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.

Waterfalls & cascades hidden in the jungle of Ampungan

A hidden waterfall at Ampungan near Serian.

Bucephalandra bogneri from Ampungan

Submerged in the fast flowing stream.

Habitat....is a piece of paradise on earth!

Petiole & stem are reddish-pinkish coloured!

Variegated leaf???

Aroids from northern Sarawak

Amorphophallus angulatus

Alocasia beccarii 

Rhaphidophora lobbii 

Homalomena sp.

Hottarum truncatum.

Phymatarum borneense.

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)

Betta macrostoma is biting my leg!!!

Betta macrostoma in its natural habitat (part 1)

Cryptocoryne auriculata "tiger stripes" from central Sarawak

This Cryptocoryne auriculata "tiger stripes" from central Sarawak has elongated & undulated leaf with interesting tiger stripes pattern on the leaf.....