Tuesday 31 July 2012

Back from northern Borneo

Finally completed my journey (9 days) from lower Kinabantangan river to upper part (head water) of this longest river in Sabah.



Thursday 19 July 2012

Aroids from northern Sarawak

Amorphophallus angulatus



Alocasia beccarii 



Rhaphidophora lobbii 



Homalomena sp.


Hottarum truncatum.


Phymatarum borneense.


Wednesday 18 July 2012

Aglaonema nebulosum & Aglaonema nitidum

Aglaonema nebulosum "variegated leaf".



Aglaonema nebulosum grows in flooded peat swamp.




 Aglaonema nitidum from freshwater swamp. Used to be called Aglaonema nitidum var. curtisii.

Betta macrostoma in situ (in natural habitat)

Betta macrostoma in situ (in natural habitat) : jungle stream of northern Sarawak. It is the most beautiful wild fighting fish in Sarawak.



Female.


Habitat.

Betta macrostoma in its natural habitat (part 2)

Betta macrostoma in situ (part 3)