Visit the Cryptocoryne habitats in Sarawak

[kuching]

Last weekend, I went to visit a variety of Crypt. striolata. This C. striolata is only found in the streams of limestone outcrop & the water is hard water. The colour is very green.

The habitat.






Due to too much rainfall during this year dry season caused by La Nina, the Crypt. is growing faster than before. The population is increasing!!!

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So far, this variety only found in that limestone hills area in southern Sarawak.....











The spathe








.....to be continued.

[kuching]

Last weekend, I had to drive 9 hours from Kuching to Bintulu to meet my friend there to discuss his wedding plan (I'll be his wedding photographer next month).....on the way to Bintulu, I stopped at a few places to look for Crypt.

The 1st location is a beautiful river guided by 2 snakes; the one on the left side of the riverbank is pit viper and the one on my right side is an oriental whip snake which is busy eating the water skink.


The river:











Pit viper




Oriental whip snake & the water skink.

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After walking past the snakes, I found something in the water....




It's Crypt. striolata





The leaves are covered by silt, so when I removed it.....I was shocked to see the beautiful pattern on the leaf. It's like a tiger stripes.....so beautiful!!!








Different spots, different pattern (leaves):









Piptospatha grabowskii also found here:





....to be continued.

[imke]

Hi Michael, the photo of the Oriental whip snake is awesome! Everybody having no fear of snakes has my full respect (as I am anxious of snakes). Have a nice time at your friend's wedding!

[kuching]

Hi Michael, the photo of the Oriental whip snake is awesome! Everybody having no fear of snakes has my full respect (as I am anxious of snakes). Have a nice time at your friend's wedding!

Ok...thanks.

[kuching]

2nd location is the habitat of Crypt. yujii. The water is blackwater river which got tidal influence.












......to be continued.

[blue33]

thanks for sharing...

[kuching]

thanks for sharing...

Thanks for viewing....

[kuching]

Next location is the habitat of "black" Crypt. bullosa. The water level was very high due to too much rainfall in Borneo caused by La Nina....even though right now is supposed to be our dry season.






In others location of central Sarawak, the Crypt. bullosa is usually green:

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This scene is very stunning....don't you think so? Some of the rivers in my homeland are so beautiful....the Cryptocoryne is everywhere!!!




Next....is revisiting the habitat of crypt. auriculata in central Sarawak. The farmers already cleared the forest there for farming, but luckily, they didn't chop down the trees along the bank of that stream full of C. auriculata.








If they chopped down the trees near the stream, then we have to say farewell to those Crypt.











......to be continued.

[Zenislev]

Always like your photos and expeditions, how i hope i have a chance to go...

[kuching]

Always like your photos and expeditions, how i hope i have a chance to go...

Thanks.

[blue33]

I've to said full of amazing treasure hunt and i can view and view again without feeling bore at all.

[kuching]

I've to said full of amazing treasure hunt and i can view and view again without feeling bore at all.

Thanks Adrian.

[khs]

Beautiful photography Mike. I always enjoy your tread.

[kuching]

Beautiful photography Mike. I always enjoy your tread.

Thankyou Khs. Too bad a lot of places are flooded over here cos of La Nina brings a lot of rains to Borneo....hope the water recede, so that I can go exploring in the rivers again....

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Not far from my home, got a patch of lowland forest which is located very near to new residential area. I'm worried that whole forest will be gone oneday, so I spent few hours to photograph anything along the trail next to a river & streams.

There is no Crypt. in the river.





However, there are plenty of them in the streams next to the river:











Crypt. longicauda & Barclaya motleyi growing together in this stream:




The sparthe of Crypt. longicauda:

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Crypt. longicauda. Some of the leaves are brownish, some are green and some got white-pinkish tiny spots on the leaf surface....

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Unidentified species of Crypt.













Another unidentified species: