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PARASITIC CYMOTHOIDS: A FISH’S NIGHTMARE

The above parasitic “tongue biter” is Cymothoa eremita collected from the host Nemipterus furcosus. The first collected specimen was from Malaysian waters (in Sarawak) by Anand et al. (2015, 20...

Dr. Melissa Beata Martin • 31 May 2023 • 2464 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 • 7620 views

Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758

The Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus or gajah in Malay, occurs in both Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah but is not found in Sarawak.

Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom & Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 28 February 2017 • 6397 views

Shorea hemsleyana (King) King ex Foxw. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Shorea hemsleyana is known by locals as cengal pasir daun besar or meranti daun besar.

Siti Fariezza Khairi Thaw • 31 August 2016 • 6249 views

Pteleocarpa lamponga (Miq.) Bakh ex K.Heyne

Tembusu tikusis recommended as a suitable shade tree and for landscaping.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 27 July 2015 • 4329 views

Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Slooten.

Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Sloot. (Dipterocarpaceae) is distributed from Terengganu to Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan in Borneo.

Ms. Wendy Yong Sze Yee • 10 December 2012 • 3134 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 • 3076 views

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

#SaveOurMalayanTiger. Visit www.harimau.my

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