Cross of the Order of the Crescent of Pakistan
* : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
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* : Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
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Awards
* : International Union of Nutritional Sciences Award[Word doc]
award and position information
* : Chinese Language and Culture Friendship Award
* Chinese Literature Foundation of Chinese Writers Association: Understanding and Friendship International Literature Award
* : Indira Gandhi Prize
* : Ramon Magsaysay Award
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for Public Service
Honorary degrees
; National
* Chiang Mai University
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: Geography
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* Chiang Mai University
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: Thai language
* Asian Institute of Technology: Technology
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; Foreign
* :
** – The University of Hong Kong
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: Doctor of Letters
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** Peking University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
: Chinese language
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* – Tokai University
is a private non-sectarian higher education institution located in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae.
It was accredited under Japan's old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai Un ...
: Engineering
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* – University of the Philippines Los Baños
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: Law
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* :
** – Pomona College
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: Doctor of Humane Letters
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** – Indiana University Bloomington
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: Doctor of Humane Letters
** – Northern Illinois University
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: Doctor of Humane Letters
** – Johns Hopkins University
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: Doctor of Humane Letters
** – Bay Path University
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: Doctor of Humane Letters
Honorary titles
* : ''People’s Friendship Ambassador''
* : ''Special Ambassador of the World Food Programme for School Feeding''
* : ''UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
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for "Empowerment of Minority Children through Education and through the Preservation of Their Intangible Cultural Heritage"''
Eponyms
Institutions
National
A number of academic and research institutions in Thailand are named after her:
Princess Sirindhorn's College
Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province.
* Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC) ( th, ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร) is an academic institution under the Ministry of Culture in Taling Chan District, Bangkok, Thailand, established ...
* Mahachakri Sirindhorn and Boromrajkumari Building, Faculty of Arts
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, Chulalongkorn University
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, Bangkok.
* Somdech Phra Debaratana Medical Center, Ramathibodi Hospital
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, Bangkok.
* Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Music Library, Mahidol University, Bangkok
* (SIIT), Thammasat University
Thammasat University (Abbreviation, Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the ...
, Bangkok.
Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS)
.
* Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum
The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum is a natural history museum in the Prince of Songkla University in southern Thailand. It was originally known as the Natural History Museum of Prince of Songkla University (PSU Museum). Aft ...
, natural history museum
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, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University
Prince of Songkla University (PSU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์; ) is the first university in southern Thailand, established in 1967. The name of the university was granted by the King Bhumibol ...
, Hat Yai Campus, Hat Yai, Songkhla Province.
Sirindhorn Observatory
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai University ( CMU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964. It has a strong emphasis on engineering, science, agriculture, and medicine. It ...
, Doi Suthep
Doi Suthep (ดอยสุเทพ), is a mountain ("doi") west of Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is in elevation and is one of the twin peaks of a granite mountain. The other peak is known as Doi Pui and is slightly higher ().
Doi Suthep is from ...
, Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lam ...
.
Princess Sirindhorn Neutron Monitor
a Galactic cosmic ray
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detector at Thailand
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's highest mountain, Doi Inthanon
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, Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lam ...
.
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center
Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ; abbr: มศว) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-educati ...
, Onkarak Campus, Nakhon Nayok Province
Foreign
* Sirindhorn Technology and Culture Exchange Center, Peking University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
, Haidian District
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Mianyang Xianfenglu Sirindhorn Primary School
Mianyang
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Places
* Sirindhorn MRT station
Sirindhorn station ( th, สถานีสิรินธร, ) is an elevated railway station on the MRT Blue Line. This station opened on 4 December 2019. The station is located on the southern side of the Bang Phlat intersection near the wes ...
of the Bangkok MRT Blue Line
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* Amphoe Sirindhorn of Ubon Ratchathani Province
* Sirindhorn Dam
The Sirindhorn Dam is in Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand. It impounds the Lam Dom Noi River, and its reservoir is the province's largest water resource. The dam was commissioned in 1971 to serve as a hydropower facility as well a ...
stops the Dom Noi River
Lam Dom Noi ( th, ลำโดมน้อย, ) is a tributary of the Mun River. It originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The watercourse passes Buntharik District and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam
The Sirindhorn Dam i ...
in Sirindhorn, Ubon Ratchathani Province.
Sirindhorn Museum
(Phu Kum Khao Dinosaur Museum), Phu Kum Khao Dinosaur Research Center, Sahatsakhan, Kalasin Province
Kalasin ( th, กาฬสินธุ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. The province was established by the Act Establishing Changwat Kalasin, BE 2490 (194 ...
.
* Sirindhorn Observatory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
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* Princess Sirindhorn Stadium
Princess Sirindhorn Stadium ( th, สนามกีฬาสิรินธร or สนามกีฬาอัสสัมชัญศรีราชา) is a sports stadium in Si Racha, Chonburi Province, Thailand. The name of the stadium c ...
, is a sports stadium
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in Si Racha
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, Chonburi Province
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.
Fauna
Several fauna species are named after her, including:
* '' Eurochelidon sirintarae'' (Princess Sirindhorn bird or white-eyed river martin
The white-eyed river martin (''Pseudochelidon sirintarae'') is a passerine bird, one of only two members of the river martin subfamily of the swallows. Since it has significant differences from its closest relative, the African river martin, it ...
), a critically endangered swallow
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first described in 1968.
* ''Phricotelphusa sirindhorn'' (panda crab). It was described in ''Crustaceana
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'' in 1989.
* '' Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae'', a sauropod
Sauropoda (), whose members are known as sauropods (; from '' sauro-'' + '' -pod'', 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their bo ...
herbivore dinosaur
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from the Early Cretaceous
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period. It was described in 1994.
* '' Sirindhorna khoratensis'', a hadrosauroid
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dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was described in 2015.
* '' Acanthosquilla sirindhorn'' (panda mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp, or stomatopods, are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 340 million years ago. Mantis shrimp typically grow to around in lengt ...
). It was described in ''Crustaceana'' in 1995.
* ''Tarsius sirindhornae
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'', an ancient primate.
* '' Streptocephalus sirindhornae'', a freshwater fairy shrimp
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. It was described in the '' Journal of Crustacean Biology'' in 2000.
* ''Macrobrachium
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobo ...
sirindhorn'', a freshwater prawn
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The term "prawn"Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature ...
. It was described in ''Crustaceana'' in 2001.
* ''Trigona
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sirindhornae'', a bee.
* ''Sirindhorn thailandiensis'' (princess moth
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).
* ''Loxosomatoides sirindhornae'', a freshwater kamptozoan. It was described in ''Hydrobiologia
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'' in 2005.
Flora
Numerous plant species have been named after her:
* '' Sirindhornia'' spp.
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, orchid
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
s:
** ''Sirindhornia pulchella
''Sirindhornia pulchella'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand
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'' can only be seen in Doi Chiang Dao National Park, blooming from April to June.
** ''Sirindhornia mirabilis'' can only be seen in Doi Hua Mot in Tak Province
Tak ( th, ตาก, , Burmese: တာ့ခ် pronounced ak is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat'') and lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, ...
, blooming during May and June.
** ''Sirindhornia monophyla'' can be seen in Doi Hua Mot in Tak Province
Tak ( th, ตาก, , Burmese: တာ့ခ် pronounced ak is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat'') and lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, ...
from March to June, as well in Myanmar
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and China.
* Other plant species include:
** ''Bauhinia
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sirindhorniae'' (''sam sip song pra dong''), a vine of the . It was described in the ''Nordic Journal of Botany
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'' in 1997.
** ''Magnolia sirindhorniae'' (Princess Sirindhorn's magnolia
''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...
)
** '' Thepparatia scandens'' Phuph. or ''Khruea thepparat malvaceae
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''. Thepparat is a part of her royal title
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. It was described in the ''Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)'' in 2006.
** '' Impatiens sirindhorniae'' Triboun & Suksathan, 2009. It was described in ''Gardens' Bulletin Singapore''.
Notes
References
External links
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Personal Affairs Division
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