Betta cf akarensis "Biawak". (Maybe is Betta ibanorum????)
Betta lehi. (The most common fighting fish from Batang Kayan basin)
Leaf fish. (Nandus nebulosus)
Snakehead (Channa bankanensis).
**ALAMAK!!!*** I posted the wrong title in this thread. It should be "Exploring eastern Biawak area". Can someone help me to change?
Yesterday was another interesting trip. When I re-visited the Crypt. cordata var. zonata site, I was shocked to find akarensis group of Betta for the first time (in Batang Kayan basin).
Then found 2 rare natural cross hybrid of pitcher plants.
Also, found a beautiful terrestrial orchid in the Kerangas forest.
Still, I only explore less than 20% of that area.....I'll go back there next time....
http://www.ibanorum.netfirms.com/biawakeast.htm
Betta cf akarensis "Biawak".
Betta cf akarensis "Biawak". (male)
Betta cf akarensis "Biawak".
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Betta cf akarensis "Biawak". (Maybe is Betta ibanorum????)
Betta lehi. (The most common fighting fish from Batang Kayan basin)
Leaf fish. (Nandus nebulosus)
Snakehead (Channa bankanensis).
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Aquatic plant : Cryptocoryne cordata var. zonata.
Close up picture of the spathe of Cryptocoryne cordata var. zonata. (Note: the spathe of the same variety from the locality at Seri Aman area has very bright yellowish colored & there is no red margin like this one below)
Cryptocoryne cordata var. zonata
Barclaya motleyi (center) surrounded by Cryptocoryne cordata var. zonata.
Blyxa alternifolia.
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Eriocaulon sp.
Natural hybrid of pitcher plant : Nepenthes xneglecta (Nepenthes gracilis x Nepenthes mirabilis)
Nepenthes xneglecta
Nepenthes mirabilis x Nepenthes rafflesiana
Nepenthes mirabilis x Nepenthes rafflesiana
Aglaonema nebulosum
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Homalomena insignis
The inflorescence of Homalomena insignis
Very huge aroid growing near the blackwater stream- Cyrtosperma ferox
The inflorescence of Cyrtosperma ferox.
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Inflorescence of a terrestrial orchid, Dipodium pictum from Kerangas forest. (Kerangas forest is very common in Borneo)
Inflorescence of a terrestrial orchid, Dipodium pictum
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Michael.. i always enjoy your pics.. thanks for posting.
Mike, what reference do you use for IDing aroids??
put cf ibanorum better, and probably it is B.ibanorum
I emailed the pix to Aroid expert in Kuching then they will tell me what species they are. I can't find the reference books of Aroid. Any book u recom. me to buy?Originally Posted by budak
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Yup, Dr Tan already suggested me to use Betta cf ibanorum "Biawak". There are a lot of black dots on the cheek....a bit different from Betta ibanorum I caught outside of Batang Kayan basin.Originally Posted by MrTree
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me too, i really enjoyed your pictures esp. the pitchers...love them!
Cheers!
Benetay
Check thisOriginally Posted by kuching
I am a great lover of asian aroids, I have a little colleciont of Alocasias and Colocasias.
Wonderful pictures!! like allways
Again, wonderful pictures! I LOVE aroids too. And don't get me started on Nepenthes!!! When I was in junior high, I went around collecting Alocasia macrorhiza types and those introduced caladiums near plantations when I 'balik kampung' during CNY. (Yeah, I was a plant nerd already then! Family thinks I'm weird) OK, I have a confession to make, I actually have a 5 foot tall Alocasia macrorhiza var. with 2 by 1.5 feet leaf span here, right beside me by my dorm room window! A year ago, found it for half price at K-Mart (seriously, you never know what turns up in Sydney). It only had one sad looking leaf, but I was I figured I had thick skin and lugged the human height plant and gallon pot onto public bus back to my uni dorm. (my friends who came with me pretended they didn't know me!) Anyway, its growing slower now (winter temps), but certainly bigger leaves this year with EI tank water change 'disposed' on it.
Just came to mind...Michael, have you seen Alocasia borneonensis (I think), which has leaf span up to 2 meters or something like that? I first saw it online from Malesiana Tropicals. I hope to acquire it someday. Hooked on huge leaves!
Regards
MIN
Originally Posted by primavera
Maybe I have seen it before, but I'm not good in identifying Alocasia sp. Got the picture of this plant?
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Thanks for giving me the link.Originally Posted by Xema
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I'm sorry, I had the name wrong. It should be Alocasis robusta "Sarawak". Had the mistaken impression from reading David Attenborough's 'Private Life of Plants' many many years ago. He had a pic of 2 meter wide leaves in a forest clearing, captions in the lines of "Alocasia species from Borneo", which in my absent mindedness I equated to 'borneonensis' (the '-ensis' is wrong too)...bleh.
This is the link from Malesiana Tropicals, which incidentally is based in Kuching!
http://www.malesiana.com/plant/10Exp...ctCode=AL-43-1
Look at the guy climbing the leaf base.....of an aroid!!! Amazing!
Another link to pic.
http://www.plantcreations.com/images...eo%20Giant.JPG
Sure want to see it in person!
Regards
MIN
Oh, and check out the website for its nepenthes too. They also work in conjunction with Forestry Department.
Regards
MIN
Enjoy your pic and all the fishes and plants name. How you know all this name?
I should name you "captain planet"
I'm not the expert. I always ask people or check the reference books.Originally Posted by hii
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