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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 • 976 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 • 1701 views

Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)

Phrynoidis asper has a stout dark brownish to blackish body with a broad and blunt head devoid of bony crests. The inconspicuous ‘x’ mark is present on the back between the round-to-oval-shaped paratoid glands at the juvenile sta...

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 15 August 2022 • 8665 views

Maxomys rajah Thomas, 1894

Brown spiny rat or locally known as Tikus Duri Hitam Pudar is one of the species from the family Muridae (Rats and Mice).

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 29 April 2022 • 8296 views

Dysphaea dimidiata Selys, 1853 (Black Velvetwing)

Black Velvetwing or scientifically known as Dysphaea dimidiata is a moderate sized damselfly with a hindwing length of 31 mm.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 29 October 2021 • 7957 views

Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson

Cananga odorata, commonly known as Ylang-ylang in English, belongs to the Annonaceae or custard-apple family, and is well-known for its fragrant flowers.

Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam & Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 26 February 2021 • 8241 views

Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume (Hypericaceae)

The family Hypericaceae comprises eight genera and 400 species distributed in temperate and tropical regions.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli & Sarah Binti Haizam • 30 November 2020 • 8731 views

Vatica odorata (Griff). Symington

Vatica odorata, a member of the Dipterocarpaceae, is known by the locals in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak as Resak ranting kesat.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 20 November 2020 • 7621 views

Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles, 1822) (Moonrat)

Despite its appearance and name, the moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is not closely related to rats or other rodents.

Syaridzwan. M & Alwani. N. Z. • 15 July 2020 • 7515 views

Argyreia maingayi (C.B.Clarke) Hoogland

The genus Argyreia derived from Greek, "argyreios" meaning silvery, refers to the shiny hairs on the underside of the leaves of some species and the epithet name "maingayi" refers to Alexander Carroll Ma...

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 31 October 2019 • 6796 views

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 • 9437 views

Phallus indusiatus Vent.

In India, Phallus indusiatus was reported to grow best at temperatures of between 21 degree Celcius to 25 degree Celcius in moist bamboo thickets at 300 - 600 m a.s.l. with 45 - 85% relative humidity (Dash et al., 2010).

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 13 January 2017 • 6128 views

Maingaya malayana Oliv. (Hamamelidaceae)

The genus Maingaya is monotypic and was named after Alexander Caroll Maingay, the magistrate stationed in Melaka during the 1860s.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 15 June 2016 • 5938 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 • 2870 views

Geostachys penangensis Ridl.

Geostachys penangensis is a moderate-sized ginger that reaches about 1.3 metres tall.

Mr. Lau Kah Hoo • 12 March 2012 • 2409 views

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