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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 • 967 views

Piper sarmentosum Roxb. (Piperaceae)

Scientifically known as Piper sarmentosum, this plant is one of the climbing herbs in the Piperaceae family. The genus name Piper is pepper in Latin, and sarmentosum refers to the long slender twigs of this species...

Ms. Nur Asma Fatin Umirah Binti Mahmud, Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli & Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 31 October 2023 • 2073 views

Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M.Sm (Zingiberaceae)

It is popularly used in local Nyonya or Malay dishes such as “nyonya laksa”, “asam laksa”, “nasi ulam”, “asam pedas” and “nasi kerabu” to enhance flavour.

Ms. Nur Liyana Hazwani Shahdani & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 15 November 2022 • 7674 views

Impatiens curtisii Hook. f. (Balsaminaceae)

Impatiens curtisii is a forest herb with an erect stem. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1906 (Hooker, 1906). This species is endemic to Perak, and can only be found on Bukit Larut and Gunung Hijau at altitudes of 900 to 1,200 m above sea ...

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 20 October 2020 • 7266 views

Dermochelys coriacea Vandelli, 1761

Sea turtles, also called marine turtles, are well-known sea creatures that have lived on earth for more than 100 million years. There are seven species of sea turtles in the world and four of them nest in Malaysia (Kemf et al., 2000).

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Dr. Chen Pelf Nyok • 31 December 2019 • 7984 views

Balanophora papuana Schltr.

Balanophora papuana is a herbaceous plant that is widespread throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and the archipelago of islands stretching from Sumatera to New Guinea.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 15 December 2016 • 5867 views

Codonoboea malayana (Hook.f.) Kiew

Dubbed as the ‘Malayan Cowslip’, Codonoboea malayana is one of the most beautiful native forest dicotyledonous herbs with its large nodding yellow flowers.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 24 November 2015 • 3679 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 • 2678 views

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