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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
Sinónimos: Aesculus chuniana Hu & W. P. Fang; Aesculus lantsangensis Hu y W. P. Fang; Aesculus megaphylla Hu y W. P. Fang; Aesculus wangii Hu.
Árboles hasta 32 m de altura, hasta 0,6 m d.a.p. Ramas glabras, subglabras o puberulentas cuando son jóvenes. Pecíolo de 8-30 cm, glabro, subglabro o puberulento; lámina foliar 5-9 foliolada; pecíolulos de 0,3-1,5 cm (folíolos raramente subsésiles), glabros, subglabros o escasamente puberulentos y glandulares oscuros cuando jóvenes; láminas de los folíolos oblongo-lanceoladas a oblongo-oblanceoladas, raramente lanceoladas a oblanceoladas o estrechas, (7-)12-35(-42) × (3-)5-18 cm, baxialmente glabras, o puberulentas o pilosas en los nervios cuando son jóvenes , base cuneada o ampliamente redondeada, margen crenulado a serrulado, ápice acuminado a caudado; venas laterales en 17-30 pares. Inflorescencia puberulenta de color amarillo pálido; pedúnculo 7-13 cm; tiro cilíndrico, (22-)27-45 cm, 5-14 cm de ancho en la base; ramas 2-7 cm, 3-11 flores; pedicelos 3-7 mm. Flores fragantes. Cáliz de 4-8 mm, abaxialmente gris o gris amarillento pálido puberulento o finamente gris velutino. Pétalos 4, blanco o amarillo pálido, con manchas moradas o marrones, a veces naranja hacia la base o garra rojizas, desiguales, 2 espatulados a oblongos y 2 oblongo-obovados u obovados, 13-22 × 3-7 mm, puberulentos o velutinos abaxialmente grises . Estambres 5-7, 18-40 mm; filamento glabro; antera 1,5-3 mm. Estilo glabro, subglabro, escasamente puberulento o tomentoso. Cápsula de color marrón amarillento, de ovoide a obovoide, subglobosa o globosa deprimida, de 4,5-5 × 3-7,5 cm, punteada pero lisa; pericarpio de 1,5-2 mm de espesor después del secado. Semilla generalmente 1, marrón, globosa, subglobosa o globosa deprimida, de 3-7 cm de diámetro; hilio blanco, ocupando ca. 1/2 (rara vez aprox. 1/3) de semilla. Bosques húmedos, bosques latifoliados, bosques semiperennifolios o mixtos caducifolios/siempreverdes latifoliados en colinas o montañas de piedra caliza, bosques subtropicales de colinas, bosques de montaña, bosques abiertos, rocas en bosques; 100-2000 m. China (W Guangxi, S Guizhou, SE Xizang, Yunnan), Bangladesh, Bután, NE India, Laos, Myanmar, Tailandia, N Vietnam. Murió en Iturrarán.
Synonyms: Aesculus chuniana Hu & W. P. Fang; Aesculus lantsangensis Hu & W. P. Fang; Aesculus megaphylla Hu & W. P. Fang; Aesculus wangii Hu.
Trees to 32 m tall, to 0.6 m d.b.h. Branchlets glabrous, subglabrous, or puberulent when young. Petiole 8-30 cm, glabrous, subglabrous, or puberulent; leaf blade 5-9-foliolate; petiolules 0.3-1.5 cm (leaflets rarely subsessile), glabrous, subglabrous, or sparsely puberulent and dark glandular when young; leaflet blades oblong-lanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate, rarely lanceolate to oblanceolate or narrowly so, (7-)12-35(-42) × (3-)5-18 cm, abaxially glabrous, or puberulent or pilose on veins when young, base cuneate or broadly so or rounded, margin crenulate to serrulate, apex acuminate to caudate; lateral veins in 17-30 pairs. Inflorescence pale yellow puberulent; peduncle 7-13 cm; thyrse cylindric, (22-)27-45 cm, 5-14 cm wide at base; branches 2-7 cm, 3-11-flowered; pedicels 3-7 mm. Flowers fragrant. Calyx 4-8 mm, abaxially gray or pale yellowish gray puberulent or finely gray velutinous. Petals 4, white or pale yellow, with purple or brown spots, sometimes orange toward base or claw reddish, unequal, 2 spatulate to oblong and 2 oblong-obovate or obovate, 13-22 × 3-7 mm, abaxially gray puberulent or velutinous. Stamens 5-7, 18-40 mm; filament glabrous; anther 1.5-3 mm. Style glabrous, subglabrous, sparsely puberulent, or tomentose. Capsule yellowish brown, ovoid to obovoid, subglobose, or depressed globose, 4.5-5 × 3-7.5 cm, dotted but smooth; pericarp 1.5-2 mm thick after drying. Seed usually 1, brown, globose, subglobose, or depressed globose, 3-7 cm in diam.; hilum white, occupying ca. 1/2 (rarely ca. 1/3) of seed. Wet forests, broad-leaved forests, semi-evergreen or mixed deciduous/evergreen broad-leaved forests in limestone hills or mountains, subtropical hill forests, mountain forests, open forests, rocks in forests; 100-2000 m. China (W Guangxi, S Guizhou, SE Xizang, Yunnan), Bangladesh, Bhutan, NE India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, N Vietnam. Died in Iturraran.
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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
Bukit Cherakah, Selangor, Malaysia.
Etlingera metriocheilos (Griff.) R.M.Sm.. Zingiberaceae. [Malay - Tepus (generic and used for most wild gingers)], Habitat. Secondary jungle, lowland forest; widespread.
Synonym(s):
Achasma metriocheilos Griff.
Achasma sphaerocephalum (Baker) Holttum
Achasma sphaerocephalum var. grandiflorum
Achasma sphaerocephalum var. majus Holttum
Achasma sphaerocephalum var. petiolatum Holttum
Amomum metriocheilos (Griff.) Baker
Amomum sphaerocephalum Baker
Etlingera metriocheilos var. grandiflora (Holttum) I.M.Turner
Etlingera metriocheilos var. major (Holttum) I.M.Turner
Etlingera metriocheilos var. petiolata (Holttum) I.M.Turner
Etlingera sphaerocephala (Baker) C.K.Lim
Etlingera sphaerocephala var. grandiflora (Holttum) C.K.Lim
Etlingera sphaerocephala var. major (Holttum) C.K.Lim
Etlingera sphaerocephala var. petiolata (Holttum) C.K.Lim
Hornstedtia albomarginata Ridl.
Hornstedtia metriocheilos (Griff.) Ridl.
Hornstedtia spathulata Ridl.
Hornstedtia sphaerocephala (Baker) K.Schum.
Ref and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Gingers of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, K. Larsen, et. al.
Griff Hollows is an idyllic little place hidden away right next to a main road and suburban houses on the edge of Nuneaton. The natural wooded hollow with a brook running through it is full of native bluebells in springtime. The novelist George Eliot grew up near here and it appears in 'The Mill on the Floss' as 'Red Deeps' where the characters Maggie and Philip meet in secret.