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Anaxagorea javanica Blume (Annonaceae)

Anaxagorea javanica belongs to the soursop family, Annonaceae and is commonly known as Twin-seed because it usually has two seeds in each fruitlet.

Aliaa Athirah Adam Malek & Ms. Ummul Nazrah Abdul Rahman • 30 November 2018 • 31532 views

Hopea odorata Roxb. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Hopea odorata, a member of the Dipterocarpaceae, is popularly known locally as Cengal Pasir or Merawan Siput Jantan.

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 16 November 2018 • 36378 views

Hoya elliptica Hook. f. (Apocynaceae)

Hoya elliptica was first described by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1883 and it is named after its characteristic elliptic leaves.

Shahid Bin Dzayuddin & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 31 October 2018 • 31843 views

Vatica pauciflora (Korth.) BI. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Vatica pauciflora is a medium to large-sized tree that can grow up to 30 m in height.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 17 October 2018 • 30945 views

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Sapindaceae)

Known as Kasai in Malay, Pometia pinnata from the family Sapindaceae, is a large, fast-growing tree found commonly growing along riverbanks, in primary and secondary forest, up to an altitude of 1700 m above sea level.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 28 September 2018 • 32951 views

Vatica abdulrahmaniana Chua (Dipterocarpaceae)

In 1931, C.F. Symington discovered an unidentified species of Vatica, which he called Vatica sp. A. Its identity was only confirmed about eight decades later when complete specimens were collected by FRIM researchers in 201...

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 14 September 2018 • 30667 views

Nepenthes gracilis Korthals

Nepenthes gracilis was formally described by Pieter Willem Korthals in his 1839 monograph ‘Over het geslacht Nepenthes’ (Korthals, 1839). The epithet ‘gracilis’ is derived from Latin, meaning thin an...

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 30 August 2018 • 32609 views

Geostachys sericea (Ridl.) Holttum

Geostachys sericea grows in its own niche habitat at a higher elevation of over 1,700 m above sea level, inhabiting areas of damp valleys on the forest floor under shade, both along the Kuala Tahan and Merapoh trails.

Mr. Lau Kah Hoo • 18 August 2018 • 29589 views

Micromelum hirsutum and M. minutum (Rutaceae)

Rutaceae is known as an aromatic plant family because of the scent of its volatile oils found in the superficial pellucid gland dots (Brummit, 2007).

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 31 July 2018 • 30654 views

Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 (Scarlet Dwarf)

Nannophya pygmaea, commonly known as Scarlet Dwarf, is a species of tiny dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 17 July 2018 • 31387 views

Pothos macrocephalus Scort. ex Hook. f. (Araceae)

Pothos, with 70 species, belongs to the aroid family (Araceae).

Ahmad Syahir Zaini & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 29 June 2018 • 29701 views

Sindora wallichii Benth

This species is named after the Danish botanist, Nathaniel Wallich (1786-1854), a former Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden in India.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 14 June 2018 • 31253 views

Calloselasma rhodostoma (Kuhl, 1824)

The Malayan Pit Viper or Ular Kapak Daun in Malay, is a species of pit viper found in northern parts of Peninsular Malaysia.

Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom & Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 31 May 2018 • 34614 views

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Barringtonia racemosa is a common shrub to medium-sized tree commonly known as putat ayam or putat kampung.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 17 May 2018 • 31465 views

Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (Rutaceae)

Murraya paniculata is known as kemuning in Malay and has many other common English names, such as mock orange, orange jessamine and others.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 30 April 2018 • 31442 views

Meliosma sumatrana (Jack) Walpers

Meliosma sumatrana is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching heights of up to 20 m and 62 cm diameter.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 16 April 2018 • 29310 views

Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

Hylarana erythraea or Green Paddy Frog is a common true frog in the family Ranidae. It is also known as Red-eared Greenback because of the colour of its tympanum.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 30 March 2018 • 32292 views

Siebenrockiella crassicollis Gray, 1831

Siebenrockiella crassicollis is a hard shelled turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 16 March 2018 • 30810 views

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is an attractive member of the Myrtaceae family.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 28 February 2018 • 31675 views

Muntingia calabura (Muntingiaceae)

The easiest way to recognize the ‘buah ceri’ tree would be by its drooping branches and spreading crown, resembling an umbrella.

Mr. Cheah Yih Horng • 14 February 2018 • 32532 views

Symphalangus syndactylus (Raffles,1821)

Symphalangus syndactylus (Primates: Hylobatidae) also known as Siamang, is the largest gibbon species found in Southeast Asia.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman • 30 January 2018 • 30092 views

Hoya coronaria Blume

Hoya coronaria Blume gets its species name from the Latin word “coronaria” meaning crown because of the resemblance of its flower to a crown.

Aliaa Athirah Adam Malek & Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 17 January 2018 • 31485 views

Amolops larutensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Amolops larutensis, commonly called the Larut Hill Cascade Frog or Larut Torrent Frog, is named after Bukit Larut and was described by G.A. Boulenger in 1899.

Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 29 December 2017 • 30338 views

Kittacincla malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)

The White-rumped Shama (Kittacincla malabarica), also known as murai batu, is one of the most popular birds because of its beautiful melodious songs and long beautiful tails.

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 15 December 2017 • 31955 views

Abavorana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)

Abavorana luctuosa, also known as Mahogany Frog or Purple Frog is one of many amphibians found in Malaysia.

Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 30 November 2017 • 30606 views