Sebasah - Aporosa confusa Gage - Phyllantaceae

Aporosa confusa Gage – 28

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…

Koompassia malaccensis Maing. ex Benth. – 21

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…

Putat - Barringtonia pendula (Griff.) Kurz - Lecythiadaceae

Barringtonia pendula (Griff.) Kurz – 23

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…

Dialium indum L. var. indum – 14

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…

Garcinia parvifolia

Garcinia parvifolia (Miq.) Miq. – 02

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…

Artocarpus rigidus

Artocarpus rigidus Blume – 01

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…