Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Back to heart of Borneo - part 2
Orchid
The hunting dogs & the pitcher plant, Nepenthes stenophylla from a mossy forest in the heart of Borneo. The hunting dogs followed us all the way up to the summit (4,000++ feet).
Vanda sp.
Begonia sp. B
Corybas sp.
New Schismatoglottis sp. grow near the waterfall
During the ancient time of Borneo, Chinese merchants from China travelled very far inland to trade with local tribe....& local tribe "bought" their jars for bury their ancestors' skulls, bones & belonging. Barter system was popular at that time. Chinese would exchange their jars/clay pots with local tribes for jungle products & others.
Homalomena sp.
Wet paddy field & grassland are common scene in the highland of northern Sarawak. It is a paradise on earth.
Wild ginger
Stick insect
Wild ginger
Begonia sp. A "spotted leaf"
Picnic near waterfall
Rajah brooke butterfly
Begonia sp. A
Aroid
Phal. amabilis
Any idea what kind of orchid that is in the second photo? It's beautiful! Is it a terrestrial species or does it just look like that in the photo? Sorry, I'm no orchid expert.
ReplyDeleteIt is terrestrial orchid.
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