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Elaeocarpus stipularis Blume

Elaeocarpus stipularis is a highly variable species distributed throughout mainland Southeast Asia and extended southwards to Central Malesia.

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 25 November 2013 • 2869 views

Dipterocarpus costatus Gaertn. f

Dipterocarpus costatus belongs to family Dipterocarpaceae and is locally known as keruing bukit.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 23 October 2013 • 3268 views

Cotylelobium melanoxylon (Hook. f.) Pierre

This species is a small tree with a girth 1-3 m. It has a smooth bole and is brightly coloured like that of a Vatica when young.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 07 October 2013 • 3394 views

Elaeocarpus polystachyus Wall. ex Müll. Berol.

The outer bark of E. polystachyus is grey-brown with pale brown inner bark and cream sapwood.

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 27 September 2013 • 2520 views

Champereia manillana (Blume) Merrill var. manillana

Champereia is a monotypic genus in the family Opiliaceae.

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Ms. Chew Ming Yee • 30 August 2013 • 3248 views

Geostachys decurvata (Baker) Ridl.

The flower, or precisely the labellum, is yellow with occasional small red spots.

Mr. Lau Kah Hoo • 18 July 2013 • 2491 views

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

The genus name Orthosiphon Benth. was coined from two Latin words, “Iorthos” and “siphon”.

Mrs. Nadiah Idris • 10 June 2013 • 4259 views

Antrophyum parvulum Blume

The species name of Antrophyum parvulum derived from the Latin ‘parvus’ that means small, so it is not surprising that it is the smallest among the four species of Antrophyum in Peninsular Malaysia.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 15 May 2013 • 2561 views

Bayabusua clarkei (King) W.J.de Wilde

The type specimen of this enigmatic climber species was collected from Perak by Sir George King’s collector.

Ms. Chew Ming Yee & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 16 April 2013 • 3021 views

Jacquemontia paniculata (Burm.f. ) Hallier.f.

Jacquemontia paniculata, occurs in Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia and the Pacific Islands.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman & Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 20 March 2013 • 2618 views

Bauhinia bassacensis Pierre ex Gagnep. var. bassacensis

Usually the Bauhinia species we see in the wild or cultivated have red, pink, purple, orange, yellow or white flowers, but the flowers of B. bassacensis are greenish white.

Dr. Avelinah Julius • 18 February 2013 • 3038 views

Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco

Aegiceras corniculatum is easily distinguished from other mangrove plants by its horn– or crescent–like fruit with a pointed tip.

Dr. Avelinah Julius & Suzana, S. • 22 January 2013 • 2807 views

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