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Sonerila tenuifolia Blume (Melastomataceae)

Sonerila tenuifolia is easily recognised from its erect habit and the long leaf stalk (petiole of 0.5─1.8 cm long).

Siti Eisya Nabiha binti Damahuri & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 30 December 2022 • 36971 views

Buxus rupicola Ridl.

Buxus rupicola is known as one of the rare and endemic species in Peninsular Malaysia. The species is only known from Kedah where it is found in a few islands in Langkawi (Pulau Dayang Bunting and Pulau Simpang Tiga Kechil) (Kiew ...

Mrs. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 15 December 2022 • 36703 views

Globba fragilis S.N. Lim (Zingiberaceae)

Globba fragilis is a small-sized ginger from the semi-evergreen rain forests in the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. Its Latin name ‘fragilis’ means fragile, referring to the petite look of the plant. The plant was firs...

Dr. Sam Yen Yen • 30 November 2022 • 37650 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 • 39357 views

Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. (Rhizophoraceae)

This ‘tangar semak’ or scientifically named Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. is another species of Ceriops that occurs in Peninsular Malaysia.

Ms. Munira Mohd Sazali & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 31 October 2022 • 37580 views

Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum. (Marantaceae)

Locally, D. canniformis is known as ‘bemban’ (Ridley & Curtis, 1902). In Malay culture, the rhizomes of bemban are traditionally used to cure shingles (Ibrahim & Amalina, 2007).

Ms. Nur Liyana Hazwani Shahdani & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 14 October 2022 • 39027 views

Pitta moluccensis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Pitta moluccensis or Blue-winged Pitta is a passerine bird under the family Pittidae. Pittas has stout bills, short tails and long legs with no visible scaling (Robson, 2015).

Ms. Nur Aina Amira Binti Mahyudin & Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 30 September 2022 • 38381 views

Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.

Arenga pinnata is known as Enau and Kabong among the Malay community. This species is easily distinguished from its trunk appearance covered with black fibres from the old leaf bases.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 15 September 2022 • 39142 views

Microhierax fringillarius (Drapiez, 1824)

Microhierax fringillarius, commonly called Black-thighed Falconet, is one of the smallest birds of prey in the family Falconidae. It occurs in Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The bird can be found in...

Ms. Noor Faradiana Binti Md Fauzi & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 30 August 2022 • 37997 views

Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)

Phrynoidis asper has a stout dark brownish to blackish body with a broad and blunt head devoid of bony crests. The inconspicuous ‘x’ mark is present on the back between the round-to-oval-shaped paratoid glands at the juvenile sta...

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 15 August 2022 • 38642 views

Aonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815)

Aonyx cinereus, commonly known as Asian Small-clawed Otter or Oriental Small-clawed Otter, is a native otter species in Asia that belongs to the family Mustelidae. It is the smallest of 13 otter species found globally (Prakash et al...

Ms. Anis Zafirah Binti Zam Beri, Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman & Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman • 29 July 2022 • 37867 views

Mycetia malayana (G.Don) Craib (Rubiaceae)

This ‘coffee family’ is the fourth biggest flowering plant family comprised of 611 genera and more than 13,150 species around the world.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 15 July 2022 • 37943 views

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae)

This "petola" is scientifically named Luffa acutangula, and 'acutangula' means 'with sharp ridges' which refers to the fruit’s distinctive ridges (Anon., 2019).

Ms. Munira Mohd Sazali & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 30 June 2022 • 38012 views

Sitta frontalis (Swainson, 1820)

Sitta frontalis or Velvet-fronted Nuthatch is one of the most attractive birds in the Sittidae family (Del Hoyo et al., 2008). The Velvet-fronted Nuthatch is also known locally as Pepatuk Dahi Hitam (Jeyarajasingam, 2012).

Mrs. Manoshini A/p Appanan & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 15 June 2022 • 36806 views

Betta livida Ng & Kottelat, 1992

The fighting fish, commonly known as Betta, is a freshwater ray-finned fish found in the South-east Asia region. Betta is usually small in size, but they are energetic and colourful.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 31 May 2022 • 39148 views

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 • 36681 views

Maxomys rajah Thomas, 1894

Brown spiny rat or locally known as Tikus Duri Hitam Pudar is one of the species from the family Muridae (Rats and Mice).

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 29 April 2022 • 37226 views

Trimeresurus nebularis Vogel, David & Pauwels, 2004

Trimeresurus nebularis, or the Cameron Highlands Pit Viper is a species under the family Viperidae, subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers). It is also known as the Clouded Pit Viper (Baker, 2020; Uetz et al., 2020) and in vernacular, Ula...

Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Khaldun Ismail & Prof. Indraneil Das • 15 April 2022 • 38612 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 • 38819 views

Amyda cartilaginea Boddaert, 1770

The Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle, Amyda cartilaginea (Family Trionychidae), also known as Asiatic Softshell Turtle or Black-rayed Soft-shelled Turtle is generally found in all the nations of Southeast Asia, except for the Philippines (Va...

Ng Chiao Ying • 15 March 2022 • 37595 views

Cyrtostachys renda Blume

Cyrtostachys renda is a slender and clustering palm with about 3 or more adult stems that can each grow up to 15-20 m high.

Ms. Sara Eisya Binti Mohamed Ghozali • 28 February 2022 • 37093 views

Discotettix belzebuth Serville, 1838

Distributed in Borneo, Discotettix belzebuth Serville, 1838 (referred commonly as pygmy devil or spiky pygmy grasshopper) is one of the six extant species listed under genus Discotettix, which is exclusive to the terrestrial regions...

Mrs. Amira Aqilah • 15 February 2022 • 36468 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 • 37493 views

Byttneria maingayi Mast. (Malvaceae)

Byttneria maingayi is distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Singapore. In Peninsular Malaysia, it has been recorded from Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.

Ms. Munira Mohd Sazali & Dr. Avelinah Julius • 17 January 2022 • 36584 views