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Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eugeissona tristis Griff. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Bertam, Indonesia (Ato, Kajatao, Pantu, Nanga, Pijatau)], Wild Bornean sago. Native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia. Fruits - edible. Stem - starch as the staple food of indigenous people in Borneo. Palm cabbage - vegetable. Leaves - serves as thatch and for the construction of walls. Leaves stalk - used to make blowpipe darts. Edible pollen - eaten as a condiment for rice or sago dishes. Fruits eaten to relieve kidney ailments. Common in lowland forest. Big clump, short stem, thorny. Pinnate leaf ca 6-7 m length, dropping at distal end. Leaflets lanceolate, ca 1m length, 2-2.5 cm width, neatly arranged along rachis. Rachis spiny; spadix terminal. Fruit top-shaped, 5 cm long, scaly, brownish, hard shell.
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Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
Wonder if this is caused by the U.S. efforts to decouple from China since "Blank sailings have been ramped up drastically on the Transpacific, but not so much on Asia-Europe." If so, it's another illustration of our attempt to contain China's growth is hurting ourselves.
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Canceled sailings from China and 'radical' vessel cuts hit U.S. ability to reach export market
▪ A rise in canceled sailings from Asia to the U.S. is slowing the U.S. export market and global shippers are warnings of more "radical" cuts in vessels.
▪ The Port of Savannah and Port of Long Beach are seeing the sharpest increase in shipping container delays.
▪ The Port of Long Beach tells CNBC as much as 15% of its export capacity is tied to cancelled vessels in Q4, and according to data from Sea-Intelligence, there are more unannounced cancellations coming.
An increase in blanked, or canceled sailings, from Asia bound for the U.S. is hitting some of the biggest domestic ports hard, including the Port of Long Beach and Port of Savannah, reducing their ability to ship exports. The decline in vessels coming from Asia on the Transpacific route is creating an increase in the wait time, or dwell time, of export containers at the Port of Long Beach.
Supply chain research firm Project44 tracks exports from "gate-in to loaded on a ship," said Joshua Brazil, Project44 vice president of supply chain insights, and that metric hit 18.33 days at the Port of Long Beach, as of November 10.
"We are projecting 28 blank sailings for Q4, which represents approximately 15% of our quarterly vessel capacity," said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach. "As shipping lines reduce their vessel calls in the form of blank sailings, this reduces the capacity for outbound volumes. That said, we continue to prioritize exports over empties, which is one reason empties are ticking up on terminal."
Cordero said that the port anticipates loaded imports to continue to taper off for the rest of the calendar year.
Carriers 'take out' capacity as shipping rates crater
Ocean carriers have been increasing the number of canceled sailings in an effort to address the drop in ocean orders as well as to put a floor in ocean freight prices that have been tumbling.
Shipping firm HLS wrote in a note to customers, "More and more carriers have agreed on the strategy to "take out capacity to meet demand", although no one wants to be the first to suspend a service, which potentially loses market share."
HLS warned of more "radical" capacity reductions from THE Alliance (the ocean alliance of Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, and ONE), pointing out that 2M Alliance (comprised of Maersk Line and MSC) has already suspended one-third of its West Coast services. Blank sailing and service suspension to the U.S. East Coast is also expected to increase.
Sea-Intelligence wrote in its recent blank sailings report that it has detected some unannounced cancellations for the calendar-year period of weeks 42-52 in the past two weeks.
"Blank sailings have been ramped up drastically on the Transpacific, but not so much on Asia-Europe," said Alan Murphy, CEO at Sea-Intelligence.
There have been 34 additional blank sailings on Asia-North America West Coast, and 16 on Asia-North America East Coast, according to its data, with carriers announcing an additional seven to 11 blank sailings in all but five weeks of the analyzed period through the end of the year, he said.
But as of now, for weeks 51 and 52, carriers have scheduled no blank sailings on the Asia-North America West Coast route, which Murphy says is a reflection of the carriers' indecision as to how to approach the potential pre-Chinese New Year rush.
"It appears more to be a wait-and-see approach, in terms of whether there will be a seasonal demand spike," he added.
On Asia-North Europe routes, Sea-Intelligence is only seeing an additional six blank sailings, and on Asia-Mediterranean routes an increase of four blank sailings.
End of a record run for U.S. import container volumes
"The blank sailings reflect the softening in the market and the reaction by ocean carriers to consolidate or cancel voyages to account for changing market conditions," Cordero said. "Following a record run that lifted us to record years, we projected this earlier this year. ... Things are beginning to taper off," he said. "The good news is that operations are returning to normal and the Port of Long Beach is ready to handle container volume growth," he added.
From January through October 2022, the port's container volumes are 1.5% ahead of the same period last year. However, loaded imports are essentially flat. After peaking at 436,977 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, monthly loaded imports went on a downward trend starting in June. On Thursday, Cordero offered the port's October update, with the dockworkers and terminal operators moving 658,428 TEUs of cargo containers last month. That was a 16.6% decline year over year, with imports down 23.7% to 293,924 TEUs, and exports also decreasing 2% to 119,763 TEUs. The port also saw a 13.4% decrease in empty containers moved through the Port to 244,743 TEUs.
With fewer vessels calling the port, Cordero said that has enabled the port stakeholders to move out the backlog of import containers that have been on the terminal for nine-plus days. Accounting for 4% of all containers, the number of long-dwelling containers is now lowest since the port started tracking the containers in October 2021. But containers waiting to leave the port by rail remain an issue, down from 14 days two weeks ago to a still high nine days.
Rails are caught up in ocean issues
The rails are experiencing growing pains as a result of low ocean chassis availability at both the Oakland and East Coast rail ramp, especially to the smaller interior markets.
"The major contributing factor is the lack of distribution centers and warehouses receiving capacity throughout the U.S. and ocean container dwell time awaiting unload," said Paul Brashier, vice president of drayage and intermodal at ITS Logistics. "Oakland chassis should be normalized throughout November as many chassis providers are repositioning chassis from an oversaturated LA/LB market. Slowdowns and disruptions already experienced at the Port of Oakland have caused increased volume at the ports on the East and Gulf Coasts."
East Coast and Gulf port congestion
The push of trade to the East Coast and Gulf continues with the increase of vessels waiting off of select ports.
According to MarineTraffic, the Port of Savannah continues to see the largest number of ships waiting off port limits at 30, waiting for an average 5.7 days to get into port. The height of vessels waiting off the port was more than 40 in July. In September, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director Griff Lynch said it was beginning to see signs of a correction in the market.
MarineTraffic is now seeing a decrease in arriving vessels. "While port congestion in Savannah remains high, since November 7 we are seeing a reduction in the number of vessels served," said Alex Charvalias, MarineTraffic's supply chain in-transit visibility lead.
Export dwell times at the Port of Savannah have shown some recent improvement, according to port metrics. The average of an export container is approximately 6.82 days, down from 8.34 days in the second week of October and 7.35 days on November 1.
In the Gulf, the Port of Houston is starting its own long-dwell container fee next month to free up terminal space for incoming containers. The port has been a beneficiary of the diversion of West Coast trade. MarineTraffic posted on LinkedIn a chart showing the number of vessels waiting off the Port of Houston. The weekly average of vessels waiting this week is 14, waiting for an average of 6.3 days.
Jelai FR, Pahang, Malaysia.
(Image credit Ahmad Fitri, Malaysia).
Bouea macrophylla Griff. Anacardiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Asam suku, Kondongan, Kundang, Kundang hutan, Kundang daun besar, Medang asam, Pako kundangan, Rembunia, Remenya, Rumenia, Rumia, Serapoh, Serapok, Setar;
Sumatra: Ramania (Langkat); Java: Gandaria, Djantake, Gunarjah, Kendarah, Djatake, Pao gandaria; Thai: Ma-bpraang, Ma-yong], Marian plum, Gandaria, Plum mango. Native to Malesia: Indonesia - Java, Sumatra; Malaysia. Cultivated - Mauritius, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. Lowland and hill forest. Tree up to 27 m high and 55 cm diameter. Bark light greyish brown, or dark colored, finely fissured. Terminal (vegetative) buds broadly ovoid or ovoid, 4-6 by 3.5-5 mm, scales of outer pair usually shorter than the total length of bud. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-oblong to lanceolate, or elliptic to narrowly elliptic. Drupe subglobose, 3.5-5 by 3-4 cm, yellow or orange when ripe; cotyledons blue-violet. Sour fruits eaten pickled or raw.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2680740
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7510
www.asianplant.net/Anacardiaceae/Bouea_macrophylla.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouea_macrophylla
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula, I H Burkill et. al., Oxford University Press, 1935
Kedah Tengah FR, Kedah
(Image credit M. Nazri, Kedah)
Epiprinus malayanus Griff. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Balong hijau, Chendur, Chindra, Cendera, Jarak hitam, Munot, Beliboh, Kayu rengkow (Temuan), Kemesul]. Distribution - Southern part of the Thai Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; also in Burma. Habitat & Ecology — Primary lowland rain forests, evergreen forests, secondary forests, usually on hillsides, also often along water; soil sand and shale; 33--600 m asl. Shrubs to trees, up to 20 m high, up to 20 cm diameter, crown often thin; twigs dark red, flowering branches 4—6 mm thick. Outer bark smooth to somewhat rough to lenticellate, c. 1 mm thick, brown to patchy light brown and grey to grey; inner bark c. 2 mm thick, yellowish to yellow-green to pale green (to brown); wood white to yellow-white (to brown). Stipules triangular to long elliptic, 3.5—11.8(—16) by 1.3—1.5 mm, outside stellately hairy, inside sericeous with simple hairs, basally 2 glands outside. Leaves red then yellow when young; petiole (not of the subsessile upper leaves) (0.3—)5—20.4 cm long, round except basally flattened above. Inflorescences terminal, 3.5—24 cm long, reddish. Flowers pink to red, slightly fragrant. Fruits 15—20 mm high by c. 16 (1 lobe developed), 19—30 mm wide, red to pink-red.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
Kedah Tengah FR, Kedah
(Image credit M. Nazri, Kedah)
Epiprinus malayanus Griff. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Balong hijau, Chendur, Chindra, Cendera, Jarak hitam, Munot, Beliboh, Kayu rengkow (Temuan), Kemesul]. Distribution - Southern part of the Thai Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; also in Burma. Habitat & Ecology — Primary lowland rain forests, evergreen forests, secondary forests, usually on hillsides, also often along water; soil sand and shale; 33--600 m asl. Shrubs to trees, up to 20 m high, up to 20 cm diameter, crown often thin; twigs dark red, flowering branches 4—6 mm thick. Outer bark smooth to somewhat rough to lenticellate, c. 1 mm thick, brown to patchy light brown and grey to grey; inner bark c. 2 mm thick, yellowish to yellow-green to pale green (to brown); wood white to yellow-white (to brown). Stipules triangular to long elliptic, 3.5—11.8(—16) by 1.3—1.5 mm, outside stellately hairy, inside sericeous with simple hairs, basally 2 glands outside. Leaves red then yellow when young; petiole (not of the subsessile upper leaves) (0.3—)5—20.4 cm long, round except basally flattened above. Inflorescences terminal, 3.5—24 cm long, reddish. Flowers pink to red, slightly fragrant. Fruits 15—20 mm high by c. 16 (1 lobe developed), 19—30 mm wide, red to pink-red.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eugeissona tristis Griff. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Bertam, Indonesia (Ato, Kajatao, Pantu, Nanga, Pijatau)], Wild Bornean sago. Native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia. Fruits - edible. Stem - starch as the staple food of indigenous people in Borneo. Palm cabbage - vegetable. Leaves - serves as thatch and for the construction of walls. Leaves stalk - used to make blowpipe darts. Edible pollen - eaten as a condiment for rice or sago dishes. Fruits eaten to relieve kidney ailments. Common in lowland forest. Big clump, short stem, thorny. Pinnate leaf ca 6-7 m length, dropping at distal end. Leaflets lanceolate, ca 1m length, 2-2.5 cm width, neatly arranged along rachis. Rachis spiny; spadix terminal. Fruit top-shaped, 5 cm long, scaly, brownish, hard shell.
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Am 26.08.2012 kam u.a. Bundespräsident Joachim Gauck nach Lichtenhagen um an den Pogrom von Rostock Anno 1992 zu erinnern. Auf dem bürgerlichen Volksfest mit Bratwurst, Hansa-Fan-Artikeln, Bier und den Extremismustheoretikern der MV-Jusos, Endstation-Rechts wollten alle nur Gauck hören.
Ca. 30 Aktivisten störten die Veranstaltung durch Sprechchöre wie "Heuchler" mehreren Zetteln und einem "Rassismus tötet" Transparent massiv. Zwar lies sich Gauck nicht beeinflussen, aber ALLE Medien filmten und fotografierten statt den Bundespräsidenten lieber die Protestierenden. In fast allen Medien wurde mehr oder weniger über den Protest berichtet.
Gauck reagierte auf die Proteste in Rostock, in dem er sie z.T. mit dem Volksmob von 1992 gleichsetzte. Darüber hinaus sprach er immer wieder von Einheimischen und den "Fremden" die damals angegriffen wurden. Mehrmals griff er mächtig daneben, doch für die Presse holte er es mit zwei Sätzen raus. Zum einen sprach er von der "wehrhaften Demokratie", welche nicht das "Gewaltmonopol" abgeben darf, zum anderen kritisierte er die klatschende Beölkerung von einst.
Die anwesende Bevölkerung zeigte indes, dass sie nichts aus der Geschichte gelernt hat. Zum Teil Gewalttätig ging sie gegen die Protestierenden vor und zerrissen Plakate sowie das Transparent, welches einige Engagierte versuchten zu klauen. Wenige solidarisierten sich mit den Protestierenden und riefen Parolen mit und verteidigten das Transparent.
Die Medien interessierten sich so sehr für die Protestierenden, dass das NDR sogar ein Interview mit einem durchführte.
Anwesende Polizeibeamte beobachten die Situation schritten aber nicht ein. Nach lauten Wortgefechten wurde allerdings auch mit den "Einheimischen" konstruktiv diskutiert - zumindest mit denen wo es ging. Dabei zeigten einige Verständnis für den Protest, andere regten sich dagegen auf nix von Gauck gehört zu haben.
Am Rande der Veranstaltung wurden eingeladene Gäste und Grund wieder ausgeladen. Dabei handelt es sich um einen deutsch-afrikanischen Freundeskreis. Mehr dazu: kombinat-fortschritt.com/2012/08/26/unsere-heimat-kommt-n...
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Griff le riff and I spent a couple of hours last night experimenting with flash to see how we might employ it for our "LeedsByNight" project. Having only one another for models was a real drawback, but it was a productive couple of hours. We used his camera for nearly all of our experiments. So I have little to show. This portrait will have to do.
Thanks, griff. As always, I feel I am learning.
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Diospyros argentea Griff. Ebenaceae. CN: [Malay - Daun petutut, Bedil lalat, Kerentah roy (Semelai)]. Habitat - lowland and hill forest up to ca 800 m. Understorey treelet up to ca tree to 11 m tall. Leaves thick, simple, alternate, oblong-mucronate, abaxial glabrous, adaxial pubescent with soft coppery hairs. Fruit velvety. The plant is burnt, especially the leaves to keep away flies. Leaves when burnt make crackling noises which keep away flies.
Ref. and suggested reading
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2769380
birg1.fbb.utm.my/jbiodi/page.php?pageid=s_found&s_id=...
A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera, RAMSAR
Kedah Tengah FR, Kedah
(Image credit M. Nazri, Kedah)
Epiprinus malayanus Griff. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Balong hijau, Chendur, Chindra, Cendera, Jarak hitam, Munot, Beliboh, Kayu rengkow (Temuan), Kemesul]. Distribution - Southern part of the Thai Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; also in Burma. Habitat & Ecology — Primary lowland rain forests, evergreen forests, secondary forests, usually on hillsides, also often along water; soil sand and shale; 33--600 m asl. Shrubs to trees, up to 20 m high, up to 20 cm diameter, crown often thin; twigs dark red, flowering branches 4—6 mm thick. Outer bark smooth to somewhat rough to lenticellate, c. 1 mm thick, brown to patchy light brown and grey to grey; inner bark c. 2 mm thick, yellowish to yellow-green to pale green (to brown); wood white to yellow-white (to brown). Stipules triangular to long elliptic, 3.5—11.8(—16) by 1.3—1.5 mm, outside stellately hairy, inside sericeous with simple hairs, basally 2 glands outside. Leaves red then yellow when young; petiole (not of the subsessile upper leaves) (0.3—)5—20.4 cm long, round except basally flattened above. Inflorescences terminal, 3.5—24 cm long, reddish. Flowers pink to red, slightly fragrant. Fruits 15—20 mm high by c. 16 (1 lobe developed), 19—30 mm wide, red to pink-red.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Diospyros argentea Griff. Ebenaceae. CN: [Malay - Daun petutut, Bedil lalat, Kerentah roy (Semelai)]. Habitat - lowland and hill forest up to ca 800 m. Understorey treelet up to ca tree to 11 m tall. Leaves thick, simple, alternate, oblong-mucronate, abaxial glabrous, adaxial pubescent with soft coppery hairs. Fruit velvety. The plant is burnt, especially the leaves to keep away flies. Leaves when burnt make crackling noises which keep away flies.
Ref. and suggested reading
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2769380
birg1.fbb.utm.my/jbiodi/page.php?pageid=s_found&s_id=...
A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera, RAMSAR
Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class.
RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Barringtonia conoidea Griff. Lecythidaceae. CN: [Malay - Putat air, Putat napi]. Sparsely branching shrub or small tree to ca. 4 m tall. Habitat - tidal estuaries; common along west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Used in Malay folk medicine to treat the inflamed gums, high blood pressure, eye inflammation and also asthma.
Synonym(s):
Barringtonia alata (Miers) Wall. ex R.Knuth
Butonica alata Miers
Michelia conoidea (Griff.) Kuntze
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313429
www.plantillustrations.org/taxa.php?id_taxon=5230&lay...
km.upm.edu.my/kmportalweb/infox/assetDetailAction.action?...
Der VCÖ (Verkehrsclub Österreichs), Landesrat Hans Mayr und ÖBB-Postbus zeichneten heute das Projekt „PLUS radelt“ der Uni Salzburg mit dem VCÖ-Mobilitätspreis aus. Der Preis ging an die PLUS wegen der hohen Quote an „radelnden Mitarbeiter/innen und Student/innen“. Mit einer Quote von 48 bzw. 43 % stellt die Uni Salzburg damit, so Frau Bettina Urbanek vom VCÖ, sogar Radfahrmetropolen wie Kopenhagen oder Amsterdam in den Schatten und dient als leuchtendes Vorbild für die Universitäten und großen Unternehmen Österreichs. LR Hans Mayr betonte die Wichtigkeit des Radfahrens auch in ländlichen Gebieten und die Vorbildwirkung des Projekts „PLUS radelt“ darauf. Peter Schmolmüller, Regionalplaner des ÖBB-Postbus, gefielen besonders die Kombination der Aktion mit den Öffis wie auch die Mannigfaltigkeit des Angebots wie E-Bike-Ladestellen, sichere Radabstellplätze, Radhelme, Reflektoren, Radfahrerduschen und Aufpumpstationen. Für die PLUS nahmen den Preis Dr. Franz Kok (Mobilitätskoordinator) und Antonia Osberger, MSC (Gewinnerin des „Winterradelns“) entgegen. Franz Kok betonte dabei, dass eine schienengebundene Erweiterung des Öffentlichen Verkehrs in der Stadt Salzburg unerlässlich sei und nur so die Verkehrsprobleme in der Stadt in den Griff zu bekommen wären.
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RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Diospyros argentea Griff. Ebenaceae. CN: [Malay - Daun petutut, Bedil lalat, Kerentah roy (Semelai)]. Habitat - lowland and hill forest up to ca 800 m. Understorey treelet up to ca tree to 11 m tall. Leaves thick, simple, alternate, oblong-mucronate, abaxial glabrous, adaxial pubescent with soft coppery hairs. Fruit velvety. The plant is burnt, especially the leaves to keep away flies. Leaves when burnt make crackling noises which keep away flies.
Ref. and suggested reading
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2769380
birg1.fbb.utm.my/jbiodi/page.php?pageid=s_found&s_id=...
A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera, RAMSAR
Bukit Cherakah, Selangor, Malaysia.
Oncosperma horridum (Griff.) Scheff. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Bayas], Mountain nibong palm. Indigenous to Indo-China and Malesia ecozone and found growing wild in lowland forests. Big clump, monoecious, stem reaching 20 m'; all plant parts spiny; pinnate leaf, straight and drooping at end, 2-3 m. leaflets lanceolate, petiole 1-2 m with short spathe, Inflorescence yellow, fruit oval 2cm diam., green changing brown and black when ripe.
Synonym(s):
Areca horrida Griff.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eugeissona tristis Griff. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Bertam, Indonesia (Ato, Kajatao, Pantu, Nanga, Pijatau)], Wild Bornean sago. Native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia. Fruits - edible. Stem - starch as the staple food of indigenous people in Borneo. Palm cabbage - vegetable. Leaves - serves as thatch and for the construction of walls. Leaves stalk - used to make blowpipe darts. Edible pollen - eaten as a condiment for rice or sago dishes. Fruits eaten to relieve kidney ailments. Common in lowland forest. Big clump, short stem, thorny. Pinnate leaf ca 6-7 m length, dropping at distal end. Leaflets lanceolate, ca 1m length, 2-2.5 cm width, neatly arranged along rachis. Rachis spiny; spadix terminal. Fruit top-shaped, 5 cm long, scaly, brownish, hard shell.
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Kampung Tanjong Ipoh, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Cycas macrocarpa Griff. Cycadaceae. CN: [Malay - vernacular names generic to most Cycas, Paku gunung, Bogak]. A dioecious primitive gymnosperm claimed a living fossil. Tree to 12 m tall. Habitat - lowland forest, also on limestone. A widely scattered species, not forming dense stands. Distribution - peninsular Thailand, as well as in northern and central peninsular Malaysia. In Thailand plants occur near the Malaysian border, with disjunct occurrences in Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the northern peninsula. This species is more common in Malaysia. Due to extensive habitat destruction the species is classified as vulnerable by IUCN and regulated by CITES.
Ref and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2749591
Malaysia.
(Image credit Dr. Ahmad Fitri Zohari, Malaysia)
Bouea macrophylla Griff. Anacardiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Asam suku, Kondongan, Kundang, Kundang hutan, Kundang daun besar, Medang asam, Pako kundangan, Rembunia, Remenya, Rumenia, Rumia, Serapoh, Serapok, Setar;
Sumatra: Ramania (Langkat); Java: Gandaria, Djantake, Gunarjah, Kendarah, Djatake, Pao gandaria; Thai: Ma-bpraang, Ma-yong], Marian plum, Gandaria, Plum mango. Native to Malesia: Indonesia - Java, Sumatra; Malaysia. Cultivated - Mauritius, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. Lowland and hill forest. Tree up to 27 m high and 55 cm diameter. Bark light greyish brown, or dark colored, finely fissured. Terminal (vegetative) buds broadly ovoid or ovoid, 4-6 by 3.5-5 mm, scales of outer pair usually shorter than the total length of bud. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-oblong to lanceolate, or elliptic to narrowly elliptic. Drupe subglobose, 3.5-5 by 3-4 cm, yellow or orange when ripe; cotyledons blue-violet. Sour fruits eaten pickled or raw.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2680740
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7510
www.asianplant.net/Anacardiaceae/Bouea_macrophylla.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouea_macrophylla
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula, I H Burkill et. al., Oxford University Press, 1935
This funky looking building houses a pretty decent and informal restaurant. It sits on Port Orford's commercial dock amidst all the fishing boats, and in season, the crab pots. Before and/or after dinner you can do a walking tour of the unique dolly dock and, if lucky, you might get to watch the boats either being lifted down to the water or lifted up onto their dock dollies by one of the giant cranes or you might get to watch the unloading of fish, crabs or sea urchins from the returning boats. Also a great view down the Oregon coast and a great place to watch storms and sunsets.