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Porterandia anisophylla (Jack ex Roxb.) Ridl.

Commonly known as “Tinjau belukar” in the Malay community, Porterandia anisophylla is an evergreen tree from the family Rubiaceae.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 30 July 2026 • 51 views

Hydnocarpus castaneus Hook. f. & Thomson

Towering up to 30 m with 60 cm diameter at breast height, the smooth, whitish-grey bole of Hydnocarpus castaneus or “Setumpul” in Malay, stands out in the dim green hush of Southeast Asia’s swampy forests. It is one of the ...

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 28 November 2025 • 12655 views

Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

Tholymis tillarga has a medium-sized body that measures about 43 mm for male and 39 mm for female. The male of Tholymis tillarga can be recognized by the red colour on its body including thorax and abdomen with the presence of white...

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 30 September 2024 • 36360 views

Manilkara zapota (Sapotaceae)

The leaves are simple, quite thick, shiny and dark green, while the young shoots are brown and rough. They are alternate and spirally arranged at the end of the branch. Matured leaves, 3.5-15 cm long and 1.5-7 cm wide, are ovoid and tapered at the en...

Mrs. Syazwani Binti Azeman • 29 February 2024 • 35181 views

Phaenicophaeus curvirostris (Shaw, 1810)

Phaenicophaeus curvirostris, known as the Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, is a cuckoo belonging to the family Cuculidae (Avibase, 2018). The Chestnut-breasted Malkoha measures approximately 46 cm, including a 26 cm tail. It has a dark oily-green ...

Nurfahana Binti Mo`in & Ms. Nur Aina Amira Binti Mahyudin • 30 November 2023 • 36972 views

Pangium edule Reinw. (Achariaceae)

Pangium edule is a small to moderately large tree, growing up to 26 m tall. The green leaves are clustered or spirally arranged at the apex of branches or twigs with a long petiole. It is large in that the young leaves are heart-shaped while...

Mrs. Norzielawati Salleh • 29 September 2023 • 35365 views

Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe

Dracontomelon dao is an emergent tree or a large evergreen canopy tree growing up to 45 m tall, with a dense rounded crown. It has a straight and cylindrical bole, supported by steep and strong plank-like buttresses. The outer bark is greyis...

Mr. Nik Faizu Bin Nik Hassan & Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 30 June 2023 • 35753 views

Pternandra echinata Jack (Melastomataceae)

Known as “Sial menahun” in Malay, Pternandra echinata, from the family Melastomataceae, is an evergreen, small to medium-sized tree that can grow up to 30 m tall. This tree is distributed in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapo...

Mrs. Syazwani Binti Azeman • 28 April 2023 • 34538 views

Globba fragilis S.N. Lim (Zingiberaceae)

Globba fragilis is a small-sized ginger from the semi-evergreen rain forests in the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. Its Latin name ‘fragilis’ means fragile, referring to the petite look of the plant. The plant was firs...

Dr. Sam Yen Yen • 30 November 2022 • 38690 views

Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Neurobasis chinensis also called Common Green Metalwing is a damselfly species that belongs to the Calopterygidae family.

Mrs. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam & Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan • 31 December 2021 • 37854 views

Chrysophyllum cainito L. (Sapotaceae)

Commonly known as Star Apple in English or epal bintang in Malay, Chrysophyllum cainito in the family Sapotaceae, is a small evergreen tree native to Central America and the West Indies.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 31 March 2021 • 36001 views

Gnetum gnemon L. (Gnetaceae)

Gnetum gnemon is an evergreen tropical tree from the family Gnetaceae which is grouped under the Gymnosperms together with conifers, cycads and ginkgo.

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 28 February 2019 • 37670 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 • 31350 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 • 34899 views

Gonocephalus grandis (GRAY, 1845)

Gonocephalus grandis more commonly known as the Giant Anglehead Lizard, is one of many lizards found in the evergreen forests of Malaysia.

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman, Mr. Kaviarasu Munian & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 14 October 2016 • 32749 views

Burmannia coelestis D. Don

Burmannia coelestis is a semi-mycoheterotrophic because it has small green leaves as well as having an association with fungi.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 19 November 2015 • 29403 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 • 30095 views

Cabomba aquatica

Cabomba aquatica has a green stem with submerged filiform leaves and also has peltate, broadly elliptic to oval leaves that are 5–20 by 4–15 mm with an entire margin and they are green above and are often deep magenta beneath.

Mrs. Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh • 23 November 2011 • 29481 views

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