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Meistera lappacea (Ridl.) Škorničk. & M.F.Newman (Zingiberaceae)

Meistera lappacea, originally described from Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia, is also distributed in Java, Sumatra, and Thailand (POWO, 2023). It inhabits dense primary forests at high elevations, i.e., 1100–1500 m altitude. This species is ...

Siti Eisya Nabiha Damahuri & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 31 December 2023 • 977 views

Embelia pergamacea A.DC.

Embelia pergamacea grows from the primary lowland to the upper montane forests in Pahang, Perak and Selangor (Dubéarnès et al., 2015).

Ms. Nur Liyana Hazwani Shahdani & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 16 May 2022 • 8139 views

Byttneria maingayi Mast. (Malvaceae)

Byttneria maingayi is distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Singapore. In Peninsular Malaysia, it has been recorded from Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.

Ms. Munira Mohd Sazali & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 17 January 2022 • 8624 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 • 4736 views

Sauropus calcareus M.R.Hend. (Phyllanthaceae)

Sauropus is the genus to which ‘cekur manis’ (Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.), a popular vegetable in Peninsular Malaysia, belongs.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 25 November 2014 • 2782 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 • 4073 views

Durio malaccensis Planch. ex Mast.

This species is known as durian batang, durian daun or durian tong (in Malay) and mostly found in lowland forests besides rocky streams or on ridges and hillslopes up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris & Ms. Ummul Nazrah Abdul Rahman • 14 November 2012 • 3531 views

Ardisia theifolia King & Gamble.

Ardisia theifolia is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and is known so far from Perak and Pahang.

Dr. Avelinah Julius • 07 November 2012 • 2377 views

Ardisia subverticillata Julius & Utteridge

Ardisia subverticillata is a new addition to the flora of Peninsular Malaysia (Julius & Utteridge, 2012).

03 October 2012 • 2289 views

Anerincleistus macranthus King.

In Peninsular Malaysia, there are eight species and two varieties of the genus Anerincleistus (Melastomataceae), of which four are endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and Anerincleistus macranthus King is one of these.

Dr. Avelinah Julius • 05 September 2012 • 2392 views

Magnolia pahangensis Noot.

Magnolia pahangensis Noot. (Magnoliaceae) is the rarest magnolia in Peninsular Malaysia, not only is it endemic but it is only known from the type site (Fraser’s Hill, Pahang) and Sungai Tembat, Terengganu.

Dr. Ruth Kiew • 24 July 2012 • 2542 views

Paraboea bakeri M.R. Hend.

Paraboea bakeri (Gesneriaceae) is a perennial herb with its leaves congested in a rosette.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman & Ms. Joanne Tan Pei Chih • 17 July 2012 • 2686 views

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Barringtonia asiatica can grow to 30 m tall and 1 m diameter but more usually is 7–20 m tall.

Dr. Ruth Kiew • 26 June 2012 • 3078 views

Bauhinia decumbens M.R.Hend.

Bauhinia was named in honour of the Bauhin brothers (Caspar Bauhin and Jean Bauhin) who were Swiss botanists in the 16th century.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 19 June 2012 • 2390 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 • 2365 views

Tectaria siifolia (Willd.) Copel.

Tectaria is a pantropic genus with c. 210 species.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 16 May 2012 • 2379 views

Hoya wrayi

Hoya wrayi King & Gamble is one of 25 species of Hoya (Apocynaceae) recorded from Peninsular Malaysia.

Mr. Ong Poh Teck • 23 December 2011 • 2687 views

Begonia foxworthyi

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 • 2055 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 • 2400 views

Tetramerista glabra

Punah is common name of Tetramerista glabra.

Mr. Lim Chung Lu • 17 August 2007 • 2079 views

Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.) Roscoe

Alpinia malaccensis var. nobilis is a large ginger between 2 and 4 meters tall. Its long, leafy stems arise from stout rhizomes just below the soil surface, growing close together in large clumps.

Dr. Sam Yen Yen • 03 January 2007 • 2588 views

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