28 Sebasah – Aporosa confusa Gage – Phyllantaceae [1] The leaves (left) and fruits (right) of A. confusa [1] Other names: Kayu masam, Janggau (Iban) [1] General information: Small tree to 20 m tall[1] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – simple, alternate, narrowly ovate to elliptic, apex acuminate to cuspidate, sparsely Read more…
20 Kekacang – Archidendron globosum (Blume) I.C. Nielsen – Fabaceae Other names: Lulai bunga, Lulai merah[1] General information: A tree up to 30 m tall[1] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – 4-7 pairs of opposite leaflets, usually unequal sided, obovate, elliptic[2] Fruit pod – dehiscent, reddish-orange, curved into semi – to Read more…
21 Kempas – Koompassia malaccensis Maing – Fabaceae [1] Other names: Impas (Sabah), Menggris (Sarawak) [1] General information: A very large tree up to 60 m tall with thick, plank-like buttresses [2]. The third commonest big tree in Peninsular Malaysia[2]. Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – compound, alternate, stalked leaflets – Read more…
23 Putat – Barringtonia pendula (Griff.) Kurz – Lecythiadaceae [1] Other names: Putat bukit, Putat gajah (Malay), Banana putat (English)[1] General information: A tree, rarely exceeding 33 m tall, flowering at night to attract bats and moths[2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – crowded at twig tips, simple, obovate-lanceolate[2] Bark – Read more…
13 Simpoh daun besar – Dilllenia grandifolia Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson – Dilleniaceae Other names: Simpoh daun merah (Malay), Stilted simpoh (English)[1] General information: A deciduous stilt-rooted tree up to 30 m tall[1] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaves – large, deciduous, stalked, rosette arrangement, obovate, leathery, serrate margin [1] Fruit Read more…
14 Keranji – Dialium indum L. var. indum – Fabaceae [1] Other names: Velvet tamarind (English) [1] General information: A canopy tree up to 45 m tall [2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – compound, alternate imparipinnate, leaflets (3-9) – alternate, ovate-lanceolate, subcoraceous, acuminate to cuspidate[2] Fruit – globose, slightly compressed; Read more…
02 – Kandis Burung- Garcinia parvifolia (Miq.) Miq.- Clusiaceae 04 – Merawan bunga – Hopea pubescens Ridl.- Dipterocarpaceae [1] 3 Merlimau/Rawang – Maclurodendron porteri (Hook.f.) T.G. Hartley – Rutaceae [1] Synonym: Acronychia porteri Hook.f.[1] Other names: Api tujuh longgok, Rawang[1]. General information: Small to medium tree up to 25 m Read more…
07 – Scorodocarpus borneensis (Baill.) Becc. 09 – Kandis – Garcinia nigrolineata Planch. ex T. Anderson.- Clusiaceae 8 Kelat – Syzygium chloranthum (Duthie) Merr. & L.M.Perry – Myrtaceae [1] Other names: Kelat merah (Malay)[1,2] General information: A tree up to 30 m tall, common in lowland and hill forest[2] Distinguish Read more…
01 – Temponek – Artocarpus rigidus Blume – Moraceae 03 – Merlimau – Maclurodendron porteri (Hook.f.) T.G. Hartley – Rutaceae 2 Kandis Burung- Garcinia parvifolia (Miq.) Miq.- Clusiaceae Other names Asam Kandis (Malay); Kandis (Malay); Kundong (Malay)[1] General information: Garcinia parvifolia is an evergreen tree growing up to 33 metres Read more…
02 – Kandis Burung – Garcinia parvifolia (Miq.) Miq.- Clusiaceae 1 Temponek – Artocarpus rigidus Blume – Moraceae [1] Other names: Perian (Pahang), Jias, Jas (Perak), Keledang, Terap, Monkey jackfruit (English)[1] General information: A tree up to 45 m tall, a wild and cultivated edible fruit tree species of jackfruit Read more…