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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 • 1845 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 • 1644 views

Didissandra frutescens

The shrub, Didissandra frutescens is a member of the family Gesneriaceae and occurs only in the north – western part of Peninsular Malaysia to which it is endemic.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 30 November 2007 • 1477 views

Tetramerista glabra

Punah is common name of Tetramerista glabra.

Mr. Lim Chung Lu • 17 August 2007 • 1532 views

Ancistrocladus tectorius

Jejulong akar is the common name for plants of the genus Ancistrocladus of the family Ancistrocladaceae.

Mrs. Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh • 30 July 2007 • 1660 views

Illicium ridleyanum

Illicium ridleyanum is an aromatic plant with scattered ethereal oil cells throughout.

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 10 April 2007 • 1193 views

Dyera costulata

Jelutong is the common name for Dyera of the family Apocynaceae.

Dr. Richard Chung Cheng Kong • 30 March 2007 • 2168 views

Rhodoleia championii Hook .f.

Rhodoleia championii is a member of the Hamamelidaceae or Witch Hazel family.

Ms. Chew Ming Yee • 08 March 2007 • 1928 views

Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.) Roscoe

Alpinia malaccensis var. nobilis is a large ginger between 2 and 4 meters tall. Its long, leafy stems arise from stout rhizomes just below the soil surface, growing close together in large clumps.

Dr. Sam Yen Yen • 03 January 2007 • 2016 views

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