Saturday, 21 December 2013

A market near Sarawak-Kalimantan border

Double pineapples from a single plant! Amazing!

Pitcher plant rice.

Tampoi

Bawang, taste is a bit like Mango fruit.


Belian seeds (a species of hardwood's tree)


Sago warm (edible).







Tarap (left) & Durian Isu (right)





A species of wild durian from Borneo: durian isu (Durio oxleyanus). The taste is a bit like liquor; completely different from the other durians that you found in the farm.

Thursday, 19 December 2013

A short surveying trip @ Padawan


Aerides odorata (wild orchid):





Aerides odorata (wild orchid):

Bucephalandra bogneri




Durian is cheap here! RM10 for 3 big durians!

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Animals & birds from Dipterocarp forest

This Black-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus diardi) appeared less than 2 meter away from me! My Nikon 300mm lens was useless at that time cos it was too dark to focus it.




Unidentified species.

Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus





Silver leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus cristatus)