Subtropical Forest Around Cheonjiyeon Falls, Jeju

The subtropical forest of Cheonjiyeon lies in the valley of Cheonjiyeon Falls, in Seogwi-dong, Seogwipo, on Jeju Island. Warm and humid conditions here allow plants native to a mild climate zone to grow so densely that they form a thick forest. The species that make up this forest include sweet chinquapin (Castanopsis sieboldii), camellia (Camellia japonica), Japanese litsea (Litsea japonica), Japanese machilus (Machilus thunbergii), silver-leaf litsea (Neolitsea sericea), neolitsea (Neolitsea aciculata), eurya (Eurya japonica), pepper vine (Piper kadsura), oleaster (Elaeagnus glabra), Korean ivy (Hedera rhombea), Asian jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum), elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpus sylvestris) and whisk fern (Psilotum nudum), along with many kinds of ferns. The subtropical forest around Cheonjiyeon Falls in Jeju is one of Korea's representative evergreen forests, home to the rare whisk fern as well as many kinds of trees and ferns that grow in warm regions; it is of high academic value and is therefore designated and protected as a Natural Monument.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Natural Monument · 천연기념물