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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 • 974 views

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

A species, Shorea sumatrana is distributed from Sumatra, Peninsular Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia. Hence, the species epithet, sumatrana refers to Sumatra, which was one of the locations where this plant was found (Flora & F...

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 28 February 2023 • 4288 views

Buceros bicornis Great hornbill

The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is also known as the concave-casqued hornbill or great pied hornbill. It can be found in south-west India, south China and Indochina south to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra (Indonesia). The Great Hornbi...

Mr. Muhammad Faris Bin Mohd Ridza & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 31 January 2023 • 5979 views

Dryobalanops aromatica C.F. Gaertn

Dryobalanops is a genus of the family Dipterocarpaceae, with a total of 7 species distributed in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Ashton et al., 1982).

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Azrin Najua Md. Nor • 10 November 2020 • 9040 views

Naja sumatrana (Müller, 1890)

Naja sumatrana is more commonly known as the Sumatran Cobra (Das, 2015). It is in the Family Elapidae and is also called the Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Ecology Asia, 2019; Grismer et al., 2012).

Ms. Noor Faradiana Binti Md Fauzi, Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman, Mr. Kaviarasu Munian, Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Mrs. Nur Alwani Binti Zakaria • 29 May 2020 • 7756 views

Coelostegia montana Sidiyasa

Coelostegia is a small genus in the subfamily Helicteroideae-Durioneae, family Bombacaceae or Malvaceae from western Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra and Borneo).

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 28 February 2020 • 6887 views

Meliosma sumatrana (Jack) Walpers

Meliosma sumatrana is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching heights of up to 20 m and 62 cm diameter.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 16 April 2018 • 4590 views

Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)

The Malayan Sun Bear or Beruang Matahari is scientifically known as Helarctos malayanus and belongs to the family Ursidae.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 15 September 2016 • 4579 views

Rubus sumatranus Miq.

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is well-known for its edible and delicious fruit. It belongs to the genus Rubus in the large family Rosaceae.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 19 November 2015 • 3599 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

Shorea peltata Sym.

The flower is yellow, small and very narrow in bud.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 24 October 2014 • 4344 views

Coelostegia griffithii

Coelostegia griffithii is a member of the Bombacaceae or durian family. It is a large tree up to 45 m tall with large plank buttresses up to 3.5 m high.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 19 December 2007 • 2462 views

Pentaphylax euryoides

Pentaphylax euryoides a widely distributed species with a range extending from south east China to Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia and north and central Sumatra.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 30 November 2007 • 2194 views

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