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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 • 9424 views

Goniothalamus curtisii King (Annonaceae)

Goniothalamus with c. 16 species is one of the largest genera of the family Annonaceae (mempisang in Malay) recorded in Peninsular Malaysia.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 15 August 2016 • 4734 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 • 4068 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 • 2515 views

Paraboea capitata Ridl. var. oblongifolia Ridl.

This variety is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and only grows on four limestone hills, three in Perak and one in Kelantan.

Ms. Ummul Nazrah Abdul Rahman • 12 June 2012 • 2256 views

Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.

Abroma augusta (Sterculiaceae) or Devil’s Cotton is called kapas hantu or rami sengat in Malaysia.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 29 May 2012 • 2363 views

Tectaria siifolia (Willd.) Copel.

Tectaria is a pantropic genus with c. 210 species.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 16 May 2012 • 2373 views

Sir Henry Nicholas Ridley named this begonia species in honour of its discoverer, Dr. F. W. Foxworthy, who was the first chief research officer of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Malaya. (It is now named the Forest Research Institute Malaysia ...

25 September 2011 • 2049 views

Tetrameles nudiflora

In Latin, nudus means naked while flos means flower, which refers to the flowers of T. nudiflorawhich lack petals.

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 19 December 2008 • 2399 views

Today, there are less than 200 Malayan tigers left in our country.

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