Visit the Cryptocoryne habitats in Sarawak

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Crypt. ciliata var. ciliata







Crypt. auriculata

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Crypt. striolata near central Sarawak.













Crypt. striolata from central Sarawak (leaf is more round):
















.....to be continued.

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Crypt. cordata var. grabowskii was "disappeared" few years ago when the habitat was destroyed. Today, I went deep inside the peat swamp forest to find it....I was alone at that time. After 1 & half hours later, I was so happy to find it in another new location.

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This clump of Crypt. cordata var. grabowskii is growing in emersed condition....











....to be continued.

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December 5, 2010. In this trip, I planned to hike along a blackwater river to upper part to search for waterfall & cascades but I was shocked to find a big colony of Cryptocoryne striolata in this acidic blackwater river!!! It is unusual to find this species in blackwater.


The habitat:






At first I thought those are rocks....or algae, but when I jumped into the river & found out it is Crypt. striolata....hoooray!!!

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The spathe:







The leaves are very variable:

[choen]

Thanks for sharing the pictures from your expeditions.
Are there very few or no fishes at the locations that you photographed?

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Thanks for sharing the pictures from your expeditions.
Are there very few or no fishes at the locations that you photographed?

Thanks for viewing. Got a lot of fish but lazy to photograph them....

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Last Monday (January 10), my flight ran out of runway & crashed. Luckily, no explosion & everyone survived except 4 people had to send to hospital by ambulance. Since I'm survived from the air crash, I will spend more time this year to explore my homeland....find more Crypt. cos you don't know when is your last day....life is so precious. I want to spend more time in the jungle to photograph Crypt., fish or anything in the rivers & the jungle. :-)

Link to my photo album related to that horrible incident:

http://junglemike.multiply.com/photo...from_air_crash

[imke]

Hi Michael,

I have not read until now what happened to you and the other passengers - that's a horrible experience and I am happy that nobody was hurt more. Good luck with your plans and take care!

Imke

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Hi Michael,

I have not read until now what happened to you and the other passengers - that's a horrible experience and I am happy that nobody was hurt more. Good luck with your plans and take care!

Imke

Thanks Imke. But I got 6 free airtickets after this incident....now I can fly to a lot of places to explore or travel....

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A blackwater river:




Crypt. striolata

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Updating (March 2011):

A researcher from Europe said the Crypt. cordata 'siamensis' that me & my friends found last year in northen Peninsular Malaysia is a cross hybrid species. Also, Crypt. cordata var. grabowskii from Sarawak is actually a zonata.

[choen]

Thanks for these updates, Mike of the jungle!

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Thanks for these updates, Mike of the jungle!

Welcome Choen.