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Embelia pergamacea A.DC.

Embelia pergamacea grows from the primary lowland to the upper montane forests in Pahang, Perak and Selangor (Dubéarnès et al., 2015).

Ms. Nur Liyana Hazwani Shahdani & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 16 May 2022 • 8137 views

Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae-Malvoideae)

Urena lobata is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions (POWO, 2021). In certain countries, it is commonly called Congo jute or Caesar's weed and is listed as one of the invasive weeds that spreads fast and displaces nativ...

Ms. Nur Liyana Hazwani Shahdani & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 29 January 2022 • 8499 views

Odontomachus rixosus Smith, 1857

Odontomachus rixosus Smith, 1857, belongs to the genus Odontomachus, subfamily of Ponerinae and tribe Ponerini (Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014) is a forest species that widely distributed throughout tropical Asia and can be found in t...

Mrs. Auni Atikah & Mrs. Nur Zati Akma Mustafa • 15 December 2021 • 8758 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 • 8717 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 • 8373 views

Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern.

Meliaceae is an economically important family of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs. It includes some of the most highly prized timber-trees in the world.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 19 September 2012 • 3125 views

Aristolochia acuminata Lam.

The Aristolochia (Dutchman’s pipe or Birthwort) from tropical America with large showy flowers produce some of the most sought after ornamentals that every decent garden grows over their pergola.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 08 August 2012 • 3570 views

Capparis micracantha DC.

Capparis is the largest genus of the Capparaceae and includes about 250 tropical and subtropical species, half of which occur in the New World.

Dr. Avelinah Julius & Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 22 September 2008 • 2305 views

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

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