Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Flora from Bau's limestone valley

Dossinia marmorata, jewel orchid





Homalomena humilis.




Begonia sp.


Fern allied.

Cyrtandra splendens

Flowers of Cyrtandra splendens


First time found Scaphochlamys reticosa (wild ginger) in a limestone hill at Bau. Beautiful foliage!


Hoya sp.


Scaphochlamys reticosa (wild ginger) 



Callerya nieuwenhuisii. 



Limestone valley @ Bau









Monday, 1 October 2012

Hiking on hot & hazy day (part 2)






Schismatoglottis sp.


Terrestrial orchid, Tainia sp.

Hanguana sp.



Liana, Callerya nieuwenhuisii. 


Schismatoglottis jipomii


Agloanema nebulosum

Dendrobium sp. (orchid)


Agloanema nebulosum

Saturday, 29 September 2012

Hiking on hot & hazy day in Sarawak










Now is the flowering season for this liana called Callerya nieuwenhuisii. 



Terrestrial orchid, Tainia sp.

Bulbo. orchid - species A



Bulbo. orchid - species B




Schismatoglottis asperata.

Monday, 24 September 2012

Plants from Kerangas forest of Sungai Tengah

Nepenthes rafflesiana.



Bulbophyllum macranthum



The habitat of Paphiopedilum bullenianum. Unfortunately, all the lady's slipper orchids here are collected by greedy & selfish plant collector!!! Not a single plant left!!! Link to view the old photos taken at the same place in year 2007: 
http://ibanorum.netfirms.com/slipperorkid-situ.htm




Kacip fatimah (Labisia sp.) - a traditional herb.