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Sagittaria trifolia L.

Sagittaria trifolia is a herbaceous, perennial aquatic plant belonging to the family Alismataceae, also known as water-plantains.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 29 August 2025 • 6422 views

Calophyllum inophyllum is a medium-sized tree that can reach up to 25 metres in height, featuring broad-spreading crowns and irregular branches (Latiff et al., 1999). It is well adapted to coastal environments by having large, leath...

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli & Ms. Mayzaitun Nurshuhaida Binti Mahd Khasani • 30 April 2025 • 10641 views

Dipterocarpus rigidus Ridl.

Dipterocarpus rigidus, locally known as “Keruing cogan” in Peninsular Malaysia and “Keruing utap” in Sarawak, is a tree species from the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name rigidus means stiff, referring to the leaf bla...

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Ms. Nur Farra Alisya Binti Ahmed Shamrizan • 28 February 2025 • 14390 views

Cosmos caudatus Kunth

Cosmos caudatus is the scientific name for what Malaysians call “Ulam raja” (literally translated as Salad King), a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Cosmos is a Greek word for order or ornament, while caudat...

Ms. Siti Nursafinah Binti Zambri & Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 31 January 2025 • 15324 views

Begonia thaipingensis (The Taiping Begonia)

Begonia thaipingensis is a species native to Peninsular Malaysia. Since it was initially found in Taiping, Perak, it bears the name of its location. The southernmost region of Perak is home to its population. It grows in the deep sh...

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 15 November 2024 • 21929 views

Begonia aequilateralis Irmsch.

Begonia aequilateralis is a herbaceous, monoecious and rhizomatous species belonging to the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to Selangor, where it only grows in riverine areas and is attached to rocks in lowland forests. This species is lis...

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 31 October 2024 • 21883 views

Diospyros discolor Willd. (Ebenaceae)

A common ornamental plant or shade tree in homes or gardens, Diospyros discolor is known as velvet apple or “pokok mentega” in Malay. It is aseasonal and produces many fruits and flowers, especially from June to July (Aman, 2016)...

Mrs. Syazwani Binti Azeman • 15 October 2024 • 22732 views

Sonneratia alba J. Smith (Lythraceae)

Known as “Perepat” in the Malay community, S. alba grows in mangrove habitats across Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, China and Borneo. It grows along shorelines, including in mangrove forests, rocky ...

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 13 September 2024 • 23637 views

Coccinellid beetles as Predators of Plant Pests

One promising biological control agent is ladybird beetles or coccinellids. These beetles are a subfamily of the family Coccinellidae and can be found on every continent in the world, except Antarctica. This family comprises 6,000 species worldwide, ...

Mr. Mohd Yusri Bin Zainudin & Nurhannah Abdul Halim • 30 August 2024 • 23125 views

Helosis ruficeps (Ridl.) Eberwein

Helosis ruficeps is a parasitic plant from the family Balanophoraceae, known for its root parasitism. The genus name, Helosis, originates from the Greek word for a nail, denoting the peltate bracts of the plant. The specific epithet...

Ms. Siti Nur Fatinah Binti Khairi • 15 August 2024 • 23261 views

Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae)

Terminalia catappa, also known as Ketapang, is commonly found wild in coastal areas. The Latin name Terminalia refers to the leaves clustered at the ends of twigs. Meanwhile, the epithet name catappa comes from the original...

Mrs. Norzielawati Salleh • 31 July 2024 • 23576 views

Nephelium lappaceum L.

Rambutan, scientifically known as Nephelium lappaceum, comes from the root word ‘rambut’ in Malay which means hair, due to its hairy fruits. It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo (including Sabah and Sarawak), the Sumatera ...

Ms. Nur Asma Fatin Umirah Binti Mahmud, Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli & Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 15 July 2024 • 23650 views

Aquilaria hirta Ridl.

Aquilaria hirta is a tree species in the family Thymelaeaceae, locally known as ‘Karas’ or ‘Chandan bulu’ (Hassan et al., 2011). It occurs on the hill slopes of tropical lowland forests (Soehartono, 1999). Th...

Mr. Muhammad Alif Azyraf Bin Azmi • 28 June 2024 • 23634 views

Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.

Gynura procumbens, commonly known as “Sambung nyawa” in Malay or Leaves of the God, is a small, scrambling herbaceous plant from the family Asteraceae (Compositae) (POWO, 2024). “Sambung Nyawa”, which means prolongati...

Ms. Loh Weng Yi & Ms. Siti Nur Fatinah Binti Khairi • 31 May 2024 • 24713 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 • 23745 views

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Newsletter

Sagittaria trifolia L.

Calophyllum inophyllum

Dipterocarpus rigidus Ridl.

Cosmos caudatus Kunth

Begonia thaipingensis (The Taiping Begonia)

Begonia aequilateralis Irmsch.

Diospyros discolor Willd. (Ebenaceae)

Sonneratia alba J. Smith (Lythraceae)

Coccinellid beetles as Predators of Plant Pests

Helosis ruficeps (Ridl.) Eberwein

Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae)

Nephelium lappaceum L.

Aquilaria hirta Ridl.

Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.

Manilkara zapota (Sapotaceae)

Sonerila griffithii C.B.Clarke (Melastomataceae)

Ploiarium alternifolium (Bonnetiaceae)

Piper sarmentosum Roxb. (Piperaceae)

Begonia herveyana King

Vallaris glabra (L) Kuntze (Apocynaceae)

Agropsar sturninus (Pallas, 1776)

Shorea sumatrana (Sloot. ex Thorenaar) Sym. ex Desch. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Globba fragilis S.N. Lim (Zingiberaceae)

Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. (Rhizophoraceae)

Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum. (Marantaceae)