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Bauhinia decumbens M.R.Hend.

Bauhinia was named in honour of the Bauhin brothers (Caspar Bauhin and Jean Bauhin) who were Swiss botanists in the 16th century.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 19 June 2012 • 1859 views

Paraboea capitata Ridl. var. oblongifolia Ridl.

This variety is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and only grows on four limestone hills, three in Perak and one in Kelantan.

Ms. Ummul Nazrah Abdul Rahman • 12 June 2012 • 1732 views

Radermachera glandulosa (Blume) Miq.

Radermachera glandulosa(Bignoniaceae) is a small tree, 3–15 m tall, with a straight bole.

Dr. Avelinah Julius • 06 June 2012 • 2182 views

Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.

Abroma augusta (Sterculiaceae) or Devil’s Cotton is called kapas hantu or rami sengat in Malaysia.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 29 May 2012 • 1832 views

Tectaria siifolia (Willd.) Copel.

Tectaria is a pantropic genus with c. 210 species.

Mrs. Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani • 16 May 2012 • 1848 views

Stereospermum fimbriatum (Wall. ex G. Don) A. DC.

Bignoniaceae is a well-known family that gives us many ornamental trees, shrubs or climbers with some fascinating and showy flowers of different of colours from a striking orange, yellow or purple to pale pink or white.

Dr. Avelinah Julius • 30 April 2012 • 1578 views

Geostachys penangensis Ridl.

Geostachys penangensis is a moderate-sized ginger that reaches about 1.3 metres tall.

Mr. Lau Kah Hoo • 12 March 2012 • 1852 views

Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T. Anderson

Garcinia atroviridis is known as Asam Gelugur or Asam Keping in Malay.

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 22 February 2012 • 2983 views

Cabomba furcata (Cabombaceae)

Cabomba furcata (Cabombaceae) is an aquatic plant called the forked fanwort or pink Cabomba.

Mrs. Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh • 29 December 2011 • 2091 views

Hoya wrayi

Hoya wrayi King & Gamble is one of 25 species of Hoya (Apocynaceae) recorded from Peninsular Malaysia.

Mr. Ong Poh Teck • 23 December 2011 • 2117 views

Cabomba aquatica

Cabomba aquatica has a green stem with submerged filiform leaves and also has peltate, broadly elliptic to oval leaves that are 5–20 by 4–15 mm with an entire margin and they are green above and are often deep magenta beneath.

Mrs. Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh • 23 November 2011 • 2080 views

Begonia foxworthyi

Sir Henry Nicholas Ridley named this begonia species in honour of its discoverer, Dr. F. W. Foxworthy, who was the first chief research officer of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Malaya. (It is now named the Forest Research Institute Malaysia ...

25 September 2011 • 1531 views

Tetrameles nudiflora

In Latin, nudus means naked while flos means flower, which refers to the flowers of T. nudiflorawhich lack petals.

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi • 19 December 2008 • 1798 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 • 1778 views

Haniffia cyanescens

Haniffia cyanescens var. cyanescens is a small ginger endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.

Dr. Sam Yen Yen • 26 August 2008 • 1452 views

Habenaria carnea N. E. Brown

Habenaria carnea N. E. Brown belongs to the family Orchidaceae.

Ms. Wendy Yong Sze Yee • 21 August 2008 • 1915 views

Licuala ahlidurii L.G. Saw

Licuala ahlidurii was only described in 1997. The species has a very restricted distribution.

31 May 2008 • 1385 views

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 • 1859 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 • 1667 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 • 1492 views

Tetramerista glabra

Punah is common name of Tetramerista glabra.

Mr. Lim Chung Lu • 17 August 2007 • 1548 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 • 1681 views

Illicium ridleyanum

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

Phoon Sook Ngoh • 10 April 2007 • 1203 views

Dyera costulata

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

Dr. Richard Chung Cheng Kong • 30 March 2007 • 2182 views

Rhodoleia championii Hook .f.

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

Ms. Chew Ming Yee • 08 March 2007 • 1952 views

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