Cát Tiên National Park
Riparian areas
### Riparian areas

In flat lowland areas and especially along streams, areas of [freshwater swamp forest](/wiki/Freshwater_swamp_forest "Freshwater swamp forest") notable tree species often include: *[Ficus benjamina](/wiki/Ficus_benjamina "Ficus benjamina")*, *[Livistona saribus](/wiki/Livistona_saribus "Livistona saribus")*, *[Crateva](/wiki/Crateva "Crateva")*, *[Syzygium](/wiki/Syzygium "Syzygium")* and *[Horsfieldia](/wiki/Horsfieldia "Horsfieldia")* spp.Kuznetsov AN, Khoi SV, Vasiliev BD, Luong P, Borissenko AV, Thinh NV, Bobrov VV, Zinoviev AV. (2002\) Results of complex zoological\-botanical expedition in Cat Loc, Cat Tien National Park. Vietnam\-Russia Tropical Centre, Cat Tien National Park conservation project: Technical report no. 36\. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236331047> Naturally occurring patches of *[Bambusa blumeana](/wiki/Bambusa_blumeana "Bambusa blumeana")* (*tre gai* or *tre la ngà*) are also abundant in [riparian](/wiki/Riparian_zone "Riparian zone") areas and flooding forest. Other plants include *[Schumannianthus dichotomus](/wiki/Schumannianthus_dichotomus "Schumannianthus dichotomus")* ("cool mat") which occurs in muddy areas along streams.


What are riparian areas?