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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 • 428 views

Ploiarium alternifolium (Bonnetiaceae)

Ploiarium alternifolium usually grows up to 10 m and rarely to 25 m tall, and the trunk diameter is 10-15 cm, depending on the locality. Plants growing in the river can grow only up to a height of 0.3 m, but those in swamps on peaty soil can...

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 15 December 2023 • 1419 views

Chrysopelea paradisi (Boie, 1827)

Chrysopelea paradisi is a swift-moving snake from the family Colubridae. It is typically known as Paradise Flying Snake or sometimes called Paradise Tree Snake. The snake is native to Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, India, ...

Ms. Noor Faradiana Binti Md Fauzi & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 15 November 2023 • 2463 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

Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe

Dracontomelon dao is an emergent tree or a large evergreen canopy tree growing up to 45 m tall, with a dense rounded crown. It has a straight and cylindrical bole, supported by steep and strong plank-like buttresses. The outer bark is greyis...

Mr. Nik Faizu Bin Nik Hassan & Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 30 June 2023 • 1564 views

Pternandra echinata Jack (Melastomataceae)

Known as “Sial menahun” in Malay, Pternandra echinata, from the family Melastomataceae, is an evergreen, small to medium-sized tree that can grow up to 30 m tall. This tree is distributed in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapo...

Mrs. Syazwani Binti Azeman • 28 April 2023 • 2512 views

Ceriops decandra (Griff.) W.Theob (Rhizophoraceae)

Ceriops decandra is a medium to big sized tree reaching 15 to 35 m in height with a bole diameter of 30 cm.

Ms. Munira Mohd Sazali & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 31 March 2022 • 9006 views

Sterculia foetida L. (Malvaceae)

It is popularly known as 'kelumpang jari' in Malay because the leaves look like 'jari' or fingers containing 5-6(-9) leaflets (Francis, 2010). Besides, this species also called kelumpang, kelapung, kayu lepung, kepoh, kepah, giant ...

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 30 July 2021 • 8201 views

Chrysophyllum cainito L. (Sapotaceae)

Commonly known as Star Apple in English or epal bintang in Malay, Chrysophyllum cainito in the family Sapotaceae, is a small evergreen tree native to Central America and the West Indies.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 31 March 2021 • 7528 views

Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Blanco

Dipterocarpus grandiflorus is an emergent tree that can grow up to 45 m tall and 1.5 m in diameter.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw & Muhammad Hatta bin Ramli • 21 December 2020 • 8131 views

Shorea lamellata Foxw.

Shorea lamellata Foxw. is a dipterocarp tree species belonging to the white meranti group (usually called Meranti Pa’ang).

Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim • 30 October 2020 • 7163 views

Garcinia prainiana King. (Clusiaceae)

Known as cerapu or mencupu in Malay, Garcinia prainiana is a small tree up to 10 m tall, in the family Clusiaceae.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 30 June 2020 • 7375 views

Rhacophorus norhayatiae Chan and Grismer, 2010

Norhayati’s Gliding Frog or Rhacophorus norhayatiae is an arboreal tree frog that can be widely found in Peninsular Malaysia.

Ms. Nur Athirah Binti Fauzi, Mr. Kaviarasu Munian, Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman, Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman, Mrs. Nur Alwani Binti Zakaria & Ms. Noor Faradiana Binti Md Fauzi • 31 July 2019 • 7045 views

Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh. (Sapindaceae)

Lepisanthes rubiginosa, commonly known as mertajam in Malay, is a shrub or small tree from the family Sapindaceae.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 31 May 2019 • 7401 views

Gnetum gnemon L. (Gnetaceae)

Gnetum gnemon is an evergreen tropical tree from the family Gnetaceae which is grouped under the Gymnosperms together with conifers, cycads and ginkgo.

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 28 February 2019 • 8387 views

Vatica pauciflora (Korth.) BI. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Vatica pauciflora is a medium to large-sized tree that can grow up to 30 m in height.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 17 October 2018 • 5987 views

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Sapindaceae)

Known as Kasai in Malay, Pometia pinnata from the family Sapindaceae, is a large, fast-growing tree found commonly growing along riverbanks, in primary and secondary forest, up to an altitude of 1700 m above sea level.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 28 September 2018 • 7217 views

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Barringtonia racemosa is a common shrub to medium-sized tree commonly known as putat ayam or putat kampung.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 17 May 2018 • 5824 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 • 4593 views

Muntingia calabura (Muntingiaceae)

The easiest way to recognize the ‘buah ceri’ tree would be by its drooping branches and spreading crown, resembling an umbrella.

Mr. Cheah Yih Horng • 14 February 2018 • 7333 views

Ptilocercus lowii Gray, 1848

Ptilocercus lowii, also known as the Pen-tailed treeshrew, is the only species in the family Ptilocercidae while the other treeshrews such as the Common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) and Lesser treeshrew (T. minor) are grouped i...

Nur Alwani Binti Zakaria, Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman, Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Noor Faradiana Binti Mad Fauzi • 29 September 2017 • 6075 views

Ixonanthes icosandra Jack (Ixonanthaceae)

Ixonanthes icosandra is a common tree in Malaysian forests. The genus Ixonanthes was described by William Jack, a Scottish botanist, in 1822 based on the two species, I. reticulata and I. icosandra.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 30 August 2017 • 5206 views

Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.

Brucea javanica is a shrub to spindly tree that can reach up to 10 m tall.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 31 May 2017 • 6085 views

Rhodamnia cinerea Jack

Rhodamnia cinerea, known locally as mempoyan, is a shrub to medium-sized tree and grows in lowland areas to mountains and is sometimes found in coastal areas.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 30 December 2016 • 5780 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

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