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Shorea peltata Sym.

The flower is yellow, small and very narrow in bud.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 24 October 2014 • 21224 views

Didymocarpus cordatus Wall. ex DC.

Didymocarpus cordatus is one of the larger Gesneriads in Peninsular Malaysia, growing to about 1 m tall.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 25 September 2014 • 19035 views

Begonia abdullahpieei Kiew

Begonia (Begoniaceae) is generally known as 'asam riang' or 'asam batu'. Begonia abdullahpieei is one of the many threatened endemic begonias in Peninsular Malaysia.

Dr. Chan Yoke Mui • 25 August 2014 • 19534 views

Orchadocarpa lilacina Ridl.

Orchadocarpa Ridl. is a monotypic genus endemic in Peninsular Malaysia.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 25 June 2014 • 19287 views

Durio griffithii (Mast.) Bakh.

Durio griffithii (Mast.) Bakh. formerly included in the Bombacaceae is currently placed in the family Malvaceae subfam. Helicteroideae-Durioneae.

25 May 2014 • 20919 views

Thottea piscodora T.L.Yao

Thottea piscodora grows in seasonal freshwater swamp. It is a shrub with a woody rootstock that produces several vertical stems growing in a clump.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 22 April 2014 • 18891 views

Geostachys secunda (Baker) Ridl.

The species was not well-known until recently when its status was reaffirmed after a search conducted in 2005 at the type site.

Mr. Lau Kah Hoo • 28 January 2014 • 18662 views

Elaeocarpus stipularis Blume

Elaeocarpus stipularis is a highly variable species distributed throughout mainland Southeast Asia and extended southwards to Central Malesia.

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 25 November 2013 • 19948 views

Dipterocarpus costatus Gaertn. f

Dipterocarpus costatus belongs to family Dipterocarpaceae and is locally known as keruing bukit.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 23 October 2013 • 20571 views

Cotylelobium melanoxylon (Hook. f.) Pierre

This species is a small tree with a girth 1-3 m. It has a smooth bole and is brightly coloured like that of a Vatica when young.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 07 October 2013 • 20564 views

Elaeocarpus polystachyus Wall. ex Müll. Berol.

The outer bark of E. polystachyus is grey-brown with pale brown inner bark and cream sapwood.

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 27 September 2013 • 19557 views

Champereia manillana (Blume) Merrill var. manillana

Champereia is a monotypic genus in the family Opiliaceae.

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Ms. Chew Ming Yee • 30 August 2013 • 20337 views

Geostachys decurvata (Baker) Ridl.

The flower, or precisely the labellum, is yellow with occasional small red spots.

Mr. Lau Kah Hoo • 18 July 2013 • 19436 views

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

The genus name Orthosiphon Benth. was coined from two Latin words, “Iorthos” and “siphon”.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 10 June 2013 • 21809 views

Antrophyum parvulum Blume

The species name of Antrophyum parvulum derived from the Latin ‘parvus’ that means small, so it is not surprising that it is the smallest among the four species of Antrophyum in Peninsular Malaysia.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 15 May 2013 • 19791 views

Bayabusua clarkei (King) W.J.de Wilde

The type specimen of this enigmatic climber species was collected from Perak by Sir George King’s collector.

Ms. Chew Ming Yee & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 16 April 2013 • 20275 views

Jacquemontia paniculata (Burm.f. ) Hallier.f.

Jacquemontia paniculata, occurs in Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia and the Pacific Islands.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 20 March 2013 • 19713 views

Bauhinia bassacensis Pierre ex Gagnep. var. bassacensis

Usually the Bauhinia species we see in the wild or cultivated have red, pink, purple, orange, yellow or white flowers, but the flowers of B. bassacensis are greenish white.

Dr. Avelinah Julius • 18 February 2013 • 20162 views

Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco

Aegiceras corniculatum is easily distinguished from other mangrove plants by its horn– or crescent–like fruit with a pointed tip.

Dr. Avelinah Julius & Suzana, S. • 22 January 2013 • 20156 views

Panisea uniflora Lindl.

Panisea uniflora Lindl. (Orchidaceae) was first reported from Perlis in Peninsular Malaysia in 2005 (Yong et al., 2005). Previously, this genus is recorded from Nepal to China and Indo-China as far south as Thailand.

Ms. Wendy Yong Sze Yee & Dr. Lillian Chua Swee Lian • 24 December 2012 • 19413 views

Dipterocarpus kerrii King.

Dipterocarpus kerrii (Keruing gondol) occurs near coastal areas from lowland forests to hill forests at 400 m altitude.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 17 December 2012 • 20761 views

Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Slooten.

Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Sloot. (Dipterocarpaceae) is distributed from Terengganu to Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan in Borneo.

Ms. Wendy Yong Sze Yee • 10 December 2012 • 20288 views

Pandanus helicopus Kurz.

This tree-like, erect pandan can grow to 6 m tall, usually standing in water with the lower part of the trunk and roots submerged.

Ms. Chew Ming Yee • 07 December 2012 • 21025 views

Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume

Elaeocarpus angustifolius is a common species that is widely distributed from NE India to SE Asia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific islands.

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 28 November 2012 • 20370 views

Maingaya malayana Oliv.

Maingaya is a monotypic genus endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.

Ms. Chew Ming Yee • 23 November 2012 • 21664 views

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