Exploring eastern Biawak area

[kuching]

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!

I've seen this Alocasia in the city area, mostly planted in the private gardens.

[primavera]

Yup. But I suspect they are the usual macrorhiza types. They grow them commonly in KL/PJ area too. The Sarawak robusta is a giant. 4m leaves, and I if I remember correctly, David Attenborough in his 'Private Life of Plants' mentioned that it is the biggest undivided leaf in the plant kingdom.

I think the locals use it as a natural umbrella. And a few years back when ExploreRace or something first started, I remember one of the contestents hopped into the bush and whiped a leaf off to shade him from the rain.

[barmby]

thank you kuching. thanks for sharing. i enjoy going thru' the pictures..

[keithtang]

Really envy of what can be found and
waiting to be found hope Singapore have
such place to explo.

[nostalgia]

Nice pictures! Can't wait to see more!