Aquatic & semi-aquatic plants of Borneo

[kuching]

Mike... your pictures are ALWAYS so tempting!!!!
Thanks for sharing.

Welcome...hee..hee...

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A river in the jungle of northern Borneo:




Found another new species again! A new species of Aridarum. The leaf looks a bit like Bucephalandra!

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Also, first time found an orchid growing so near to the flooded zone of the jungle stream!!! A semi aquatic orchid? Wow!







Orchids are growing together with Aridarum!!!




Inflorescence of orchid:

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In another blackwater stream of Borneo, I found a shrub which related to Melastoma. This species is growing on the flood zone of forest stream. It is called Phyllagathis steenisii.

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Another new species of semi aquatic aroid which I never seen before. It is the smallest Piptospatha species that I ever found. Almost as big as Bucephalandra!




Submerged in blackwater:

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2 more shots to share:

[snail20]

wow..nice place...

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wow..nice place...

Thanks for viewing....

[Fei Miao]

Awesome! Makes me want to join you...

[nasty12]

Amazing pictures!!!

[kuching]

Thanks all for viewing. Travelling to too many places lately & finally I got some free times to share my photos taken for the past 2 months....

First batch of photo is a species of Aridarum found in western Sarawak which is most likely is a new species:









Young plant looks a bit like Bucephalandra:

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The habitat:

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Bakoa luscens











Black Crypt. bullosa




The "real" Aridarum caulescens (The small leaf A. caulescens that I found before, later confirmed by researcher as new & undescribed species)

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A. caulescens






Finally, I found the rare Schismatoglottis jelandii....I was looking for it for so long!





Schismatoglottis jelandii





Also, found Schottariella mirifica for the very first time....in a new location:







Schismatoglottis wallichii....grows near riverbank:

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Ooia grabowskii "variegated leaf"







Hottarum sarikeense in new location:




Bucephalandra motleyana from Bintulu:



Bucephalandra motleyana:







....to be continued.

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Sorry, I make a mistake again. That so called "new species" of Aridarum shown above is actually Bucephalandra!!! An aroid expert just replied me for telling me about my misindentification.

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Yesterday, I found grey colored Bucephalandra motleyana in a new location:







This one is submerged in the water:




One patch of Bucephalandra on the rock....very nice looking!!!





Some of the shape of the leaves are elongated! Never seen before!




On the rock:






The biotope:

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Some of the leaves are green, but got very interesting pattern on the leaves:




Grey one:




I love my homeland! Got so many interesting plants growing in the river.

[blue33]

thanks for sharing your wonderful trip. cheers

[kuching]

thanks for sharing your wonderful trip. cheers

Welcome. Today, I found something new in the river again. will post the picture later.